andOlga

`cd` does not travel to an "absolute path". It changes the working directory for the specified drive. Your prompt will still show you the old path (at A:), because you've not changed the folder for the current working drive, which yes, is kind of an insane concept.

If you want to actually change the working directory and drive at the same time (which is the "absolute path" idea you have), you do `cd /d D:\whatever\`.

Developing an alternative to a thing because you're fed up with the thing (and have specific painpoints you want adressed) is a perfectly reasonable course of action. But I'll agree that the whole "recommend to customers" angle is weird and probably shouldn't be in the post.

As true as that can get, it still beats not having internet access at all. And I mean, my users are happy enough with it so w/e.

Exit node for friends in countries with internet censorship. Specific use case, but it is mine.

"Giving Microsoft control" is a strange idea. If you are a DOS/Windows user (and to a large extent even if you aren't), then Microsoft was in control of the PC since the platform's inception and this doesn't change anything. Helix is a PC. Running an x86_64 CPU. It runs Windows (with some extra fluff that runs on boot), and someone will put some Linux or other on it eventually.

When I was talking about backtracking, I meant doing so before the release of the project, which would be reputation damage with no profit. And if it's out, as specified, then there's not really any backtracking to speak of anymore.

As far as I'm aware so far, the plan is to have Windows boot into "Xbox mode", like the Steam Deck boots into "big picture". And have an exit button to get a normal desktop and other stores/games.

Basically just trying to challenge Valve on the scale of Microsoft's access to hardware and undercutting their price while doing the same thing with a different default store. Also compatibility with actual Xbox games, which won't be a thing on the steam deck.

What you described with the "might as well give up" is literally the idea behind Project Helix. It's a PC branded as Xbox with some compatibility layers glued in.

Xbox now is a game studio, not a console manufacturer. Look at them through that lens. Doom, Halo, Overwatch, Fallout, whatever else, whether you are into them or not, they own a lot of franchises and those are their core now.

This confounds me to no end. I wonder what the point of this is. Chromebooks I get, they're cheap, and they're for people who just need the basics, just a Laptop-Shaped Phone. This is just... that... but expensive, for no additional advantages -- you may have stuffed it with more powerful hardware but it still runs some skin on top of what is essentially Android, which neither needs that power nor benefits from it very much. What are you doing, Google? I get you're scared of the Neo but this ain't any sort of an answer.

So you're saying that giving feedback tells them what you gave feedback on.

Which, yeah?? Feedback is entirely useless otherwise.

To be clear, I wasn't accusing you of doing anything wrong. Cheap trick or not, it works. If you don't feel you need it, that's good too.

I figured the typos are intentional to indicate "not written by AI", because how the hell do you end up with "bdw"?

I recognize the intent, I've seen where the article is posted. It still feels a bit strange to misrepresent the scope of what's going on and artificially limit it to just "prominent Rust community members". I don't see how this aids anything, if anything it's more likely that someone will ignore the warning now because of this presentation.

Bit of a strange article. This is neither targeted nor limited to Rust, we've seen reports here of this happening over at Ruby and Node lately just as well, and I'm sure other ecosystems are also being attacked, just without as much noise.

Completely useless, of course (this is just a folder of shortcuts effectively), but adorable nonetheless.