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Windows XP is Listening
jfengel writes: "According to Newsbytes, some Windows XP users are finding random words inserted into their text as they write. The problem is caused by XP's speech recongition system, which is turned on by default by some manufacturers. It's listening to the random noise you get even when the mic is turned off. Kind of an insight into your computer's subconscious, perhaps."
Exactly why is this "Stuff that matters" again, or do we just need one more Timothy article that takes any random misconfiguration as a good reason to bash Microsoft?
You'd think with subscriptions Slashdot might turn into a newsworthy site once again, but it looks more like an exclusive MS bashing club when Timothy takes the editor's seat.
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You sir, are retarded. You have to actually ACTIVATE the voice recognition features, either through the language toolbar or a keyboard shortcut. Either way, you installed voice recognition and enabled it somehow. If you don't want it, uninstall it. Pretty simple. That's what the whole "Custom Install" option is for.
Sheesh.
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Oh, now we're talking about Microsoft OSs in general? I compared RedHat 7.2 (RedHat's latest version) with WindowsXP (Microsoft's latest version).
It's unfair to compare RedHat 7.2 (RedHat's latest version) with every version of Windows. Or are you saying that WindowsXP has 65000 bugs?
According to your logic, I should go back and get the number of bugs for *every* version of *nix ever released, and I'm sure it'll top 65000.
BTW, grow a set of balls insttead of posting AC.
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It's called a joke, buddy.
On behalf of everyone here at slashdot, I would like to say that you officially suck azz.
Joseph?