MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available

BenBenBen writes "The head of Microsoft's security business and technology unit states that Windows is never vulnerable until a patch appears, and that releasing patches is what causes exploits to be developed. Good quotes: 'We have never had vulnerabilities exploited before the patch was known', and '[he] could only think of one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available'. Erm..."

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Sorry, off-topic sig response...

[Ironica]

Marriage is a ritual. So are funerals. If you don't have a funeral, you're still dead, right?

Marriage is an "institution." Weddings are rituals. You can be married without a wedding, as you can be dead without a funeral. However, until you have a death certificate issued by the local authority, your beneficiaries cannot collect death benefits, your creditors won't stop hounding you, and your spouse can't remarry... so *legally*, you're not dead, no matter how stiff and cold you are.

Until you get a marriage certificate, *legally* you're not married, no matter how you feel about each other. You cannot collect any of the benefits of marriage (joint tax filing, automatic inheritance without probate, spousal SSI and pension benefits, etc.)