With a Lidl bit of luck, this Windows installation will make it through the night
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Awaiting the supermarket's Dutch clientele is a fresh installation of Windows pleading with passers-by for a nudge in the right direction.
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The screen is now very much in English but, according to Register reader Alex, it once served a useful purpose for the locals before Windows did its thing - the classic out of box experience (OOBE).
"At the Dutch Lidl branches," Alex explained, "a system was placed last winter to count the number of shoppers for COVID restriction purposes."
The screen also previously featured Dutch comedian Thomas van Luyn exhorting customers to shop responsibly and maintain their distance while perusing the discounted goods on offer.
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Sadly, we're unfamiliar with the oeuvre of Van Luyn. A Dutch friend was consulted, and replied: "Who?"
[3]Spraying a boot error up the bathroom wall
[4]Lost in IKEA? So, it seems, is Windows
[5]Borking on the corner, watching the world go by
[6]A Whopper of a bork for seekers of pre-flight nosh
Those keen to catch up on the latest work of the cabaret performer should look no further than Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") - the 22nd season due to air next year. The show features a number of candidates assigned tasks to earn money. One, however, is the "mole" who must secretly sabotage the assignments.
It all sounds a little like the The Apprentice , except without an angry little bear at the centre, pointing fingers at hapless, incompetent "businesspeople".
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As well as his involvement with Lidl, Van Luyn has been quite the prolific fellow and appeared on the Dutch version of the BBC programme QI . A wander through a certain popular video streaming service also turned up a [8]vaguely disturbing comedic tribute to Steve Jobs .
Ironic then that Van Luyn's visage should have been replaced by a Windows setup screen. Microsoft, it seems, always wins in the end. Especially in borkage. ®
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I recall that TV show
The was a UK version of The Mole on Channel 5 back in about 2001 and was a good concept. Unfortunately I think it got swamped by the mindless drivel that was Big Brother.
Re: I recall that TV show
It's been replaced with the Tory Govt, although I think we all know who the mole is :-)
"a system was placed last winter"
And since last winter they haven't finalized the installation procedure ?
This is not a BSOD, which could signal insufficient disk space or a failed component. This is a "you haven't finished doing the job", and that means that somebody got paid for jack all.
I may be a stickler for efficiency, but this is clearly a case of someone who got paid for something they didn't do.
Nice job if you can get it.
Re: "a system was placed last winter"
I have some sympathy. My windows 10 laptop has thrown this screen up a few times after I Installed it last year. There's never anything on the screen of options that I want to do, despite the OS thinking there's still stuff it thinks I should do. As far as I'm concerned, it's nagware.
Rather than "I haven't finished the job" I view it as the OS just being needy and wanting attention.
Re: "a system was placed last winter"
I think it pushes you down the 'finish setting up your device' thing when you next login after it (automatically) installs W10 feature upgrades, in the hope you'll accidentally not turn off the various 'let me send your info back home' options.
Whether they should have full internet access (in order to fetch the updates) or just limited to being able to show updated content from corporate servers, or not be set to only install approved updates are other questions though.
Karma Komedian
I wasn't aware that there were other comedians in Ye Netherlands besides André van Duin, who seems to have cornered every available minute of TV airtime for himself. Now the way I count it, if you include Van Duin in the tally then Nederland has exactly zero comedians,. Maybe I just don't see the humour — I'm 3/4 Frisian.
Re: Karma Komedian
Now that's a reference that at least 500,000 people should be able to understand.
Only one song comes to mind
Needs subtitles even for the Dutch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stw98A4zPuk&t=4s
Discounter motto
You get what you pay for? Well, you actually don't get it, but that is a small detail. Must be a general product attribute.