ULPT: If you do office work and want to get some time for yourself, head to fakeupdate.net and enter fullscreen to simulate an endless windows update (fakeupdate.net)

submitted 3 years ago by UprisingVoltage@feddit.it to c/unethicallifeprotips@lemmy.world

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Works for mobile too

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[-] somethingspecial@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago

I don’t even need that for an endless update or computer locked up scenario. My work-issued laptop has those features built in!

[-] OasissisaO@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago

I just slack off and anyone who has an issue can fuck off.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago

How long have you been a CEO?

[-] nsqn@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago

*fakeupdate.net cannot be hold accountable if office is entirely outfitted with MacBooks or Linux devices.

[-] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago

Hey boss i couldnt finish that report its been updating for 3 hours now, see?

Sloppypuppy, you have a mac…

Ohh fuck

[-] SeekPie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On the website there are MacOS updates too

[-] Armaell@kbin.social 1 points 3 years ago

Then collegues says: "Oh there's a windows update!" and try to do it too but can't find it.

Crickets

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago

"Oh I think I postponed the last one"

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago

try to do it too but can't find it

blame microsoft idk, it's probably gonna work

[-] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 2 points 3 years ago

I've never met a soul eager to update windows

[-] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 years ago

we don't use windows

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago

just put a fullscreen png of kernel panic lol

[-] nolanarenado@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What do you think about this fake broken screen prank too?

[-] Vertelleus@kbin.social 1 points 3 years ago

Please tell me it sits at 100% forever!

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

Should also do some large file write operation in the background of the device has a hard drive activity light

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