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Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension (www.pcworld.com)
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  • A Chrome extension called “Microsoft to Microslop” that renames Microsoft references in browsers as a protest against the company’s aggressive AI integration.
  • The extension reflects widespread user frustration with Microsoft’s Copilot AI, which faces extremely low adoption rates and growing privacy concerns among Windows users.
  • Many users actively seek ways to remove AI features from Windows, highlighting significant backlash against Microsoft’s AI strategy despite CEO dismissals of complaints.
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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I just needed to make a job post on LinkedIn.

I copied the same generic message with a link to schedule an interview and each time I pasted it between chats on their site, the formatting was all strange.

Like it’s just copy and paste.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Like it’s just copy and paste

Depending on the app, it's more than just copy paste....

Tons of apps (specifically web browsers) love to copy over formatting which, if supported by the receiving app (like a chat thread) will add the extra shit to it. I deal with this constantly at work, because it can be a toss up in if the chat/word processor I'm using will take the link I copied, or if it will post it as a link with the title of the tab as the link text.

Aggravating as fuck, and why I have N++ up on my work machine at all times so I can destroy any formatting and ensure what I send is what I want.

[–] chM5tZ8zMp@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If your work machine is running windows you should be able to use CTRL-SHIFT-V to paste without formatting.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I actually have an AHK macro that overrides that to type the contents of my clipboard. Does the same thing, but it also means I can paste into a web based VM console.

But good to know they're adding something useful while they enshittify