What You've Done Today...or yesterday...or what you are doing RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!

[rjshae]

It's still sunny in Seattle. In October. This never used to happen. October was always cold and grey. Anyway, time for my morning walk.

[melkathi]

Just now, rjshae said:

It's still sunny in Seattle. In October. This never used to happen. October was always cold and grey. Anyway, time for my morning walk.

 

Probably has to do with the imminent release of Bloodlines 2.

[rjshae]

9 hours ago, melkathi said:

Probably has to do with the imminent release of Bloodlines 2.

If so, I must admit I can't fathom the connection. Some sort of supernatural tether, perhaps.

[LadyCrimson]

18 hours ago, Gorgon said:

Im going Linux whenever they decide to force always online for logins, which might be soon.

Yeah heard about that. Although I also saw some ppl posting new workarounds already.

I don't really care much re: having to account register for the initial install permission or something but always having to login/online to that account for everything Windows related would suck gopher butt. I made a MS account re: Win10 but I honestly don't recall what I had to do with it. I know I used it once and haven't "logged" into it since, for anything, including the once or twice when I did Windows updates. I'm not sure I even know what my MS account is at this point. It helps I never use/never even clicked once on any MS specific programs/apps (gamepass, edge, store, etc).

I figure for me it'll be like Win7 to Win10 - I'll use Win10 for 2-3 more years and then have to decide what I'm doing when building a new PC. I still don't think LInux would be my thing, but I feel more and more like I don't have a choice. Maybe I'll convert old PC to Linux for certain stuff, use Win11 NASA pc for gaming stuff only. Edit: heck I still have my old Win7 PC. Maybe I'll just go back to that/old programs/games and stay offline forever *echo-voice* and ever and ever and ever.

Edit: the one nice thing about being older right now is I won't have to live as long with all this AI/own-nothiing brave new world.
2nd Edit: also, I'm still Crabby. Life is kind of sucky right now. Oh well.

Edited 15 hours ago by LadyCrimson

[Gfted1]

I ask this every couple year because I just dont get it, but what you guys resistance to login/always online while gaming? Several parts of my general life are already "always online" that I dont even think about it anymore. My phone is waiting breathlessly for me to utter "Siri" (or anything close apparently), my little Google pucks all over my house are waiting for me to say "ok Google", hell even the digital picture frame on my fireplace mantle is always connected to a cloud somewhere. Maybe its a data transfer limit for you all? Ive never once run up against mine so thats not a factor. You feel theyre snooping? I know someone will trot out "what about if the internet is down", and I guess that situationally valid, but cmon how often is that?

[LadyCrimson]

46 minutes ago, Gfted1 said:

I ask this every couple year because I just dont get it, but what you guys resistance to login/always online while gaming?

You misunderstand, at least in my case.
I don't mind needing internet for gaming - if the online is needed for a gameplay function. Like playing with a net friend who lives in another state/country etc. Or downloading a digital game onto my drive. Kinda need the internet. Most of the time, games that require always online, I have zero interest in anyway.  What I do mind is a company deciding I need to be online for a reason that is not specifically game circumstances required - like it's SP (or it's SP but online req. because they're too lazy or too telemetry or store app focused to create a SP/offline function).  Nor would I wish to have to be "online" and login to Microsoft just to play Dungeon Keeper on my PC.

--I don't mind if online/app is used for some gadget/device/service that no one really "needs." Those vacuum donuts, ringcams, house remote controls, whatever else.  Do what one wants, use what one wants, up to individual. although I think people getting too used to/emotionally dependent on that stuff breeds ... well, Wall-E comes to mind. But that's very subjective/just me.
--I do mind if companies start wanting to make online/app required to access something like a dishwasher cycle, a fridge setting, a car feature you paid for but can't access without online. This is what many companies seem to be trying to get people used to - almost grooming the public in some strange way - and I refuse to get used to it. I will wash my dishes by hand before resorting to this sort of nonsense. Pretty soon you won't be able to flush your toilet without being subbed to some flush-switch online-bootup for your bathroom waste disposal "device".

 

And then there's Microsoft possibly trying to prep people re: needing to online-login to your O/S, just so you can utilize your separately purchased photo editing program, which is not ok. And more likely, it's all a precursor to then eventually making Windows a monthly pay service O/S.

 

[Sarex]

For me, I don't want to give them something for nothing. What will I gain by connecting my Windows to an account. They need to actually offer something worthwhile for doing that.

[LadyCrimson]

WindowsPass

[ShadySands]

5 hours ago, Gfted1 said:

I ask this every couple year because I just dont get it, but what you guys resistance to login/always online while gaming?

For gaming, I don't really care unless it's an offline game, because then I'm questioning why I have to log on.

For what made me this way, I give you the NBA 2k series, in which each new edition was more and more online until now, where it's basically a requirement (if not one in fact at this point) even if you never touch multiplayer modes. The offline game has been gutted and has been stripped of features to "encourage" online play where they can sell you stuff and show you more ads. Oh, and if you lose connection while playing the game dumps you out without even saving your progress.

[Malcador]

9 hours ago, Gfted1 said:

I ask this every couple year because I just dont get it, but what you guys resistance to login/always online while gaming? Several parts of my general life are already "always online" that I dont even think about it anymore. My phone is waiting breathlessly for me to utter "Siri" (or anything close apparently), my little Google pucks all over my house are waiting for me to say "ok Google", hell even the digital picture frame on my fireplace mantle is always connected to a cloud somewhere. Maybe its a data transfer limit for you all? Ive never once run up against mine so thats not a factor. You feel theyre snooping? I know someone will trot out "what about if the internet is down", and I guess that situationally valid, but cmon how often is that?

Just annoyance and having to do stuff that I don't think is necessary, really.   Give them an inch and then we end up needing to have our toasters authenticate with the cloud to enable the bagel toasting setting.