Microsoft Is Watching You

[@bigboxSWE]

yo guys this video is a clear L now that i look back on it use what you want and focus on the code im keeping it up for criticism and feedback i just wanted to do something other than mindset content and it was creatively fun nonetheless big love box

[@gumbo64]

shit happens

[@zlogyxide]

W

[@isaacdruin]

I think it's only a partial L. Big corporations owning everything is a problem, that's a fact. There's nothing wrong with supporting an alternative (even inferior) product out of principle. Lots of tools have become great because of raw community support (Blender, for example). On the other hand. There's nothing wrong with using the mainstream product if it benefits you and doesn't oppose your moral compass - development is a career for most, not a crusade (I said for most, lol). Use the tools that get you to where you want to be.

[@fuzzy-02]

I totally agree with you though. Monopolies are bad. Worst part is the bigger they become, the faster they gobble up anything new. Vs code still my main place but im slowly learning nvim and its confings Edit: wooo! Brother big box!! (xd)

[@kylepotter7690]

Nah man. You're not even wrong, this is just a touchy subject for people and can be a little more nuanced sometimes.

[@isaacdruin]

You make one mistake. Making the assumption that feeding Microsoft my code will *help* Microsoft. My code is what's holding Microsoft back. You're welcome.

[@HiffClunger]

underrated comment

[@LanNetwork]

the one man seeding destruction from within

[@RandomNoob1124]

😂😂😂😂

[@luizzz03]

My man is trying to destroy Minecraft

[@Alex-by4zv]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alexsanderrain2980]

So jump from M$ botnet to AWS botnet.

[@rext4607]

Ikr! Exactly what I was wondering. So is it just being anti Microsoft? But apple and Amazon monopolies are fine

[@alexsanderrain2980]

I'm sure he's not an AWS shill it's just that we're lacking so many options that it's stupid. That being said, I agree with not feeding github anymore data. Gitlab 4 life@@rext4607

[@Dangler774]

The way I understand it, it’s more about balancing it out. MS owns too much stuff rn

[@Ari-lv8nc]

@@Dangler774 exactly , he told us in the video what that much can do

[@cig_in_mouth3786]

OK then use self hosted llm models either or cloud or have a beffy Mac

[@rext4607]

So Microsoft monopoly bad, but Amazon and Apple monopoly good?

[@bigboxSWE]

those are coming too dw

[@BigOrangeMan]

Give everyone 50/50

[@streaky8844]

I'm just gonna manipulate the electrons in my computer to code from now on.

[@BigOrangeMan]

When Google and Apple watching you all-day everyday "imma see nothing" When Microsoft do the same "Noo, Microsoft is evil"

[@fuzzy-02]

You can't forget the secret boss, Tencent and its tentacles literally everywhere. I will warn you abou- *gun shots* *radio static*

[@justadude8716]

Please don't go down the shizo route

[@lunaticberserker5869]

Hello, Mr. Gates ;)

[@gradientO]

Mental Outlaw 😂

[@fullmetaltheorist]

It's going to be fun.

[@SuperKitteHeX]

It's all fun and games until they glow in the dark

[@nii-san5485]

its not schizo if its real

[@wolfhaize]

This one seems like a personal issue ngl In this line of work, ultimately you can't run from mega corporations. Run from one straight into the hands of another, or just get off the internet I guess.

[@Ari-lv8nc]

well , as long as MS are not being evil , you're right , but not for long

[@hakadmedia]

@@Ari-lv8nc a s&p500 company that is not evil is a breaking

[@nikkehtine]

Unless you can, which is the case with VS Code - VSCodium is just VS Code but without proprietary Microsoft stuff and telemetry

[@shadmansudipto7287]

​@@nikkehtinebut he recommended intellij and codewshisperer. Why feed data to one company when you can do it to 2?

[@kaze01234]

The only solution is to return back to monKe

[@Strammeiche]

I personally feel much safer, when there is a company or corporate sponsoring behind open source project, as this increases the longevity and resources of those projects imo. Open source is a great way for different companies to cooperate on projects. Even the Linux kernel is a big cooperative project of many different companies and individuals. People gotta eat.

