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If you haven't tried gaming with Linux, time is good if your windows install just bricked itself.

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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

As someone who did tech support as a side gig for my last company, this happens literally every year so I try to keep up with news. Disastrous, bricking-computer-tier updates in January and February have been the norm for years now.

Luckily they are often fairly rare enough that it hasn't caused huge disruptions (in my case)