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Slashback: Switchover, EULA, Perspectives
It's the little things. Time for another cumulative patch for IE, it seems. (Mozilla may have its share of security problems, but at least there's a new build broken in unique and exciting ways more frequently :)). Logica writes with a snippet from this ZDNet article, which reads: "Microsoft released a collection of software fixes Monday to plug six security problems in its Internet Explorer browser, including one that could be exploited to take over a victim's computer."
"Users are urged to download the latest patch."
What happened to the tar-and-feather clause? djmurdoch writes "Back in January, Borland promised to come up with new EULAs without some objectionable terms. They've just posted the new EULAs. Gone are the anti-competitive product clause, the right to audit, and the requirement to give up a jury trial. They still have required registration, and you can't use a 2nd hand copy. They've added a requirement that it be licensed to one named user; you need extra licenses to share a copy. Not perfect, but a big improvement."
Keep in the loop as consolidation continues. craig writes: "AT&T Broadband has now posted instructions for their cable modem users to change their e-mail addresses from @mediaone.net to @attbi.com. The instructions have been posted here. The instructions seem to work, and my upgrade has been smooth.
The instructions have been posted on the web, but it looks like they have not been e-mailed to current AT&T Broadband subscribers. It is probably a good idea to follow these instructions before they are mailed to the masses, because chances are, this is migration is going to keep AT&T Broadband customer support very busy. The old @mediaone.net addresses will stop working on March 15, as was mentioned in this previous posting on Slashdot."
And although it's been said many times, many ways ... LiquidPC writes: "Apple's Ernest Prabhakar is reporting that BSD is now 3 times as popular on the desktop as Linux, largely thanks to MacOSX, of course. He also commented that Microsoft now has Office running on a Berkeley UNIX."
Patrick> Hello,
;o)
;o)
Patrick> I was wondering if you could direct me to a copy of the JPEG that was
Patrick> once at sarcasta.net of you displaying your bountiful bosom. I need
Patrick> it for a novella I am writing for Slashdot. Thanks in advance.
Patrick> Ciao!
Patrick> Patrick Bateman, Esq.
Kathleen> MY REPLY: You have *got* to be kidding!
Patrick> Hello Kathleen,
Patrick> I must admit that I thought the chance you would honor my request was
Patrick> slim, but I'd like to assure you that the image will undergo only
Patrick> minimal modification, and that all nudity will be tasteful and
Patrick> integral to the plot.
Patrick> Sincerely Yours, Patrick
Kathleen> Um.... maybe you should explain why my "nudity" will be integral to
Kathleen> the plot of this er, "novel" you claim to be writing.
Patrick> Hello again,
Patrick> Just to clarify, I never said "your" nudity will be integral to the
Patrick> plot, I said "all" nudity, which does not necessarily include you.
Patrick> The only well-formed chapter I have that features nudity is a visit
Patrick> by Open Source advocate and communist agitprop activist Richard
Patrick> Stallmann to a clothing-optional abattoir in rural England (where he
Patrick> contracts a nasty case of Foot-and-Mouth disease). I reserve the
Patrick> right to incorporate nudity in other chapters, but I haven't yet.
Patrick> Anywho, without giving away too much of the plot, the novella will
Patrick> contain characters from the Slashdot universe. This includes real
Patrick> people like CmdrTaco, Hemos, JonKatz, spiralx, Sarcasta, etc., as
Patrick> well as their meatspace avatars: "Rob Malda", "Jeff Bates", "Jeffrey
Patrick> Dahmer", "Tony Blair", "Kathleen Fent", etc. Props like the Slashdot
Patrick> Cruiser, Geek Compound, hot grits, and VA Linux stock certificates
Patrick> will also figure prominently.
Patrick> Sincerely Yours, Patrick
Kathleen> Hmmmmm... so why do you need a *picture* if this is a novel?
Kathleen> I am intrigued.
Patrick> For the cover, of course.
Patrick> - Patrick
Kathleen> You're a smooth talker. Bet you're a big hit with the ladies! But
Kathleen> how do I know it's not going to end up with buck teeth and horns
Kathleen> drawn in... or worse yet...
Kathleen> NIPPLES!
Kathleen> *gasp*
Patrick> Well, I'm not sure what to say to convince you that I won't do such a
Patrick> thing (teeth-horns-nipples), but my plan was to add a costume to the
Patrick> picture for the character of Sarcasta.
Patrick> Otherwise the cover will have to be of Stallman and a goat, and there
Patrick> *will* be nipples, teeth, and horns in that one. The purpose of this
Patrick> exercise is satire, not malice, so... no sarcastic nipples.
Patrick> Sincerely, Patrick
Kathleen> OK... I'm sold.
Kathleen> This is too funny. Can't pass it up. Here ya go.
Kathleen> http://www.fent.net/graphics/cleavagesm.jpg
Kathleen> (I sent him a high-res version)
Patrick> Hello Kathleen,
Patrick> Thanks for the picture! I think you'll be surprised with the results.
Patrick> Ciao! Patrick
Kathleen> Oh, Dear!
Kathleen> What have I gotten myself into?
Does anyone else find it interesting that CmdrTaco proposes to his girlfriend on Slashdot after a recent flury of homosexual accusations?