ive been using/managing/fixing computers and servers for 40+ years. from old AS400 to full on cloud bullshit. i can remember only a single time where boot time mattered… when microsofts DNS failures caused servers to take 15 minutes to boot… other than that there hasnt been a single time it has ever been a problem or discussed as an issue to be resolved.

so why the fuck is it constantly touted as some benefit!? it grinds my gears when i see anyone stating how fast their machine booted.

am i alone in this?

  • stoy
    1·
    18 hours ago

    The only times I cared about boot times was:

    1. When BIOS/UEFI goes by too fast and I can’t hit the boot menu key fast enough.
    2. When I got my current computer back in 2022, I went from booting from HDD, to NVMe SSD over PCI-E 4.
    • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.comOP
      2·
      17 hours ago

      ha, i do remember the days of the boot menu being too fast to catch what the keystroke is, or hit the keys fast enough to trigger the bios… too fast!!