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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

For the love of dog, don't replace the operating system on someone's computer without their consent.

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Riley Catelynn 🏳️‍⚧️
@aviumcaravan@gts.apicrim.es replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 minutes ago

@neil i only do it consensually, and to abysmal dogshit hardware that would benefit from it tenfold 🙏

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What I would say to you is
@Salty@mastodon.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@neil Microsoft: the hell you say

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Stevan
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@neil What if they ask for grub?

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Ryan Castellucci 🔜 39C3 ☎️ 6233 :nonbinary_flag:
@ryanc@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@neil what about their bootloader?

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@ryanc

Naughty.

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Ryan Castellucci 🔜 39C3 ☎️ 6233 :nonbinary_flag:
@ryanc@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@neil They ran a CTF binary as root, and I fixed it for them after replacing it with a nyancat demo.

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Roger BW 😷
@RogerBW@discordian.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@neil This especially applies if you are Microsoft.

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j0ebaldw1n
@j0ebaldw1n@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@neil Ruining the family Christmas by putting Arch on nan's computer and saying if she wants to use Facebook she needs to read the wiki

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Campbell Jones
@serebit@floss.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil But DO install uBlock Origin on someone's computer without their consent.

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Rupert V/
@rupert@mastodon.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil Does this apply to forced "upgrades" too?

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@rupert I'd start with "don't touch someone else's computer without their consent", and go from there :)

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mal3aby
@mal3aby@mastodon.smears.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@neil @rupert I mean, technically MS didn't actually *touch* my computer, but the forced upgrades (and the timing of them in particular) have definitely not been welcome...

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tiddy roosevelt
@babe@glitterkitten.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil Is this the my little pony guy at it again

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@babe wait the what now?!

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tiddy roosevelt
@babe@glitterkitten.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil He's like an annual main character. Every year around christmas he pops up to aggressively push for people to replace family members operating systems

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@babe I feel that I have missed out :(

Or, rather, "computer misuse'd" out.

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Adriano
@adriano@lile.cl replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@babe is that how we’re calling Stallman now? @neil

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Oriel Jutty :hhHHHAAAH:
@barubary@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil All your files are exactly where you left them

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nadja
@dequbed@mastodon.chaosfield.at replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil not even when it'd be *really funny* because they're one of those guys that say the “erm actually it's GNU-slash-LINUX” spiel unironically and you're replacing it with HaikuOS?

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Kat (post-Hallowe'en edition)
@KatS@chaosfem.tw replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@dequbed @neil Granted, that would be hilarious.

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@dequbed nadja.

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nadja
@dequbed@mastodon.chaosfield.at replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil okaaaaay, I'll be good I promise blobcatcaged

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@dequbed I doubt it very much, but I will overlook it.

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Och Menno #39c3 dect 2324
@OchmennoPodcast@literatur.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@neil with some exeptions...

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