Lmao I love how different people’s experiences can be, the fact that windows has so many problems is why I prefer Linux over windows.

Compatibility, though it’s usually forced, like the Xbox controller with a drm chip that you need a workaround for

I generally just avoid it, otherwise I use it on windows, I still use dual boot with windows and Linux, will probably stop after w10 stops getting security updates since I don’t really care all that much about windows specific stuff

It’s not windows.

Any bonus points for a concise answer?

I’ve got some generic memory foam pillow, best pillow ever.

I must inform you that speaking and writing are different verbs

As a non English speaker, I find this hilarious

I think I found the confusion, you keep talking about Costco when I’m talking about self checkouts, I don’t think that chain even exists in my country

My bad, I thought self checkout was when you scan your items yourself

That’s amazing and encouraging, I want to hear more stories like this because when my kid grows up I plan on trying to guide him into not being tech illiterate, so far my plan is (more or less, but not exactly) to start him with a crappy but usable computer and give him upgrades he has to work for or tinker for, I feel like I learned the most by trying to squeeze performance and usability out of outdated hardware.

I don’t intend to make him have my passion for computers, my intention is that he’ll have the initiative to Google problems and the curiosity to solve them when it’s not that easy, just having those two can get you 80%-90% there.

What second check?

Criminal until proven otherwise for checking that you didn’t miss anything in your cart? That’s extreme, people do make mistakes, if you actually want to steal you can still pocket stuff, the employee likely won’t give two shits since that’s a job for a security guard like it’s always been.

If you’re paranoic about being perceived as a potential criminal that’s fine, you do you, but labeling any sort of basic control as an accusation is not cool, might as well label the presence of a security guard as such.

Where I’m from you still have to go through someone who makes sure all of the shit in your cart is in your receipt, it adds like 30-60 seconds and it’s a single employee for six checkouts.