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Gestrid

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  • Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot.

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  • It felt less taped together (in the UI sense, anyway) before Windows 8, honestly. Mainly because they didn't do semiannual or annual (or whatever the schedule is now) feature updates.

    Windows 8 was... Windows 8.

    Windows 10 never felt finished, especially whenever they shifted the UI design between updates. Some things would follow the new look, while others wouldn't.

    And now they're repeating that with Windows 11.

  • Sudo is coming to Windows 11

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  • Sudo is the "please" of Linux.

  • Sudo is coming to Windows 11

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  • That'd like up with their Xbox naming scheme. XbOne, XSeX, etc.

  • FLOSS communities right now

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  • This. I literally just joined. I have no idea what the server layout is or where all the important links are.

  • IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible

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  • I would argue that the IRS wasn't at fault here, though. Like the article said, people were steered away from the Free File Program, so people having to pay wasn't a fault of the Free File Program but rather a fault of Intuit's deceptive practices of marketing their alternative freemium versions of their software.

  • IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible

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  • The IRS presented them to the public as a "free option" for years, knowing they were not free.

    The only time they're not free is if you don't meet the requirements for the Free File Program or you try to use one of TurboTax's services that aren't part of the Free File Program.

    I actually used TurboTax for years before they left the Free File Program (supposedly because it was too restrictive in what they could charge for), and I never had to pay a cent. I've since moved on to other tax sites that are still part of the Free File Program, and I've still never had to pay anything.

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  • that's who I use! $15 to file state

    I'd suggest using the IRS's Free File Program wizard to find a tax program that'll do your state taxes for free. You'd save a little money that way. Most tax programs will keep your info for multiple years after your first time using them, too.

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  • TurboTax discontinued their participation in the IRS Free File program a few years back, IIRC. I don't think they'll be listed on the IRS's Free File website.

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  • I imagine that for many Americans, they don't have a government issued id

    That's only the case in a few select cities, like New York. Most other people have an ID of some sort. (And, even if you don't want a driver's license, it's still possible to get a government-issued ID that doesn't let you drive but still verifies your identity.) The US is huge. It takes at least a few days to travel across it. And most of it, especially out in the Midwest, is still pretty rural.

    As for the "two forms of ID", they actually require four types of documents (though some documents can be submitted for two or more of those things; at minimum, you need two documents total), at least in my state, when you first get a driver's license. So most places will simply use your driver's license by itself since it proves that you've already proven your identity. Anywhere that does require two proofs will usually use your social security card and your driver's license.

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  • I'm pretty sure you're required to provide your driver's license info at some point during the sign-up process, actually. Though it's been a while, so I don't remember for sure.

    If it's like I remember, it's to confirm that the person on the ID matches the person who's signing up. Banks do the same when the teller asks for your ID. And so do the people who ask for your ID when you go to vote. It's the same basic process. It's just digital instead of in-person.

  • Happened to me multiple times

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  • I've come across a few projects over the years where the ownership is transferred and it's then loaded up with malware

    See: The Great Suspender

    The original developer sold the repo to a new, anonymous maintainer. The new maintainer abandoned the repo but continued updating the Chrome Web Store version of the addon. That version eventually got delisted by Google for including malware.

  • Happened to me multiple times

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  • And I believe it's being developed by some of the same people, too.

  • Happened to me multiple times

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  • Chai tea

  • Apple plans to charge fees for sideloading

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  • No, there's no haptic touchpad. TBH, I didn't even know that was a thing.

  • Apple plans to charge fees for sideloading

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  • I remember way back when I had my iPod Touch 4 (haven't touched Apple since then) that I (intentionally) jailbroke it simply by tapping a button on a website in Safari. It was an exploit that used a bug in iOS's PDF software, I believe.

  • Apple plans to charge fees for sideloading

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  • I've got an Asus ZenBook (specifically this one that came out last year). It does have a fan, but it's pretty quiet. I barely notice it most of the time. It's pretty fast, too. Don't know how large of a touchpad you want, though.

  • Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”

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  • If this comment were a map, I'd be lost.

  • Everything I need is still in in the old settings windows that haven't changed in 23 years

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  • Remember when they planned to move over all the Control Panel settings to the Settings app?

    In Windows 10?

  • Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?

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  • Actually, Steam is usually one of the best places when it comes to refunds. The process is simple, and they're willing to make exceptions to the rules. And the company is run by one of the few CEOs in the gaming industry who seem to actually understand gaming.