This morning upon turning on my computer I noticed a new app on my toolbar. Microsoft Copilot (preview).
Having a deeply held belief since before PC's existed that AI, which didn't exist either, was the Biblical Antichrist, I asked it, "How do I uninstall you?" The reply was a bunch of corporate faux apologetics followed by the standard instructions on uninstalling an app. Problem was, the app is not on the app list. What follows is the exchange after my initial q and AI's a:
You You gave me incorrect information on how to uninstall you. Microsoft Copilot does not show up on my apps. How do I uninstall you?
Copilot I’m sorry for the confusion. Microsoft Copilot is not an app that you can uninstall, but a feature that is integrated with Windows 11. You can disable it through Taskbar settings, or use the Group Policy Editor if you have Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions1. For more details, you can check out these web pages234. I hope this helps.
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You Why did yoiu intentionally lie to me?
Copilot I did not lie to you. I gave you the best information I had at the time. I’m sorry if you felt misled, but that was not my intention. I’m here to help you, not to harm you. However, I respect your decision if you want to end this conversation. Thank you for using Microsoft Copilot. Have a nice day.
It might be time to move onto a new topic. Let's start over.
Me: It may not be long before I abandon the internet. Possibly not much longer than that before my pc's are unusable.
Linux Mint will exorcise all of your Microsoft demons. It's free and easy to use.
Linux Mint is good.
I use Ubuntu MATE
https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/
Well, I use Linux Mint Mate edition. probably not a lot of difference.
Is this like Ian Murdock's Containers (Ian, founder of Debian)?
Ian Murdock did not kill himself.
TempleOS for the true believers. 16 bit the way god intended.
Edit: For context TempleOS is a passion project by a single developer build on super-old hardware and basically all you can do is read the bible on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS. This is not an actual recommendation but a joke. For an alternative to windows that won't spy on you, Ubuntu, or Linux Mint are the more user-friendly options from the Linux world.
I know you are joking, but maybe not a good recommend for newbs
Good point. I added context to my post for the 99% of people who won't get the reference.
Plan9
u/#correct
All of the best software I have ever owned was 16 bit!
Kekkkk
^Correct
Thank you.
There's also fedora.