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Trend Micro Bug Hits Several Important Computers
dmarx writes "The Japan Times reports that a bug in Trend Micro's antivirus software has caused the CPUs of several important computers, including those at East Japan Railway, to grind to a halt. A bug free version was released on noon Saturday." From the article: "Kyodo News experienced LAN access failure from around 8:20 a.m. to shortly before noon. The Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun also had trouble with their LANs at their Tokyo and Osaka bureaus, but the problems did not affect editing or printing of their evening editions."
This is what happens when systems fail.
Shame on the testers who didn't catch this.
Find that purchase order, we're staying with McAfee!
But if it's not... Killed by antivirus software...?
I'd like to see this number confronted with the number of people killed by computer viruses (like crashing medical equipment or blocking some emergency services)
Anagram("United States of America") == "Dine out, taste a Mac, fries"
I may be risking my life by telling you this, but I consider Trend Micro's catch-phrases antithetical to my principles as a person concerned for the good of all. Before I begin, let me point out that the worst types of condescending, tendentious schemers there are are the biggest threat to freedom the world has ever seen. That's clear. But some people think I'm exaggerating when I say that Trend Micro's reinterpretations of historic events are some of the most cranky, wishy-washy, and featherbrained I've ever encountered. But I'm not exaggerating; if anything, I'm understating the situation. Before I move on, I just want to state once more that my empirically validated theory is that only by taking risks and pushing boundaries with this letter can I take steps toward creating an inclusive society free of attitudinal barriers. What's my problem, then? Allow me to present it in the form of a question: Why does the media consistently refuse to acknowledge that Trend Micro's inclinations will come back to bite us in the behind some day? No, don't guess; this isn't audience participation day. I'll just tell you. But before I do, you should note that Trend Micro's whinges are not our only concern. To state the matter in a few words, if you've read any of the obnoxious slop that Trend Micro has concocted, you'll truly recall Trend Micro's description of its plan to encourage the acceptance of scapegoating and demonization. If you haven't read any of it, well, all you really need to know is that Trend Micro has, at times, called me "maladroit" or "dim-witted". Such contemptuous name-calling has passed far beyond the stage of being infantile but harmless. It has the capacity to drive us into a state of apoplexy. Trend Micro's methods are much subtler now than ever before. Trend Micro is more adept at hidden mind control and its techniques of social brainwash are much more appealingly streamlined and homogenized.
I am not mistaken when I say that Trend Micro is trying to brainwash us. It wants us to believe that it's mad to get us out of the hammerlock that it is holding us in; that's boring; that's not cool. You know what I think of that, don't you? I think that even if one is opposed to crazy Marxism (and I am), then surely, Trend Micro is typical of inarticulate stumblebums in its wild invocations to the irrational, the magic, and the fantastic to dramatize its agendas. Trend Micro's mercenaries all have serious personal problems. In fact, the way it keeps them loyal to it is by encouraging and exacerbating these problems rather than by helping to overcome them. I can easily see Trend Micro performing the following repugnant acts. First, it will inject even more fear and divisiveness into political campaigns. Then, it will generate alienation and withdrawal. I do not profess to know how likely is the eventuality I have outlined, but it is a distinct possibility to be kept in mind.
I am being entirely serious when I say that Trend Micro's beliefs all stem from one, simple, faulty premise -- that obstructionism is a viable and vital objective for our nation's educational institutions. As everyone knows, there is considerable evidence to show that Trend Micro is serious about wanting to fuel inquisitions. What you might not know, however, is that honor means nothing to Trend Micro. Principles mean nothing to Trend Micro. All it cares about is how best to shout obscenities at passers-by.
Trend Micro's claim that it has been robbed of all it does not possess is not only an attack on the concept of objectivity, but an assault on the human mind. Even though Trend Micro presents a public face that avoids overt autism, it is not as vitriolic or flagitious as you might think. It's more so. Trend Micro is an inspiration to pertinacious tricksters everywhere. They panegyrize its crusade to coordinate a revolution and, more importantly, they don't realize that I do not have the time, in one sitting, to go into the long answer as to why Trend Micro backstabs its representatives. But the short answer is that I believe
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Man, 4 nouns in a row =oO
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