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Microsoft Delays Windows XP Service Pack 2
Rinisari writes "DesignTechnica, among some others
, explains that Microsoft has once again delayed its release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, though only until August. Microsoft has declined to comment on the reason for the delay. Windows Update v5, however, is online and operational (and works with Service Pack 1!), although not officially so. I know many smaller education institutions are chomping at the bit with the looming release, as they are worried about compatibility with some of the new features in Service Pack 2."
Sounds like a job for Mulder and Scully.
double dumb ass on you.. for getting the FP
Thank you Captain Obvious. BTW, Ever heard of the Caps Lock or Shift keys?
I think here is when Linux idea kicks in. You can choose a Linux distribution and have many more headaches. For example, Debian is a great idea here. Or you can pay 100$ to Lindows every year for the software that is free. Another option is paying more than 300$ to Appache in 3 years, so that your computer can be upto date and secure. Of course you need to pay additional thousands of dollars for the hardware. It looks like options are even better to me.
1- concerning your second inquiry first- I used the capitlization of I, and where else was it needed?
you do seem to have something of a fetish, to wit- Caps Lock? Shift? do they get capitalized? I think not..
first part- from reading the blurb box, it only says, sp2 is delayed.. it does not mention anything else... the fact is, I'm not a 'microsoft employee', or 'a winner of some random beta tester contest", or even a IT professional in my career... but I happen to have sp2, merely becaused I looked for it, and microsoft gave it to me.. so, sp2 is out there, if people care to look for it.
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The same thing can be said for the recent news of the U.S. thinking about how they can delay the November election if "something happens"
I, at least, say good on them for delaying the November election if it means they can better deliver on some of the promises which they've made after the 9/11 attacks
If nothing else, at least Bush is trying much, much harder at security nowadays.
I know this is offtopic. but if the election is delayed, we need to remove the man from office "manually". Public awareness needs to be raised now on this matter. The public doesn't need to be blindsided by this a week before the election.
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Frankly, I'd like to see a very limited provision for rescheduling the election in place before it's needed. Would you rather have a law on the books allowing, say, state governors to move their state's elections back up to 30 days, or have a terrorist attack occur on election day and be met with the administration delaying the election "indefinitely"?
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If you have to say that something is off-topic, don't say it at all: keep the political commentary off of Slashdot.
I know this is offtopic. but if the election is delayed, we need to remove the man from office "manually". Public awareness needs to be raised now on this matter. The public doesn't need to be blindsided by this a week before the election.
Yes, it is offtopic but it is too important not to point out you need to think a little harder on this because a 9/11 type attack just prior to the election would lead to a landside in Bush's favor and a massive Congressional shift even further to the right when scared voters decide to get those standing in the way of his "protectionist" reforms out of office.
Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once.
Call me crazy, but isn't a blindside being potentially avoiding by discussing it now? Of course, what comes of current discussions is what matters most...
If all you have are silver bullets, everything looks like a werewolf.
thats a good point, and that's probably the best case scenario if they do decide some legislation is necesary. but this is all to prevent a disruption in the democratic process, in reality it's creating a disruption without the terrorist groups doing anything tangible to the U.S. mainland in recent months.
Remember, the PATRIOT Act was supposed to be constrained by a period of time too. That sure is looking indefinite to me.
It seems like a defensive move by Bush in terms of winning the election. A successful attack a few weeks before, or days, or hours before the polls open would seriously harm Bush's bid for a reelection (basically saying bush didn't do enough in the last 4 years). A delay would heavily favor him, give him time to make yet another sly "patriotic" speach and win back voters temporarily.
call me a cynic, call me anti-bush. I just don't see a delay as a good thing. i'd rather see a law on the books saying that no delay should be allowed under any circumstances. A "very limited provision" seems like it could escape all checks and balances too easily. Besides, what would constitute a reasonable use of the delay provision? a suspected attack? if so, call the election delayed already.
you're right, you're not crazy. which is why i made my post.
sorry, you're pretty much wrong. i havn't bought into the partisan b.s. that Washington has.
i can post my political commentary here if i like. Last time i looked there was still a 1st amendment.
Use them as you feel free.
And US folks, this isn't illegal in all parts of the world - specifically, it's not illegal in most countries, the US possibly and probably excepted. Believe it or not, some people still value their freedoms.
Do you?
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"Last time i looked there was still a 1st amendment."
Unfortunately, not for long.
When the Federal Elections Commission can ask the Justice Deparment for permission to set aside the Constitution (of course, on Presidential order), how long will it take for the 1st Amendment to get trashed?
