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Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD

From Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD
Date 2016-04-13 08:20 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <neldbt$80u$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <nek8rj$jle$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2016-04-12 9:53 PM, ronb wrote:
> ~~
> Microsoft Adds QR Code to Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death
>
> Microsoft is apparently giving its dreaded Blue Screen of Death a
> makeover.
>
> As the The Register reports, some Windows Insiders who installed
> Redmond's latest Windows 10 Preview, Build 14316, noticed a major change
> for the Blue Screen of Death, which Microsoft left out of its release
> notes last week. Now, when the operating system fails, you'll see not
> only a sad face, but a QR code.
> ...
> ~~
>
> http://tinyurl.com/zdalpt9
>
> Well, there you go. When you install Windows 10 you get a snazzy little
> treat when Windows fails miserably. What next -- add advertising to their
> BSOD? Probably get a lot of "hits." I think I'll patent that idea ...
>
> "A method for displaying graphical advertisements on Windows 10 Blue
> Screens of Death." It's a "concept" patent, kind of like "a rectangle
> with corners." Microsoft would probably pay a fortune for my patent.

Smart people (not you) know that if Windows gets to a blue screen, it is 
either the result of a driver conflict (rare) or faulty memory (common). 
In NO case is it a Windows issue. However, only the people with 
experience (like me) know this and a QR code is essentially a good idea 
for those unacquainted with such problems.

Here you are basically insulting Microsoft for doing something 
honourable and quite intelligent. It's clearly best, in your mind, to 
make sure that problems are constant (like in Linux) and that their 
resolutions are as cryptic as possible (like in Linux). How can an 
operating system POSSIBLY be any good unless users are continuously 
faced with horrendous issues (like in Linux) with no hope of ever fixing 
those issues (like in Linux)?

-- 
Silver Slimer

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QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-04-13 01:53 +0000
  Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-13 04:01 +0200
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-12 19:15 -0700
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-13 04:20 +0200
        Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 05:52 -0400
        Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 08:23 -0400
          Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 15:42 +0100
            Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 10:55 -0400
              Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 16:16 +0100
          Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Mel <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-13 18:40 +0200
            Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 13:44 -0400
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 08:23 -0400
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 05:51 -0400
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 12:01 +0100
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-13 08:52 -0500
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 08:22 -0400
  Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 05:49 -0400
  Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-13 10:13 +0000
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 12:04 +0100
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-13 05:51 -0700
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-04-13 08:05 -0700
        Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 16:18 +0100
          Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 11:23 -0400
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-13 13:18 -0400
      Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 14:09 -0400
        Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-13 20:20 +0200
          Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 14:44 -0400
            Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-04-13 21:56 +0200
              Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 17:31 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-13 15:57 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <maGNUm@lin.sux> - 2016-04-13 19:38 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-13 16:59 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <maGNUm@lin.sux> - 2016-04-13 20:05 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-13 17:57 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 21:04 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <maGNUm@lin.sux> - 2016-04-14 11:08 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 08:50 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-14 12:14 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-14 13:01 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 06:25 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-15 00:38 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-15 06:02 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 08:25 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-15 07:59 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-15 14:00 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 09:07 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 09:19 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 09:19 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-16 18:29 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 08:13 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 08:31 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 08:23 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-16 18:31 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-14 10:35 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-14 14:14 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-14 12:59 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 10:57 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-14 06:42 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <maGNUm@lin.sux> - 2016-04-14 11:07 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 08:47 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-14 12:58 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 10:56 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 06:28 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-15 06:48 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-14 06:52 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD El Slimo <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-14 12:40 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-14 12:11 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 10:55 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 10:54 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 06:30 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 19:35 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-14 06:44 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-14 13:16 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-14 12:39 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 10:47 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 06:36 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-15 00:35 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Mustaffa Sheboygan <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 02:09 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 09:24 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 08:20 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-15 07:04 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Mustaffa Sheboygan <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 09:07 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 08:19 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-15 08:07 -0500
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 09:13 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Mustaffa Sheboygan <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 08:57 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-15 09:21 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-15 07:29 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 10:46 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-15 08:46 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 13:59 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Amal Shookup <cheapelvis@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-15 10:55 -0600
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 20:19 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Mustaffa Sheboygan <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 09:10 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Skeet <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-15 10:56 -0600
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-04-15 12:32 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD TOSEM <7he0ther5ide0f3ternal.Midnight@derbyshire.kooks.out.example.invalid> - 2016-04-15 21:55 +1000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 20:22 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 20:12 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-04-15 23:07 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@shit.is> - 2016-04-15 08:26 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD wod@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Wader of Doom) - 2016-04-15 13:58 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD TOSEM <7he0ther5ide0f3ternal.Midnight@derbyshire.kooks.out.example.invalid> - 2016-04-16 09:10 +1000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Amal Shookup <cheapelvis@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-15 10:53 -0600
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-04-15 18:05 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-15 20:37 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-04-15 23:32 +0100
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 15:35 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 00:44 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 21:03 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Nadegda <nad318b404@gmail.invalid> - 2016-04-16 10:20 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 18:06 -0700
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-15 22:46 -0400
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 21:14 -0700
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? "\"Fakey's\" dogwhistle holder living at 5907 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (aka Teh Mop  Jockey), socked up as 5907 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-2117" <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-04-16 00:17 -0400
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 21:33 -0700
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 04:22 +0000
                Re: Has anyone heard from Ray Banana (admin of Eternal-September.ORG) ? Rick Sabian's Allstar Canadian Assworm Zydeco Band <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge> - 2016-04-15 23:22 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Nadegda <nad318b404@gmail.invalid> - 2016-04-16 10:19 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <ahlstrom's_manhood@void.ca> - 2016-04-16 10:57 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-16 11:37 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-16 15:53 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 16:16 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-16 15:56 +0000
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <ahlstrom's_manhood@void.ca> - 2016-04-16 12:02 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-14 16:42 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-14 16:53 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 14:00 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-14 17:17 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-14 19:26 -0400
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-14 16:36 -0700
                Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-14 23:12 +0100
          Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 19:33 -0400
            Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-14 07:35 -0500
              Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-14 13:21 -0400
  Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 08:20 -0400
    Re: QR Code added to Windows 10 BSOD Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-04-13 15:46 +0100

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