[@salim444]

Microsoft had a policy of "embrace, extend, extinguish" in the 90s or when it was the dominant company. There are alternative monetization method aside from giving control to big corp. Zig and sqlite come to mind if you want open source and photo prism as free software.

[@ashutosh_tiwari]

My Code is what's holding microsoft back. - Tony Stark

[@dhondup10]

Didn’t expect to see such video from Box! You are more like “use whatever you like just focus on coding” kinda guy!

[@bigboxSWE]

was trying to do more of a business / economics / philosophy kinda piece, backfired LOL i am very much a use what you want kinda guy still clearly i needed to do more research and thinking love the feedback

[@forhadrh]

better make amazon, apple video soon or it'll get worse 😏 @@bigboxSWE

[@ConiCalaro]

@@bigboxSWE it's almost impossible to get out of the monopoly of the big techs, bc that's how monopolies works

[@mohitashliya8750]

bro I see you can defeat fireship soon.

[@Dimdi6310]

hey,yo,bigbox ! I just wanna let you that your videos are pure gold,man.Love your stuff! Keep banging ❤

[@edems131]

00:07 minecraft redstone is my favorite IDE from Microsoft

[@imalsoTOMATO]

I saw the community post you made before watching the video, and now I'm somewhat scratching my head to what is really wrong with this video. Sure, what you recommended isn't 100% free from the botnet but I think it's a decent quick summary and if people are genuinely interested they can do more research on their own on things like telemetry and overall open-ness of the platforms they use. There's only so much you can fit in a short video. I think it's a decent video and I hope this doesn't stop you from branching out into more philosophical content within the tech world since I think that discussion is important too.

[@ناصرصندوقة]

1-5 mins with alot of great info, you had my sub and like...

[@KTM_Trooper]

I sense a disturbance in the force

[@nick.h7566]

Not an L, I can see what you're getting across here and you do have a very valid point. Keep it up dude

[@midhunmanu007]

as a developer who uses neovim and linux I like this video

[@kylepotter7690]

Bro got Luke Smithpilled lol.

[@Naito31]

love you man, btw the comments look like it backfired lol.

[@cody_codes_youtube]

Definitely LOLd at the Azure bonfire

[@papakamirneron2514]

Self hosted git is actually a pleasure to work with but does take a little setup.

[@tommydowning3481]

But if you use npm in your projects you're still producing telemetry data to Microsoft AND you're setting up a dependency to their resources?

[@hunter_gatherer9184]

I'm not giving up Typescript

[@vir2plus]

YA, why throw typescript under the bus? I mean, I know we're all just itching to implement our own type system for js... but... isn't that reinventing the wheel?

[@damagee8141]

how to make your life harder while achieving absolutely nothing.

[@johnreal1113]

Privacy is something that just makes you crazier Simply use the tools that make your work easier and be happy

[@quietcoast]

The unfortunate truth. At some point we need things to just work. A lot like how premature optimization of code is bad. More efficient to gather your tools first then “optimize“ privacy as you go.

[@plvr_strg]

ah, that sweet sweet comfort zone...

[@mikoseru5569]

using a product where every tab has dozens of distracting ads while my system struggling to go below 80% cpu and ram usage because of unecessary bloatware isn't gonna make me happy (e.g. windows). I just switched up to linux and it's the best decision i have ever made :)

[@quietcoast]

@@mikoseru5569 Telemetry on my potato machine radicalize me to linux too bro. cpu and hdd running 100%!!😭 I'll never forget that frustration. Microsoft such ass holes man.

[@plvr_strg]

@@johnreal1113 The more is known about you, the easier target you are. Whether for algorithms manipulating you to buy something or keep your attention the way you spend all day watching videos or reading social media or for scammers and other evil-doers that would use what is known about you to find your weak spots after your data got leaked. I'm Russian and as you may know, there is an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. You separate your real life and virtual life and I can say why this is wrong. Since the war started Russian and Ukrainian hackers have begun to attack banks, mobile operators, airport companies, and so on. The personal data of many peaceful people from both sides, that have nothing to do with this conflict, got leaked and sold on the dark web. Imagine you just live your life and suddenly all your data of how much you spent on food delivery, where you traveled to, what your phone number is, your full name, your home address, your schedule, and everyday route (GPS data), and so on got leaked. When there is so much known about you it's like playing poker with someone who holds their cards towards you. Using this information, it's easy to understand how much money you have, what your weak spots are to push on, and what is the best time to strike. The one recent story I want to mention is about a woman, a Russian scientist, who expressed publicly her opinion on the war, that she is against it, and a pro-war virtual mob doxxed her using all the leaked data from previous hacker attacks. Your virtual life is a part of your real life, not something separate. There are just examples for you to explain how vulnerable you become to the government, corporations, hackers, scammers, robbers, bandits, and radical activists if they know too much about you. Like a fortress with glass walls. It's impossible to live a normal life and be absolutely private, but I think we should not be completely careless about it. It's like hygiene.

