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Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession (www.theregister.com)
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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But… MUH BUZZWORDS!

(I really hate the Reddit-style overuse of that word.)

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah, the enshittification of enshittification.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Perfection.

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That one and "FAFO" in its various incarnations can take a break for a bit, IMO

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Shockingly, I don’t know that one! I thought I read FIFO before rereading that.

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

“Fuck around and find out” for everyone else who didn’t know.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

Ahhhh THAT overused phrase. Of course we’d have to acronym/initiaism it.

At least we don’t (yet) have PSGWSP. Ugh it felt gross typing that.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I do too, considering it never needed a new term to begin with. This isn't a new concept, and we already have a name for it: rent seeking