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  • UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlTrue 😄
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    4 months ago

    Jesus, just take a moment to realize how insufferable you need to be to have people defend Windows. Privacy issues are the only valid argument at this point for Windows and a really good argument so just harp on it.

    Edge isn’t a new concept, it’s just replaced IE. Also I don’t get the want to remove it entirely, try removing libcurl and see how functional Linux is for a daily driver. Just set Firefox as your default browser and call it a day, you’ll never see Edge again.

    The search bar is one click to hide. Also several distros ship with a search bar.

    Ads don’t appear with Windows Pro

    Not really sure what setting you’re having trouble getting to, everything’s roughly the same between 7, 10, and 11 for power users.



















  • UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlOhhh
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    8 months ago

    Well you have me- from proto-european which means to measure.

    Then you have metrical (metricus/metrikos from Latin/Greek) that means to measure rhythm in poetry.

    Mētrum/Metron again from Latin/Greek meaning “measure, length, size, limit, proportion”

    Then “metre” which is originally a unit of length. Then you have a “metre stick” which is a stick used to measure a metre. You can blame the French for basically calling it a “measurement stick” but it refers to a very specific measurement.

    Then you have the -or suffix in Latin which means “to have to do with” or “to pertain to”. Then that turns in to -re and -er in Old English.

    And like everything else - Brittan used both for centuries before deciding one was “right” and everyone else is at fault for the other way (just like how “Soccer” is a British term). Famously Shakespeare used both -re and -er.

    Lastly, the US uses the metric system for its professions. It’s layman’s terms that don’t use metric.