[@ah7maw265]

Keep up the good work brother

[@nikkehtine]

Code editor: VSCodium (Open-source build of VS Code) Sublime Text (Much faster but less extensions) Neovim (Advanced text editor) anything from JetBrains (heavy-duty premium IDEs) AI assistants (all free to use): Codeium Tabnine AWS CodeWhisperer Git hosting platforms: GitLab Codeberg Gitea or Forgejo (self-hosted) and for dessert: Operating system: Ubuntu Fedora macOS Pop OS

[@DwightTam]

I only once coded in vs code one which yesterday night. I like codepen apparently.

[@fuzzy-02]

Npm and Minecraft blew me away

[@marcoandreschmidt5859]

I personally don’t give a fuck about it, I love Microsoft

[@ankurraj5800]

0:00 wtf is Dani doing there?

[@reda-w4g]

Yeah, you can do all that, but then you'll have to eventually use MS Teams as your company's sole means of communication. Welcome to the corporate and MS Business Partner Program.

[@billy8461]

lul as if this will grant people more freadom... my feadback to this is: it doesnt matter so what if mycrosoft is watching me writtng code for my work or when i use my windows laptop? doesn matter i just need my things to work as they should... and as for privacy? i would advice people to stop using social media thats a good start right there...

[@oloja__]

sometimes you’ll have to ask yourself if the freedom is worth it😅

[@nikkehtine]

One that chooses convenience over freedom deserves neither

[@isaacdruin]

​@@nikkehtinewhich is why you live off the grid, build your own roads, and grow your own food.

[@janardannn]

@@nikkehtineone that thinks humans should fit around the needs of a tech product than the other way around should give opinions

[@shivalingathinga2767]

@@isaacdruin Sad

[@MrMarquinho22]

​@@nikkehtine *writting with my google account*

[@dracsharp]

Making choices at great personal cost for no gain is pointless. Linux, and Brave or Firefox are easy upgrades if you want a more peaceful and productive experience, but just imagining that you are sticking it to the big guy is not enough to use something else.

[@prostylegamer1427]

C# is better than java

[@atanas-nikolov]

Primeagen is better than Javagen.

[@Ari-lv8nc]

MS copied java's homework

[@gonkong5638]

I hate C# so much. Fuck eclipse not Java.

[@saadhabashneh5587]

​@@gonkong5638 Nah honestly fuck both

[@shafialanower3820]

@@gonkong5638why do you hate c#

[@samiulalomsium-t7i]

Directly use products from Apache Software Foundation. They have all you need as a developer/programmer/consumer anything. They are the biggest open source software foundation. Open source is the answe of all these monopoly.

[@gg.cip0t]

Should i go all in for linux or should use wsl first ? or just using neovim instead of vs codw is good too ??

[@goganii]

coding in a linux distro as opposed to windows is soo much smoother, definitely recommend the switch, it's not as hard as people make it up to be, especially if you chose a beginner friendly distro like linux mint. you can just dual boot it so if you don't like it, you can easily go back to your windows installation

[@gg.cip0t]

Thank you all guys for the suggestions, will definitely keep them in mind!!

[@vinayakhegde3068]

I got comfortable in wsl first then went linux and neovim

[@kaerakh4267]

As a .NET dev, I've downloaded my latest update from Bill Gates over the 5G. I have determined, definitely independently and through my own alleged critical thinking that Microsoft is good and definitely not giving me the Microshaft.

