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The clues were right in front of us.
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Should change the sickle to the Amazon logo.
Don't be gross
Finally, I'm not the only one noticing this.
I've long said that the moment "My Computer" changed to "This PC", it showed how MS really thought of your computer as theirs that they so graciously allow you to use once in a while.
Never even paid attention to the change.
My hardware, my PC.
Then again, I'm used to enterprise environments where there are multiple users profiles, where "this computer" makes sense.
Oddly enough, the old joke was "it says My Computer because Bill Gates thinks it's his."
I do agree with the sentiment of the meme and your comment.
This is dumb. I'm currently sitting at a computer at work. It's not my computer. It's not even my workstation at all times, who sits where depends on how the shifts work out each day. "This computer" is a more general expression which encompasses "My computer", one which is more correct in many cases and slighly less precise in the case of your computer at home.
It makes perfect sense in a world where it's common for people to use a computer they do not own. The former designation didn't. Hence the change.
And guess what? If you really care, you can rename it to whatever you want.
Sir this is a meme community
I'm not calling for the post to be removed for misinformation. I'm calling a meme dumb.
The meme isn't about what words are under the trash can
Yeah, this is on the level of those conspiracy theories that insist the Illuminati or whatever are constantly leaving enciphered clues about their existence in plain sight for no practical reason except so that Dave can post about it online after a long day at AutoZone.
As an added bonus, "This PC" is more concise in terms of character count and syllables – which actually is pertinent for something that might get namedropped a million times a day.
"My PC" is shorter. Checkmate.
Linux intensifies
"sideloading"
"direct messages"
When someone had to explain that "sideloading" meant "run whatever you want on your device", I knew right then we were in trouble.
I still stand by saying PM. DM is dungeon master ffs!!
Although, its not private in any way, ha
I actually always thought that the mid-aughts trend of putting "My" in front of everything to make it feel personalized was really bizarre, considering that you weren't ever the person labeling it that. Some developer or marketer you never met named it that. It always annoyed me when my icons started getting relabeled with names that a boomer grandpa might put on them, felt really pandery. Prior to the "My" trend, "My Computer" was just "Computer".
Didn’t “My Computer” exist since like Windows 95 or so?
Also back when it was first introduced I heard some explanation that people were expected to rename it using their actual name. So something like “Joe’s Computer.” Though I don’t think anyone really did that in practice, which just resulted in everyone always having the “My Computer” icon on their windows desktop and it became the norm.
Is that even still possible? Renaming My Computer i mean.
you can actually still do that! enable the desktop icon for 'computer' in settings->personalisation->themes->desktop icon settings, then go to that icon on the desktop and right click it and rename. although i have gotten used to win11's 'user files' one with quick access and recent and use that one instead---when it works, anyway (right now it is not)
I would think not. But I’m a tech illiterate Linux user who hasn’t used windows in 20+ years.
I’m a tech illiterate Linux user
My brain:
Nice try
Argh, sorry!
I'm pretty sure this is actually my exact crop of the meme (I cropped out an ugly ifunny logo).
https://lemmy.world/post/41780741
But you know, I stole it from somewhere else anyways.
This is why I don't understand why Lemmy hates cloud computing. It's like the communism of computing! "My PC" becomes "Our PC."
No it’s their pc
I actually hate any technology that steals the user's first person pronouns. You are not Me, do not speak for Me. You may be My computer, but you are not allowed to call yourself "My Computer" as though you are Me.
Also if someone uses any first person neopronouns other than Mine, this thing is going to degender them and I think that's a serious concern.
'My' is neutrally ungendered.
You can't misgender someone by not stating their gender.
Very well, I edited it to say "degender" rather than "misgender", but "degender" is a very niche word and I worry that you've made My comment less clear for the sake of pointless semantics.
[right click] Rename
Call it whatever you want.
Didnt they actually switch to "This PC" like a decade ago?
Shhh.
Let the tech illiterate Linux bros have their circle jerk.
I'm not a Linux user but even I think "tech illiterate Linux bro" is a silly thing to say.
Though I will say the My Computer to This PC switch was probably more due to the "everyone has multiple devices now" dynamic than the "you will own nothing" dynamic.
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