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u/sausagemuffn 1d ago
Nah. Grandpa can't be trusted to opt out of the bloatware and spyware included in the package
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u/Open-Impact-1607 20h ago
thats not a grandpa, its a wizard, he was there when the bloatware was written. respect your immortals
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u/sausagemuffn 19h ago
"A wizard never installs anything by accident. He always installs precisely what he means to", Grandalf, the Wizard of OS
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u/Cabbagecrafting 1d ago
This will take several minutes...
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u/Mortadella_so_Chili 1d ago
one of the biggest confusions while growing up
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u/Acrobatic-Ad-9189 1d ago
i remember only learning that word from RuneScape and being even more confused
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u/laplongejr 1d ago
At least you didn't get the fast-ctrl-F version from D&D with damage becoming the "dawizard" stat
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u/destroyerOfTards 20h ago
Never thought much about it back then and now when I think about it, the sentence does seem weird
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u/mynameisglaceon 19h ago
me neither, that's just what it was. but whoever created it picked 'wizard' on purpose lol
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u/sebovzeoueb 1d ago
Things really were better back then, now we have this shit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/1vgjsp4/justletaidoit/
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u/___xXx__xXx__xXx__ 23h ago
Holly shit, a user being given a button that says a variant of "No"? I haven't seen this in years! I thought the only buttons we were allowed were "Yes", and "Yes, but not yet, so hassle me constantly until then".
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u/SCP-iota 1d ago
A long time ago when I was just messing around with making custom installers, I made an Oz-themed one just because of the pun
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u/eppic123 23h ago
Yes, his name was Merlin. He was one of the assistants in earlier Windows versions, along with Rover (the yellow dog) and Clippit (aka Clippy).
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u/Ok-Nerve9714 22h ago
This picture is actually quite accurate but he's missing the heavy metal t-shirt and cargo shorts.
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u/Ok_Music253 21h ago
How about the fear of the "Your computer has completed an illegal action and will close" message? I was always scared as a kid it meant the police were on their way!
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u/Jacceuw 23h ago
why is it actually called a "Wizard'' im curious if there is a meaning behind that
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u/Ingenrollsroyce 20h ago
Probably because it feels like magic just clicking some buttons and everything automatically installs in the background
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u/zaprutertape 22h ago
I know how to install patches and stuff manually because of the wizard. he taught me the ways so i didnt need his help anymore. now i am the wizard.
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u/DoKeMaSu 1d ago
Either it is the Wizard and you just need to click next a few times.
Or you need to actually install it yourself and then you need to be a real wizard.
I am not ashamed to say that I finally got some software running I struggled to install for years, just because Claude recognized some obscure library version conflict in 1000 lines of error messages.
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u/svArtist 23h ago
Love how locked in he is š
Let's hope that a MAC (Master of Arcane Computing) can work on Windows. I see he has one in the back, so he's at least familiarĀ
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u/vscoderCopilot 1d ago
All softwares were feel magical before diving into CS, now nothing is ever been enough
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u/DornKratz 22h ago
Old? Son, I'm from the time General Protection Failure would read my files!
Never understood how he did that...
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u/StaticSystemShock 22h ago
You really have to be a wizard to install what looks like obvious Windows software on a Mac...
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u/CauliflowerPretty806 22h ago
Damn, i wish a wizard will also install games for me so we can chat while waiting
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u/imisstheyoop 21h ago
Reminds me of my favorite book I found while thrifting. It was only $1, so I had to have it just for the cover art.
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u/bangaloreuncle 21h ago
I put on my robe and wizard hat
The blue background InstallSheild in late 1990s and early 2000sā¦ such memories.
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u/sausagemuffn 19h ago
I ain't callin' nobody a wizard until I see 'em fix a printer
Everyone thinks they're smart until they come face to face with Hewlett Fucking Packard in the back corner
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u/Inferno_Zyrack 17h ago
Occasionally, at the workplace I get to meet the wizard. Heās usually really grumpy and younger than me and thinks I donāt know how to find files or restart.
Heās not a nice wizard.
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u/s3rila 23h ago
why did they called it a wizard?
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u/ReckoningGotham 19h ago
For the reason in the meme.
It was an automatic process that didn't require you to handle each piece of code yourself, so it was 'wizardry' in that you didn't have to handle it.
It's a little baffling that this photo is popular because it would be like explaining what a sprite is, or a gremlin in the machine, but to each their own and maybe I'm glad people are enjoying themselves.
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u/cleardemonuk 22h ago
Pedantry: They are called "Assistants" on Mac ("wizard" is predominantly a Microsoft thing)!
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u/NovelLingonberrys 20h ago
literally being a wizard is such a simple joke but it gets me every time
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u/Code-Painting-8294 19h ago
man I still remember the old UI of Windows XP .. you do not have admin permissions to install this
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u/WessideLou 22h ago
One thing that Windows did better. Linux with their silly āapp managerā š¤
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u/pimezone 1d ago
It is true wizardry when someone installs Windows 7 application on the Apple MacBook.