[@wchristian2000]

they own a web stack, but not the whole stack

[@DoingCoding]

no one talks about that picture. 0:19 How facebook promoted p@lestinain and r0hangian genocide

[@tole3590]

i am feeding chatgpt my garbage code i'm doing my part

[@gnarlylasagna7464]

im in a weird place for labels as I use nvim on a Mac

[@rado147]

You can't escape typescript 😈

[@apostolosbouzalas4383]

We use what most of our employer companies and studios use, because most of our employers hand over the paychecks. There's really nothing else to it.

[@jk-fy8on]

aren't you a mac mini user?

[@bigboxSWE]

yes and i made an L video with 0 awareness

[@jk-fy8on]

cool I like it.@@bigboxSWE

[@UeharaKeitaro上原恵太郎]

Neovim is such a pain to work with

[@Naeem2460]

use something like lunarvim or nvchad, that supercharge the neovim experience, OR if you have enough time make your own plugin ecosystem(but that's a lot of pain)

[@m2x07]

skill issue

[@vir2plus]

i find it actually crashes once per day... which is often more frequently than vscode

[@gleb4dead93]

Microsoft is bad because monopoly so you can't use their product. Proceeds to recommend Amazon product.

[@itsmenewbie03]

Neovim Mentioned ~

[@lel7531]

I am fully out the matrix, I am using a self hosted LLM, A thinkpad with linux and I use neovim and no copilot 😎

[@thelastbit8154]

*Enters another botnet* 😢

[@random-xl3zm]

Can u bring a video on how ot make a career in ai nd ml or web e

[@xdeclipseytu_3790]

How much did Amazon pay you for this video?

[@odorlessflavorless]

best to farm in a cave in the Andes 😅

[@batagur4233]

Does it have to be arch Linux?

[@vir2plus]

no. i think you're only allowed to use arch if your're a trans furry

[@somerandomguy001]

Definitely not watching this on a surface pro haha

[@madeinhvn]

I'll happily contribute to Microsoft with the help of my code. My code can bring copilot down

[@fraznofire2508]

Microsoft can watch me all they want, I'm paid to write software that delivers an end result, not take the side of one tech giant over another.

[@angelomorada]

I love you BigBox ❤

[@alexanderk.532]

Have a question: do I escape botnet if I use vim but in terminal without vscode?

[@yesitsmaxwell]

I just self host my own Git, use Vim on Arch Linux and don't use AI. Gees open source is nice to have

[@srt_]

Liked the VSCode logo 😂

[@youarethecssformyhtml]

What's wrong Microsoft gathering our data? I don't care. Also, if we eliminate TypeScript and NPM, then what to use?

[@BigOrangeMan]

My argument is same, mega corps gonna collect your data no matter what, all privacy nerds use Linux and continue to search in Google. Lol, they are only lying to themselves.

[@vir2plus]

you write your own versions of those things. I did it once.. but then i'd just recreated javascript, except worse, and i abandoned the project TwT

[@youarethecssformyhtml]

@@vir2plus not only that. Also the LSP

[@edgarsxdwoo7417]

librebros rise up

[@MinhazurSarker]

it is like a vegan telling everyone to be a vegan.

[@ns1extreme]

so correct?

[@vir2plus]

well. yes.

[@mafumofu986]

Well I am watching Microsoft

[@nagasaipurvaz4251]

if you can't make a good web browser , control the people who makes web great

[@kushalmondal618]

Well After being chill with the keymaps with Vscode , now i primarily switched to Neovim, Configured with some lua module....TBH Don't know very much 'bout it but its a start atleast.......For TS I am currently learning GO.....Never Used Co-Pilot, Will check Gitlab.....But with Windows Im not feeling helpful to change to vanila Arch(obv..KDE) ...Loved and used Manjaro previously......But could not stay.....Can anyone Help me how to install Manjaro Properly with Dual Boot maybe ......😢😢

[@iliyalb]

gitlab blocks the IP address of Iranian developers

[@saadhabashneh5587]

Fr?

[@atharvabhosale3529]

Really?

[@monadstack]

bro is everyone losing self control?

