But you have a Daddy and Mommy who love you!
And, a Windows Home Server! Does that make you happy?
They had me until windows
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It’s what turns it from a children’s book into a horror story
Indoctrination.
Imagine growing up with a Windows home server... ugh
I'm usually a Windows "shill" or at least a casual defender of it, as I work in a Windows environment and it's not as bad as people pretend it is. No shade against Linux, I love it and Windows is bad. Just not like "I'd rather self-castrate" bad.
Anyway...
But for a home server? Either be super lazy and set up samba shares from your Windows desktop for the drives (avoid having a server at all) or bite the bullet and use Linux. You'll get so much more out of a Linux server that it's not even funny.
I'd rather run a rusty nail through my sack than booting Windows
Have fun with that then. Sorry about your balls.
If you're competent and technologically saavy enough to use a Linux distro as your daily driver, you can learn to make Windows work for you too.
Waste of effort if you don't need to interact with any Windows environments for school or work, but definitely possible.
For me? I'm happy to get paid to automate shit using PowerShell that should have been basic built in functionality from the start. PowerShell is just the most convenient scripting language due to being packed-in with most Windows installs, and tons of built in functionality for interfacing with other Microsoft products. So as long as Microsoft keeps sucking, I've got a comfy paycheck.
And if the year of the Linux desktop ever finally happens? I'm ready, I'll be cheering, and I'll be ready to get paid helping companies to make the switch.
After learning too much about Linux it's impossible for me to use Windows.
It hurts me at every step, making me question my life and everyones sanity who handles that stuff.
It's very very bad and nobody will pry Gentoo from my hands.
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I work with Windows and it's AWFUL. Did you know the taskbar is a fucking ELECTRON APP? Everything is so slow. And you have to go through hoops to do what you want, and that setting isn't available in the settings electron app, you have to go through these 5 screens to find the magic button that opens the win 95 style dialog box to set what you want. It's so So SO BAD.
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The book was written to sell Windows Home Server. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server
Still cool.
And actually not a bad idea from MS, but I'm sure they killed it with MSification.
True, but this book is the best thing Microsoft has made.
@MimicJar @moseschrute *touches finger to earpiece*
...hang on, I'm getting word that the most recent edition of this book will crash your nvram's firmware
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Wow, seriously who tf uses Windows home server?
I feel like it would be easier to learn Linux, even if you still used windows for desktop
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This is cute except for the windows name drop. Is this book a Microsoft ad?
Yep, was literally made as a marketing stunt.
Why does daddy spend more time with the server than with mommy?
The home server never cheated on him and had a fling with windows
It's a Windows home server, how else is he going too keep it up.
they had me until
windows home server
It's clearly the old Microsoft. Current Microsoft would be "Microsoft windows azure home server 365 copilot+Server cloud" (yes it says server twice)
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Your server isn't working today.
This is because Microsoft wants you to finish setting up your PC that has been running for ten years.
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They had me u til "your dad installs it"
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I am of the mind that servers belong in restaurants.
Like... Why do I need someone to take my order and bring me a meal at an office?
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A children's book sponsored by Microsoft... No
Removing the word "windows" in the last frame and also "your dad installs it for your dumb mom" to "your parents install a server. Maybe your mom does it or your dad does it. Maybe you can also help!"
Teaching "children" that technical tasks are for dady to do is so cringe.
Those two little changes and it becomes a readable story.
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I redid this book once, changing words and some pictures to make it for Linux server. I wanted a book that made sense.
Swap windows home server for server on the last page and you're done.
Until your kid is 7/8, then you need to explain why one server isn't enough and you need a second server somewhere else for the same reasons it shows a server being important when the computer gets pee on it.
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Big people have a server at the “office”.
The office is a boring place where big people go and do boring things.
Offices are why big people get grumpy, and say bad words.
But guess what?
Some servers aren’t boring.
They don’t go in offices...they go in houses!
Maybe in your house!
How does it get there?
When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much,
the daddy wants to give the mommy a special gift.
Not sure if serious (Fry meme)
ok who the heck uses windows servers? I don't think even microsoft does.
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I mean, I make fun of my home server all the time - its 2 old computers screwed to a wall.
I knew someone who threw away a laptop because the screen broke.
They see junk
I see a new home server with built in ups, just rip off the screen.
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As it should be! Lol
"They made fun of my router settings!" sobs
This is actually really funny
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