Where Exe? The Compilation Gap

Windows security in a nutshell. User asks to install a program, computer happily agrees. Then suddenly the computer gets suspicious and interrogates the program like an overzealous border agent. "Where are you from, buddy?" The program doesn't know its own origin (like most of us after three cups of coffee), and boom—instant virus alert. Meanwhile, Linux users are sipping tea and watching the drama unfold from their fortress of package managers and repositories.

Ah yes, the elusive "4090 build" that runs Windows 2000 Professional. When the eBay listing said "cutting edge technology," they didn't specify which edge or which century. This isn't an RTX 4090 graphics card—it's some ancient scientific equipment with "4090μ+" printed on it! Somewhere, a lab technician is wondering why their semiconductor analysis machine is missing while some gamer is trying to figure out where to plug in their monitor. The seller technically didn't lie... this machine probably cost more than your entire gaming setup when it was new in 1999. But hey, at least it can run Minesweeper at a blistering 15 FPS!

That primal rage when Windows asks for permission to do what you just explicitly told it to do. Nothing quite like the power trip of declaring "I am the administrator" to your own machine, only to have it question your authority for the 47th time today. The real admin privilege is the patience not to throw your computer out the window.

The world's most polite malware just slid into your DMs! When your antivirus is so underfunded it has to rely on the honor system. Honestly, this virus deserves a job in customer support with that level of politeness. It's basically the equivalent of a burglar knocking on your door and asking if you'd mind leaving some valuables outside for them to steal. The best part? Someone out there probably clicked "Yes" because they felt bad for it. Social engineering at its most adorably pathetic.

Content No. 87379666 7 minutes ago linux.png PNG 115.8 KiB 522747 so I decided to try this Linux thing google "how to install linux' apparently i have to choose a "distro" google "best linux distros" literally 8 to 10 recommendations every single time might as well stick to the ones that are for beginners google each one individually and discover that linux users shit on every single one of them "UbuntuLinux MintFedoraelementaryManjaro is trash, it breaks, it doesn't support random word, insert other distro is better" etc wtf is their problem going to stick to windows because linux users are seething retards

Internet Explorer's sole purpose in life has been reduced to downloading other browsers. The little blue 'e' desperately seeks validation—"Hey does anyone need me?"—only to be met with cold rejection. But then! A glimmer of hope when someone finally needs it... just to download Firefox. The circle of browser life continues. The only time IE gets any attention is when you've formatted your PC and need something—ANYTHING—to download Chrome, Firefox, or literally any other browser. It's like being the ladder that helps someone climb up, only to be kicked away immediately after.