[@blueSurfer]

I want to but i am too lazy to do this

[@MichaelZinabu]

even lsp in neovim is microsoft

[@luckyhappyfish3267]

Wtf is this satire? LOL I do wanna try neovim but if I give them my code all it’s going to do is make the ai worse

[@nikkehtine]

Neovim is a non-profit open source project and they are never going to develop their own AI model

[@KDTechverse]

Thank you ❤

[@someday4099]

Microsoft is not a monopoly. anyone with a basic understanding of economics knows that.

[@PgEndeen-pf1fi]

I never understood why should I be worried if they are watching me, or im using x or y product, isn't it all about what you feel good using ? It's a real question and i'd love if somebody would give a good answer ( Plus points if you can explain why should I secure my network try vpn's ect, it seems useless if you have nothing to hide correct me please ! )

[@SharatS]

[@CyanRooper]

Those mega-giga-tera corporations can be attacked and have their data stolen including the personal information of the people using their products. That information can be used to steal things from those people such as their money, identity, cats, waifu body pillows etc. Recently Insomniac Games, the developers of the Ratchet and Clank games and the recent Spider-Man games on PlayStation, got their data stolen and released on the Internet including the personal information of several members of their staff, down to pictures of their passports. That's not something you want to just float around on the Internet for everyone to see.

[@nikkehtine]

I never understood why some people think they shouldn't be worried about being watched. What I do on my computer is only MY problem and I don't see how I would benefit from someone watching me do stuff without my direct approval.

[@user-retrofit]

easier said than done

[@mostafashaker8279]

nahhh i am staying a soy dev

[@hadeseye2297]

vim

[@BolinhoDeArrozCozido]

nah, microsoft is cool

[@brycicle775]

I love you

[@benfrese3573]

Declaring this video an "L" over and over again is the real L here. It's a decent video with some good points, stop making it worse than it is.

[@darkoplax7688]

he never said anything about using windows so all good

[@wiskasIO]

I can tell who couldn't exit nvim by their comments 🤣 ackshually...

[@lotfiholmes6397]

Dude .. how is it monopoly when you can easily switch and don't look back? Just use the tools you feel comfortable with.

[@someday4099]

Exactly

[@BigOrangeMan]

Exactly, even copilot isn't exclusive to vscode

[@vir2plus]

and it's not that hard to just.. make your own language that transpiles into javascript

[@vir2plus]

it just takes like... 2 years, and a lot of nicotine or methylphenidate

[@majedti4126]

yeah im sure microsoft are interested in the fifth iteration project of a respository thats been languishing in the depths of github for the last ten years

[@Jack_Victal]

🤣🤣

[@PhukPKummings]

Eh the one video I don't agree with you on. I like Microsoft and I'm totally fine with being a minion of them 😅

[@janhorak5363]

Subpar vid

[@somfierce]

TabNine

[@vir2plus]

does it actually work? I never had it suggest anything useful. copilot fucks up constantly, but i hear codeium is good

[@Turki.alshayea]

I am so lost at programming. Pls someone help me i want be like this KZbinr he is amazing

[@luizzz03]

How did you start it? Or, what is your objective with programming

[@Turki.alshayea]

@@luizzz03 i never started. I am a freshman and i dont know which major to go into. Should go software engineering or computer science???

[@luizzz03]

@@Turki.alshayea I cant really help that much cuz I just started cs uni But I think searching about each course might help you. See the topics and look up on which can be the most interesting for you I also dont rly know much about programming but I started studying the logic with python, then went fot data structures in C language and Im going to see java for object oriented programming next semester

[@Turki.alshayea]

@@luizzz03 alright thank u so much

[@missPhos3]

@@Turki.alshayea If you want more theoretical math and logic crap, go for CS. And if you want to be more involved directly in software development and business decision making, go for SE. Though at the end of the day both majors will make you land on the same job so it really doesn't matter on what you choose other than worrying about the courses

[@JuuzouRCS]

Alright. I'm trying all of these tips in 2024!

[@blackdeckerz0r]

This one was bad

[@crazybrosbr9485]

blud is afraid of Microsoft lol.

[@Antbitious1]

first

[@wandelrand1283]

I would say how does it matter even if Microsoft is watching

[@m2x07]

some other comment said: "don't think about them observing you, think about why they want to observe you"

[@rrsmb7136]

Change to Open Source, change to Linux, Be better 🫡