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Re:Preventing the Collapse of Civilization [video] by reactspa on Saturday May 18, 2019 @03:09AM (#19946158)
Fantastic talk.

Portable Apps on Windows are a hedge against some of the angst he describes. (E.g. the part about updates changing a lot of things around or causing failure-to-launch problems).

E.g., I still use WinAmp to play mp3's. It's a portable version, doesn't need installation (so I can use it on my locked-down work computer). The UI hasn't changed in 20 years. Newer file-formats can be played after adding plug-ins.

I've put together a whole bunch of Portable Apps, and nowadays I first try to find a portable version of an app I need before a non-portable version.

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Re:Preventing the Collapse of Civilization [video] by stallmanite on Saturday May 18, 2019 @12:57PM (#19948421)
100% concur re: portable apps. It’s a better way to live from an end-user standpoint in my experience. Portableapps.com and librekey both are excellent
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