The Great OS Betrayal

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Content How to fix any computer The Oatmeal Windows Step I. Reboot Apple Step I. Take it to an Apple store. v Did that fix it, No? Proceed to step a Did that fix it; No? Proceed to step a Step a. Format hard drive Reinstall Windows Lose all your files. Quietly weep. Step a. Buy a new Mac. Overdraw your account. Quietly weep. Linux Step I. Learn to code in C. Recompile the kernel. Build your own microprocessor out of spare silicon you had lying around. Recompile the kernel again. Switch distros Recompile the kernel again but this time using a CPU powered by refracted light from Saturn. Grow a giont beard. Blame Sun Microsusters. Turn your bedroom into a server closet and spend ten years falling asleep to the sound of whirring fans. Switch distros again. Abandon all hugene. Write a regular expression that would make other precrammers cry blood. Learn to code in Java Recompile the kernel again Cut thic time while wearing your lucky socks) Did that fix its Nor Proceed to step an Step a. Revert back to using Windows or a Mac. Quietlu weep.

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Content Garethlilmann-Walker GIW This utter crap is being distributed through schools from the 'local authority' so presume WalsallCouncil today. The level of disinformation is staggering. I'd be proud to find my kids learning to use any of these. Except Discord but that's nothing to do with hacking. What is on a child's computer? Tr Browser used to access the dark web Virtual Machines can hide operating systems not normally found on the computer- like Kali Linux Kali Linux is an operating system often used for hacking WiFi Pineapple is a bit of kit that can be used to capture sensitive data over the in- ternet CO DISCORD Discord is a popular communication plat- form often used to share hacking tips Metasploit is penetration software that makes hacking simple if you see any of these on their computer, or have a child vou think is hacking, let us know so we can give advice and engage them into positive diversions rccuwest-midlands.pnn.police.uk ROCU ah NCA National Crime Agency

Ah, the browser engine family portrait! Two fierce, intimidating dragons (Chromium and Gecko) looking ready to burn your CPU to ashes, and then there's Apple's WebKit... the derpy cousin with its tongue hanging out who still can't figure out how to implement basic web standards from 2015. Frontend developers have nightmares about Safari the same way they used to about IE. "But it works in EVERY browser!" *tests in Safari* "...except that one." Nothing says "I hate web developers" quite like forcing your proprietary browser engine on the entire iOS ecosystem while it struggles with features Chrome and Firefox implemented during the Obama administration. The circle of life: Internet Explorer dies, Safari steps up to become the new browser that makes developers question their career choices.

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