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I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

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[–] thomasloven@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

”Better known as Windoze”

Stopped reading right there. Edgy 14 year old script kiddies can think whatever they want. I’m not interested.

[–] moreeni@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The overall post isn't that bad, though. But the edginess and shit takes on Windows were very unnecessarry

[–] CynicusRex@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There's a deluge of impersonal, academic, dry sources of information out there. If I chose that road it would just feel like writing a thesis. It's on my personal website, so I hope you can forgive a touch of personality. The levity is what keeps me going; there's so much frustrating/disheartening news all around us and comedy is a crucial way of dealing with it.
Anyhow, I appreciate you taking the time to interact.

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