Average users are fine on Linux. I set up my parents on it and they are able to launch their browser, email, etc and not bother with terminal. They didn't have trouble adjusting from Windows and MacOS to Linux.

Only ones who have trouble are those who rely on specific software for work like Adobe or gamers who can't go without certain Windows only games. But, average non gamer and non professional who wants to just use it for basic tasks are fine.

And depending on the distro like ones with long term support the UI isn't going to keep changing up on them.

I been testing it out for about a month and it is a nice OS, and been enjoying the HDR support. Did wonder why videos didn't play initially though when I didn't have trouble on Linux Mint and Ubuntu until I found out I had to install RPM fusion. But, after that smooth sailing so far.

Yeah, that is what my exam experiences have been of zero tolerance for phones and sometimes laptops if exam were paper and pencil. It makes the current news now so puzzling since phones back then despite not having AI access were just as capable back then, and outside help through internet and messages was easy to get so professors back then had the same concerns of electronics being used for cheating.

Only change then and now seems like professors are not enforcing electronic restrictions as strictly anymore, and students to no surprise are taking advantage of being able to cheat out in the open.

One teacher here when I brought up paper exams said they find it a hassle to grade.

Mind you I'm not approaching this from a privacy or consumer advocates position. But, as a general university that doesn't care about that and is just choosing among options available to try to make cheating more difficult.

I'm more just amazed at how lax electronics in classes has become during exams more than anything.

Platform specific to windows and mac devices. Thing is if a university wants to create a hard to cheat environment while refusing to do paper exams that is the best option available.

Alternative is choosing to administer exams on personal electronics while doing nothing to prevent access to internet, notes, and software yet asking students to not use it.

That is just naive. And this has been the standard at least where I went to school even before AI. It's not like laptops and smartphones are something new. Its been ubiquitous over a decade now. Yet, some schools act like they've never dealt with it before just because of AI when even prior to AI teachers were well aware of the cheating capabilities of electronics. Even graphing calculators.

Or loads a dummy profile and deletes other profiles without giving away what is happening.

Oh you are talking about online courses?

I was talking about at location courses. Those had cameras in the rooms people were testing in addition to exam proctors walking around.

Online courses are just a whole different affair with it being at home, and just a lost cause at trying to prevent cheating. Ones I took were more project based, since professors knew people would find ways to have access to everything at home so little point in telling people what is and isn't allowed.

Yeah, it's interesting seeing some professors complaining about how AI has made catching cheaters harder now.

But then you see that they are letting students have access to phones and laptops during exam with no software/Internet restriction and you think...yeah I wonder why...what could possibly be done...

Not allow them those devices for a subject like history during an exam? No impossible.

When I brought it up here a teacher went lol but they have phones and tablets. As if its not worth even trying to prevent. And also they said they didn't want to do paper and pencil either because its too much work to grade.

There are programs that completely lock down laptops for exams preventing you from using internet, going to the desktop, open other docs, etc so its not like it has to be paper and pencil to prevent AI usage. But, its like some professors just can't wrap their head around the concept of not allowing full access to electronics or none at all despite the subject matter not being something like programming, but history.

Yeah, I had them my professors didn't let us use them. Trying to sneak a look would lead to cheating and risk expulsion if caught. And cameras in some classes and multiple people like TAs walking around.

If laptop or tablets were used for exam taking they made us use programs like examsoft that locked down the hardware so you couldn't access internet, files, or other programs until you finished the exam.

Or it was open note, open laptop, internet, so professors didn't care at all what was used.

So all I see is zero effort of exam proctoring and then being baffled that students are cheating despite making the environment very easy to do so. It's like you are afraid to take away or restrict electronic usage during exams or the concept is so foreign to you.

I know cheating was a thing, but now devices that people would have loved to have access to when internet was a thing like phones and laptops being allowed in exams makes prep like yours not even necessary. In some schools teachers collect people's phones for instance and dont allow people to bring out other electronics.

It's why I don't even get why professors are even upset at AI use during exams if they are allowing these devices to begin with.

Its like giving a math exam and telling students calculators aren't allowed to be used, but you may bring and use your calculator for non calculation purposes. Then being surprised they dared to use the calculator for calculating.

You don't even have to try to be sneaky and try to hide that you are cheating anymore with how easy some schools make it now.

I need to go hug my PC.

Yeah I didn't like it so ran it on an old laptop just for exams and not my personal one.

But, if schools really wanted to it is possible to have digital exams where the usual browser bypasses aren't a thing, and the laptops cant be used for internet searches, AI queries, etc.

Without that you might as well just go with an open book, open internet, open ai, group messages, use whatever is at your disposal type exam. Because rules at that point is pretty pointless.

Endgame gear. Comes with optical switches, and you can switch them out easily. Opens up without ruining the mouse feet too and there's some custom PCBs you can get to use generic mechanical switches. No soldering required.

Can't speak for the longevity of the mouse wheel though.

The problem was you could do the right thing of keeping it offline, but that it used Windows to install unwanted software. Of course, solution is install Linux, but for the average user who decides to hook up their laptop and is using Windows they'd end up with unpleasant software installed.

And it affected LG monitors too, which means Windows PC users were affected.

Its not a browser that locks down. It actual software that completely hijacks the computer so you cant exit the program until it is done. Can't get into the desktop at all like some malware.

You are making it seem more difficult than it is. Problem is already solved. By making it something open hardware and Internet might as well just give everyone a pass at that point and not complain about whatever tools are used when full access hardware is allowed to be used.

But would you have been able to? Ochem wouldn't give access to laptops and just be a paper and pencil exam.

External devices would be banned from the get go so attempting to use your phone or laptop would get you a 0 for cheating.

These professors seem pretty dumb allowing all sorts of open access to devices during exams that are completely open to view and run anything and get surprised people are using AI. Why does a history exam need a computer with open access anyways. This isn't a programming course.

Loving the app after trying out a few. Is there a way to search comments? Seeing posts, communities, users, and urls but couldn't find comments section for search results.

That isnt enough since even dumb displays like LG monitors used Windows itself to install unwanted software on people's PCs. Would have to actually disable that setting in Windows or use Linux.

To be extra safe you should do

gpedit.msc -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Device Installation -> Prevent automatic download of applications associated with metadata

This is the type of stuff that leads to auto installs of applications such as logitech, razer, and in this case LG companion app.

Can't really rely on ltsc, since it was utilizing Windows driver install process so any device that tries to do what LG did is a risk. Its why people with LG monitors found that app installed despite not having smart TV functionality.

That sounds to me like theorizing if perhaps there is a difference between people who play football and people who identity as a footballer.

What does that really mean?

Both enjoy their hobby with the only difference being if they choose to introduce themselves by the hobby, but still doesn't really tell us much about them.

Other than I guess other than some anecdotal assumptions that are going to widely vary on peoples personal interactions and which social media they choose to interact with.