my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
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my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)
The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.
Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.
(we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
@0xabad1dea My Linux desktop in November 2025... Would not boot if my iPod 5 was connected. USB is weird.
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@draeath it very specially only worked if rebooted *while the microphone was not plugged in* so I doubt restarting the service while the microphone was plugged in would have fixed it
Restarting the services is also annoying. The troubleshooting thing used to restart three services, which have to be shut down and come back up in the right order. You can do it manually, but if you get it wrong it’s easy to get into a state where they won’t exit.
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
@0xabad1dea the loss of dog photo privileges is an excellent punishment for posting crimes
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@0xabad1dea Gah, horrible randoms. I wish the block button could make the person unpleasantly itchy.
@Foritus @0xabad1dea mute, block, curse
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
@0xabad1dea Genghis Kahn rode into war on elephant cavalry smaller than your dog
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
@0xabad1dea how can you be suspected of being a child abuser without children?
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@mossyrua okay enjoy your block for being a creep
@0xabad1dea About 20 years ago, I was at a conference at which a very prominent "free software" advocate who you've definitely heard of was in attendance. Someone, in the hallway, was talking how he liked his new noise-canceling headphones. The free software guy overheard this and started haranguing everyone about how headphones are proprietary and restrict freedom. Someone who had no idea who he was figured he was having some kind of breakdown and called hotel security.
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@0xabad1dea the loss of dog photo privileges is an excellent punishment for posting crimes
@pikhq @0xabad1dea she'd have to post Odin followers only first
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my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)
The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.
Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.
(we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
before you @ me self-righteously about someone else’s operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
post finishers like this prompt me to linux @ people out of spite bc no you shouldnt use windows actually its 2026
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my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)
The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.
Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.
(we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange For 25 years the Windows troubleshooters did nothing, then for a brief window they would automatically restart services and reset things to see if it fixed an issue.
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@draeath it very specially only worked if rebooted *while the microphone was not plugged in* so I doubt restarting the service while the microphone was plugged in would have fixed it
@0xabad1dea @draeath Oh, I remember figuring out a thing or two where sequence was *critical* in logging in.
GOOD LUCK with it. -
@pikhq @0xabad1dea she'd have to post Odin followers only first
@me for the record this is itself a weird response
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
Did someone say dog
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
@0xabad1dea best I can do is blame linking this on you.
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my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)
The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.
Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.
(we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
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@0xabad1dea About 20 years ago, I was at a conference at which a very prominent "free software" advocate who you've definitely heard of was in attendance. Someone, in the hallway, was talking how he liked his new noise-canceling headphones. The free software guy overheard this and started haranguing everyone about how headphones are proprietary and restrict freedom. Someone who had no idea who he was figured he was having some kind of breakdown and called hotel security.
@mattblaze @0xabad1dea like... bluetooth headphones? Is there some kind of licensing problem with them? I'm very confused
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my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.
I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)
The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.
Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.
(we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)
@0xabad1dea casual whine about that one time I picked and bought my wife a Zenbook without a 3.5mm jack because "surely it can't be that bad".
It can, in fact, be that bad, and it is still that bad to this day and I feel terrible about inflicting it on her. The damn thing requires a USB DAC to plug in headphones and all the (Windows, yes) software goes crazy every time audio device config changes at runtime.
I still hope one day she does switch to the Good System That Solves Everything and I can just tell her to
systemctl --user restart pipewire-pulsewhenever that happens! /hj -
@mattblaze @0xabad1dea like... bluetooth headphones? Is there some kind of licensing problem with them? I'm very confused
@fraggle @0xabad1dea Active noise canceling headphones, like people use on airplanes. I think the idea was that the circuit that does the noise cancelation should be (free) software instead of (proprietary) hardware. I'm not sure how that accounts for the microphone hardware that detects the external noise, but no one ever claimed this made any sense.
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I have blocked two people tonight. One accused me out of the clear blue sky of being a child abuser for absolutely no apparent reason (no supporting evidence was provided). The other decided it’d be real funny to do the one thing that I specifically said would not be funny and would make me very angry.
Anyone else want to lose dog photo privileges? Maybe blame the invasion of Genghis Khan on me?
@0xabad1dea Have you tried to monetize dog photos yet? Maybe an OdinlyFans account?
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@0xabad1dea how can you be suspected of being a child abuser without children?
@me @0xabad1dea Clearly by not allowing all children everywhere to pet Odin at all times.
This is also a crime against dogs, by the way.
