In before Trump starts ranting about “the Nigers”. You know it’s only a matter of time…

“I have another device running Windows 11. It’s festered with ads”

I have 3 Windows 11 installations, one work machine, one home machine, and an SSD boot drive for the Steam Deck (some games require Windows 11).

I agree, the ads enabled by default on Win 11 are annoying. But it’s not rocket science to turn them off. In fact, it’s easier to remove the ads from Windows 11 than it is to spin up and learn how to use a Linux distro (and I have three of those myself, file server, media server, standard Steam Deck).

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-remove-most-annoying-ads-from-windows

"Settings > Personalization > Start and disable Show suggestions occasionally in Start (Windows 10) or Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more (Windows 11).

If you have a problem with any of the live tiles that Windows 10 has stuck on your Start screen—some of which are pre-installed junk or trials—right-click on the one that’s bugging you and choose Uninstall to remove the app. Alternatively, right-click and choose More > Turn Live Tile Off to turn it into a simple shortcut to the app.

Settings > Personalization > Lock screen and switch your background from Windows spotlight to Picture or Slideshow.

Settings > System > Notifications & actions and unchecking Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows. You can also untick Show me the Windows welcome experience, which shows those annoying tours after Windows updates, as well as Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device.

In Windows 11, open Settings > System > Notifications and disable Suggested from the Notifications from apps and other senders section. You’ll also need to scroll down and unfurl Additional settings to disable options like Show the Windows welcome experience and Get tips and suggestions.

Disable Ads From Bloatware

Some of the “ads” you see pop up as notifications may not be from Microsoft at all. Instead, it could be bloatware installed by your PC maker. For instance, working on a Dell laptop, I found that SupportAssist, My Dell, and Partner Promo are added by the manufacturer. A Lenovo ThinkPad, meanwhile, has Lenovo Commercial Vantage. But I noticed that Microsoft no longer includes these apps in my Notifications settings. Instead, I had to track down Lenovo’s app, open to its Preference settings, and disable certain messages myself. These programs can also be uninstalled completely, if you prefer.

Settings > Privacy & security > General and disable the Show me suggested content in the Settings app option.

Get Ads Out of File Explorer

Open File Explorer in Windows 11, click the ellipsis icon, then select Options from the menu. If you’re still on Windows 10, click View > Options > Change folder and search options.

Click the View tab in the window that appears, scroll down to Show sync provider notifications and uncheck that box. This should prevent ads from showing up in File Explorer again.

Settings > Privacy > General and turn off Let apps use advertising ID, if you’d rather have non-targeted ads. In Windows 11, it’s called Let apps show me personalized ads by using my advertising ID."

Crystalline / Holographic storage has been hyped since the 80s… still not production ready.

“a 5-inch glass platter.” Found the weak point…

Modos is promising 60hz but on an eInk monitor, not a tablet. I don’t see a tablet hitting that spec any time soon.

60hz is coming which would be fine, but author is saying “old” tablet so that could be anywhere from 1hz to 20hz and that’s not going to fly for a monitor.

Problem: All he’s giving is death and destruction and all he wants to take is land and children…

You can’t both sides an illegal invasion.

Kinda spammy to just drop a logo and the name of the app. What’s the big differentiator besides “Christian”? What would draw people to you over, say, a Christian community on Facebook?

Glioblastoma, damn. I personally knew far too many people killed by that.

Still looking forward to the inevitable war crimes tribunal…