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So their ads were true
You do gain a tactical advantage with RGB lights
I'm still amazed anyone can even use Windows with unprivileged users. Their permission system is so convoluted and never explained to the average user. And Windows is so complicated that there are probably still a thousand holes in it.
But it's also sort of a problem with the general timeshare computer model where it's the users who are distrusted instead of the software programs. They have to use user accounts to control permissions instead of specific permissions being given to a specific program as needed. I mean the installer has to run as admin, but should require a password, but doesn't because it's already running as admin. But the GUI shouldn't run as admin, but basically has to because it needs to do admin stuff. I dunno.
It's basically a single binary choice between "don't allow this program to do anything and it won't function" and "give this program root privileges to do literally anything to the computer including installing rootkits and viewing the memory of every process". Oh, and you have to grant those permissions for every single installer that wants to put a program on your computer. And you have to pay Microsoft a ton of money if you are a developer and want to let the user know they're installing your program specifically.
On their info page for UAC:
Windows 10 heuristically detects installation programs and requests administrator credentials or approval from the administrator user in order to run with access privileges. Windows 10 also heuristically detects updates and programs that uninstall applications.
HEURISTICALLY!! COMPUTERS SHOULDN'T USE HEURISTICS!!!
well it would be expensive and probably require an entirely new operating system with new software. But they could at least make user accounts make more sense or tell people how that stuff works. Also Windows 10 Home doesn't let you run a bunch of admin programs for viewing users and group so there's that (just tried to run Local Users and Groups, but nope, apparently viewing groups on your own computer is for "professionals" lmao).
Windows not being descended from a timesharing OS is part of the problem I think. Unix systems (on paper) have an edge there, but it's clear classic Unix permissions are insufficient too. Android and more so iOS are probably the best permissions model we currently have.
Yeah Android and iOS have capability-based-permissions, but they're obviously not as granular as they could be, and mobile OSs are obviously a lot more limited than others for regular software programs.
Excited to see boomers confused about the new ban on "razor mice" at work
FUCKING RAZER SYNAPSE
ABSOLUTE SHIT SOFTWARE
I AM COMPLETELY UNSURPRISED
I own a razer keyboard, and it's mostly great. But I literally made this shortcut and put it in my task bar next to the Razer hotkey:
C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe /f /im "Razer Central.exe" /im RazerCentralService.exe /im "Razer Synapse 3.exe" /im "Razer Synapse Service.exe" /im "Razer Synapse Service.exe" /im "Razer Central Service.exe"And yes, Shortcuts can do all kinds of nice shit other than starting a program.
This automatically hits End Task on all Razer/Razer Synapse processes, so that I can start it back up, because it's constantly just unresponsive. I got rid of my good Razer mouse because of it. The keyboard falling back to defaults isn't nearly as bad as the mouse sensitivity suddenly fucking up.
The software creates fucking random profiles called like "desktop-20983rj02jd02" or whatever, and I don't have a way of stopping that from happening. So I can't use any custom hotkeys, because they will constantly be unbound when the profile switches from the actual profile to the defaulted-out bullshit profile.
Does Razer Chroma work with games in Proton on Linux? I simply like my dumb little lights to do silly little things integrated with my stupid little games. I like it when i play warframe and the keyboard lights go wheeewww. I simply have a childlike lizard brain reaction to "oo lights do thingy when game do thingy!" Alternatively, is there a way to get Chroma integration to work with keyboards that are actually good and have nice switches?
I haven't had any luck with RGB management for either razor or corsair, the default functions work but can't get any customization at all.
Where does it say that? The OS downloads the driver software and runs it as admin.
Depends if you could login under guest I guess, I mean they select folder during installation, can’t do that on the user selection screen (?)
They're logged in as a non-admin user. It's not about being able to unlock a computer. It's about being logged in as an unprivileged user and plugging in a device which allows the user to do stuff as an administrator. It doesn't require any sort of login other than a regular account.
I fucking hate new Razer gaming mice, the older ones like from 4-5 years ago were pretty decent.
The secondary mouse button is more sensitive than the primary in their newer models because of a shitty design decision and they won't admit they are wrong they keep making them.