After Bush gets his Second Korean War going and the North detonates a nuke on US soil (or, alternative scenario, some Mossad-sponsored "Al Qaeda" types, supplied with all the dirty-bomb material they need from the stuff removed from Iraq in the last couple months by the US, touch one off), Bush will have no trouble suspending the elections until the "emergency" is over - which will be when the "War on Terror" is over - which they've already said is never.
Seven Naval carrier groups heading for the Taiwan Straits (just south of Korea) as we speak, and a flight of stealth bombers in South Korea - both allegedly for "training exercises" and Bush wants to suspend the elections.
What does it take to be obvious these days? Howard Stern?
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Chapter 1 "Mary, leave my cock alone!" "But Steve, I wanna do it. Come on, honey. Pleeease, do it for me." Mary pumped hard on her husband's cock trying desperately to make him cum. She was on her knees in front of him, her fist a blur as it moved back and forth along his erection. Each time Steve backed up, Mary walked on her knees maintaining her position. Finally Steve backed up against the wall. "Okay, that's enough!" the distraught husband yelled at his wife. He grabbed her pumping hand and tried to yank it off his dick. She put up a fierce fight and tightened her grip on his meat. When he pulled her wrist hard to free himself, her death-grip wrenched his sensitive organ. "Ooww! Oh shit. Let go, damn it! Oowweeeee!" The painful screech that emitted from her husband caused Mary to release his cock. She looked up at him, half concerned and half afraid. "What the fuck are you trying to do?" he scolded her. "Rip it off?" "Okay Steve, maybe I got carried away," she tried to explain, "but I really want to win that $5,000." As the pain between his legs diminished, Steve looked down at his young wife. Ordinarily he would never think of fighting off one of her hand-jobs. Hell, he remembered when he used to have to beg for one. But this was different. His wife wanted to use their recently purchased digital camera to enter an amateur cum contest. That's right, she wanted Steve to cum on her face and take a picture of her so that she could send the picture to an amateur website offering $5,000 for the best picture. "Listen Mary, I'm not going to have my wife's cum-splattered face all over the Internet." "Um, what if I couldn't be recognized?" she countered. "What... what do you mean? "Remember that wig I wore for Halloween? You know, the Elvira wig. When I wore that long black wig over my short blonde hair you said I looked like a different woman. That even you'd have a hard time recognizing me. You even asked me to wear it while you fucked me. Remember, you said it was like fucking a stranger." After contemplating his wife's counter-offer Steve said, "Maybe that'll work. Go make yourself up and let me see." Mary scurried to her closet like a little girl getting ready to pull a prank. She retrieved the items from the closet and ran to the bathroom. There, she put on long, dark, fake eyelashes, darkened her eyebrows with make-up pencil, and donned the long black wig. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled wickedly. The reflection was of a totally different looking woman. She knew she could play one of her husband's fantasies and get her way. The altered Mary slowly emerged from the bathroom as a new person. "Hello handsome," she purred as she entered the bedroom, "see anything you like?" Mary stretched her arms above her head accentuating her large breasts with their erect nipples. Then one hand began massaging her tit while the other slid between her legs and stroked her pussy. "I'm so hot for you," she continued her role play. "When I saw you outside I had to follow you into your house. My pussy got wet when I sneaked by your wife downstairs. Knowing that I'm going to fuck you while your wife is in the house really turns me on." Steve began panting. It was as if a total stranger was seducing him. His cock became semi-erect. "Ooooo, look at your cock. It's happy to see me." Mary sauntered over to her befuddled husband and teasingly slid the finger that was in her pussy under his nose. She watched as his nostrils flared as he inhaled her scent. Then she slipped the moist finger into his mouth and watched him suck on it. She slowly moved it in and out simulating the fucking motion. When she heard the moan come from deep within her husband, Mary knew he was ready. As she slid to her knees, the sly wife dragged her lips down Steve's chest and belly. From time to time she licked his skin very softly. The "cghcghcgh" sound that escaped from his throat reassured her she was doing it correctly. As her face passed his bellybutton, Steve's now hard cock stabbed her under the chin. "Oh, what do we have here?
Lets just face it, this looks like its going the way of the new Tomb Raider game. Eidos kept pushing it and pushing it back.......... Lets hope it doesn't suck.
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where would you find this utility? Googling it isn't very helpful (for the first time ever!). All I get is a bunch of people saying to download it, but I'm a bit lost now - heh...
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