@empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Auto start programs being added to OS'es was probably the first indication our attention span wasn't going to survive computers and the internet
2026-04-22 00:51 UTC
Replies (14)
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@otter@lemmy.ca 2026-04-22 01:24
Why do the same thing every morning when I could spend that time on something else? I don't think this is the same thing as a loss of attention span
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@normonator@lemmy.ml 2026-04-22 02:10
Autostart as an option is good. Not being able to block apps from autostarting is unacceptable. Looking at you android, fuck right off with that shit.
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@Willem@kutsuya.dev 2026-04-22 05:03
Back when starting your computer and launching programs took a good chunk of your first hour at work (this was about 10-15 years ago for me), having startup programs meant you could just * hit the button * get coffee * chat with colleagues * login * get coffee * review the incoming paperwork * get coffee * start the one program that didn't autolaunch * get coffee * actually start doing something on your pc those people in sitcoms chilling at coffee machines were probably waiting for their PC to start. Launching corporate software took ages, having them started neatly by windows saved you from having to start the next program when the previous was finally launched after a few minutes. The biggest bump in computer performance in history wasn't getting more memory or a faster CPU, it was switching from a HDD to a SSD.
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@Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 01:09
Speak for yourself. I was all up in those msconfig.exe guts
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@JelleWho@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 00:55
Having some information screen computers start on there own after power on is a nice feature. Why Windows ended up implementing it in like 4 different ways is beyond me. And why it's a default for each app is probably to gather your information and track you. It's always best to turn it off, this will free up the resources of the apps you do want to use. And like you said it ain't ad much work
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@Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2026-04-22 06:55
Delete your init system and tell me this again.
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@hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2026-04-22 08:19
riiight, AUTOEXEC.BAT is totally responsible for 3sec attention spans! /s
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@PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-22 02:51
What about when the OS itself started auto-starting??? Bring back using the Bios to boot DOS from a floppy disk and then typing win to start Windows!
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@psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2026-04-22 05:41
Getting a pc to then not having it do the automation for me is like getting a 4x4 pickup truck to just get to the office job and the car is being parked there the whole time.
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@DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 01:39
Alt Universe: "My name is Edward Snowden and oopsie I forgot to start the anonymization program and now CIA agents are waiting for me at the airport"
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@Kolanaki@pawb.social 2026-04-22 06:40
I just thought of something hella funny to do but not sure if it's even possible... Can you have a .BAT file run at start? If so, Imma make one that executes the shutdown command then have it run at boot on my sister's machine. 😈
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@HubertManne@piefed.social 2026-04-22 19:02
probably the first indication of enshitification. I remember adoring the next step because of how I could setup the doc and pull programs I wanted to autostart to the right. Thing is when programs would install and set themselves to auto start as part of it and as the process of stopping them from auto started became more and more obfuscated. ugh.
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@j4yc33@piefed.social 2026-04-22 05:15
Dougherty has entered the chat.
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@WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-22 08:30
This is just telling that op has a very narrow understanding of computers likely only their own usecase