Forget all of these half-measures. The perfect way to write English had already been invented: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavian_alphabet?wprov=sfla1

Via RobWords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D66LrlotvCA

The post. The email in the screenshot.

I call bullshit. I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy, but this seems fake to me.

Edit: I initially assumed OP created the fake email deliberately for ragebait. But most other people are assuming OP thinks (or thought) this email was real, meaning it’s a scam email and OP’s friend might be actively falling for the scam. I now agree with this interpretation. Sorry my initial comments were a bit rude.

I assume Windows is inexplicably a typo of QI?

I totally agree. I believe they make some effort to get their facts right, but it’s not their highest priority by any stretch. I also suspect they might sometimes leave crucial details on the cutting room floor.

In this instance I get the impression that Sandi actually meant the arms are still swung but just kept straight, like a Minecraft run. But then Bill interpreted it as the arms kept straight and motionless, like that one Seinfeld episode, and Sandi didn’t correct him.

once you’re up to a steady speed it doesn’t make so much difference.

[Citation needed]. You’re still fighting gravity so being lighter makes each step easier. There is also less air drag (but I don’t know how much difference this makes).

I have seen claims that this isn’t actually true, swinging our arms to counterbalance the legs is less efficient than just keeping them in place.

Where did I see this claim? Why, it was in this peer-reviewed scientific paper: https://youtu.be/-QW25fJ34nA , where by “peer-reviewed” I mean filmed with a live studio audience, and by “scientific paper” I mean segment of a TV panel show.

So uhhh yeah I’m not buying it but I can’t be bothered to check their sources.

Relevant sketch: https://youtu.be/X-7CaIA4ilE

It appears that your habit for pedantic comments is as strong as ever!

Even your title isn’t the true beginning. Before the terminal, there was just a printer. Teletype, was it?

(Comedy answer)

Seems like you have a tendency to get terrible jobs. Try the George Costanza method: whatever your instincts tell you to do, do the opposite! You’ll be working at the New York Yankees in no time.

Nebula mirror: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomnicholas-why-youtubers-hold-microphones-now

I wanted to link to this video myself but you beat me to it

February 32nd, 1765

I still don’t understand why and how this TV show ever existed

I’m in the same boat. What I’d give to keep contact with my family without being forced to use the WhatsApp app.

Just out of curiosity: what do you need that the newer versions have but the version on Mint is missing?

Yup, I only switch to it when I really need to. That’s when typing code, commands, or mathematical stuff. It’s got quick access to so many characters!

⌊π⌋∈ℕ

Every character in that line is instantly available in the math layout.

I agree. It’s only usable for coding and Termux. For everyday typing I use Gboard, but plenty of other options are available.

I use Acode: GitHub / F-Droid / Play Store

It’s got everything you could want from a text/code editor, comparable to Notepad++ on Windows.

I’ve tried Squircle CE in the past but I didn’t like it, though I don’t remember why.

For typing code, I highly recommend Unexpected Keyboard: GitHub / F-Droid / Play Store

And if you do want to use git, Termux is the easy pick: https://termux.dev/en/ . It can also easily run Python scripts with full functionality, but I wouldn’t know about C#.

Did it work? As I said, the ports on the router look a little weird, but if a normal network cable plugged into them then you’re good.

As others have said, you weren’t being dense at all. Your question wasn’t stupid, just a little misguided, and it was very quick for us to figure it out with just a little bit of back and forth. I wish all tech support was this efficient!

BTW, if anything I was being a bit rude when I said I wasn’t sure why you thought the other end needed to be different. Apologies for that. Looking at the photo of the router you sent around the same time, I can see why you thought that, it really does look different.