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[–] NESSI3@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That BSOD isn't from an XP machine.

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The first thing I noticed. I was confused, thinking maybe they had an old XP machine lying around to plug in after the main one failed, but then I read further and it was just a stunt

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

If it were real the machine would have rebooted for a forced update and taken 45 minutes to complete before it was usable again.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Watching the actual video of the operator with the recovery and save of the video screen, just straight up typing ON YOUR FEET and putting on music--

Genius. A master at work. Give him two raises.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

It was a premade video...

Lol, I just went to a Mariners game vs the White Sox (won in extra innings). I love that stadium, and the King Dome before it (rip). I almost never watch baseball on TV, but it's a lot of fun to go in person, especially with the big screen gimmicks.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Funny when companies use M$ for production systems. So unreliable for anything other than secretarial duties and gaming.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So unreliable except for what 98% of the world uses it for?

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Nah brah, 100% of the important stuff runs Linux. Do your research.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] aleonem@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 5 months ago

Sorry.. what should I do?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago

Article lawl

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Linux has a BSOD kernel panic screen now too sooooooooo

[–] lemmeout@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] kinther@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I mean they indicate as such if you read the article...

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You mean, the stunt that they describe in detail in the article?

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

So obvious in fact that nobody was under any other impression, making this comment essentially a "the sky is blue" kind of thing.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure they would not entrust such a thing to a Windows OS in reality lol

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

My friend, have you ever configured an LED signboard before? If not, what you will learn will shock you...

...a lot of these boards are controlled by proprietary chinese software that only functions on Windows XP.... even today.

As to why they don't have a more modern OS connected to a signboard that obviously supports at least VGA and probably HDMI.... I don't know.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This was a prerecorded video, if you did not catch that.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Now that makes more sense.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, the BSOD without a reboot should have been the giveaway. The keyboard clicking noises should have been another.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Didn't see a video of it anywhere on the article. Either my browser didn't support or idk.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There's one LED advertisement board in my area that I see pretty often. Nowdays I'd say it shows something it's not supposed to more often than an advertisement.

Previously I've seen BSOD on it a couple of times, but recently a lot. Also "Finish setting up this device" and part of the desktop showing Windows 11 wallpaper.
My guess is someone upgraded it from Windows 10 to 11, and now it works even less.

[–] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Video scalers my dude. Proprietary yes, but Chinese is questionable. Crestron, Extron, QSC, all major video products based out of the US, tho I believe only Crestron manufacturers in the US.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I say it and mean it - when the software is in chinese language or has a very broken english translation for an interface...

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think you might just be using cheap shit off of Amazon lol.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

So the only products that met the budget actually approved by management.

[–] randompasta@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago

Because they don't want to change the drivers or have to revalidate the entire system. And if they're not connected to the Internet then it really doesn't matter.