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Security Update 2004-02-23 Released
dbesade writes "Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X. The update includes changes to disk arbitration, IPsec, the point-to-point protocol, and tcpdump. As usual the changes have not been posted to the Apple Support Website."
I'll see your Powerbook and raise you 200Mhz.
Who the fuck modded this interesting?
Crowd: We've got a Mac Zealot! Burn 'er!!
Knight: But how do you KNOW she's a Mac zealot?
Crowd: Cause she's posting AC?
Knight: And what do we do with Mac zealots?
Crowd: BURN 'ER!!!!
C'mon people really, you'd bash a Microsoft story in a heartbeat........
The article was referring to Macintosh (or Mac) issues, and I'm wondering why you're capitalizing the word.
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Congratulations, you've figured out that when you post flamebait it will be moderated as such.
For a novel experiment, try posting something insightful or informative and see what happens!
MAC: Recursive acronym for the mental disorder "MAC Always Capitalized". Annoying, but not dangerous.
Ron Paul 2012
IOW there is no news about Microsoft on Slashdot.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
I'll see your GHz and raise you a quarter.
Although incorrect, I felt like making the word stand out. If it confused you, I would reference the context of the post. It makes it pretty clear which mac mAc maC MAc mAC MAC I am talking about.
./revolution
As already noted, Linux, *BSD, etc are already well covered on Slashdot. As far as Windows, have YOU ever tried keeping up with their updates/patches? Dear God...
It's too bad there aren't other ways to make words stand out besides incorrectly capitalizing tHeM.
Don't blame me; I'm never given mod points.
Powerbook 667Mhz, crap hand again. I fold. :)
No issues otherwise...
After using Mac OS X for four years I couldn't help but laugh at this troll. Only a windows user would think the problems listed are even remotely plausible.
fix the iTunes Pepsi hack?
Cats
I don't want to start a holy war here, but what is the deal with you cat fanatics? I've been sitting here on my sofa in front of a cat (a sealpoint siamese) for about 20 minutes now while attempting to get it's attention away from a bug on the floor. 20 minutes. At home, with my labrador cross, which by all standards should be a lot dumber than this cat, the same operation would take about 2 minutes. If that.
In addition, during this attention seeking attempt, my children's attention is also held by the cat. And everything else has ground to a halt. Even trying to get the remote from my partner fails.
I won't bore you with the laundry list of other problems that I've encountered while dealing with other cats, but suffice it to say there have been many, not the least of which is I've never seen a cat that fetches as much as it's canine counterpart, despite the cat's faster ambulatory system. My terrier with one ingrown toenail runs consistently faster than this siamese at times, as the cat is often completely asleep. From a productivity standpoint, I don't get how people can claim that the cat is a superior animal.
Cat addicts, flame me if you'd like, but I'd rather hear some intelligent reasons why anyone would choose to use a cat over other faster, cheaper, more affectionate animals.
What Disk Arbitration seeks to do is create a trusted third party, an arbitrator, that both the manufacturer and the consumer can use to resolve complaints. While neither party will get exactly what they want, they'll at least involve the costs and effort related to legal action and usually end up with a satisfactory settlement.
If you ask me, it's a very good idea.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.