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Longhorn Server's "Improved" Security
An anonymous reader writes, "The 'most secure Windows ever' may be very secure from hackers and malware — but what do you do when Longhorn Server lets you install the OS, set up Active Directory, and initialize the domain without once asking you even to create an administrator password? From the article: 'What happened to Windows Server? Where did all of the stringent security checks and ultra-protection of Windows Server 2003 go? Windows Server 2000 was quite insecure, and Windows Server 2003 turned over a new leaf... But it seems Microsoft is more than willing to flip that page back — even Windows Server 2000 required an Administrator password at the very least.'" Inevitably, Dave Barry's years-old quote comes to mind: "Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to everybody is the 'most reliable Windows ever.' To me, this is like saying that asparagus is 'the most articulate vegetable ever.'"
So I'm driving home from work yesterday, when on the radio blares some commercial that tells you to "Fight the nation's #1 disease: Obesity with...blah blah blah." Then I got thinking to myself, Wait a second, Obesity isn't a disease, it's just fat people.
Well, I'm here to tell, as a man who carries a little more weight than usual, Obesity is not a fucking disease! Stop blaming other people because you are an enormous tub of shit! It's not a disease! It's not! I can't tell you enough!
You know what a disease is? It's Cancer, Melanoma, Lukemia, etc. Not being a lard ass. Also, there is no such thing as a weight loss pill. Sorry, you want to lose weight? Stop eating at KFC every fucking day! Stop chowing down on candy all the time! Stop drinking sugary soda! Go walk around a bit! There's your cure you fat piece of shit!
Okay, maybe I'm being a little harsh. No. I want to go on a killing spree every time I hear a lawsuit against McDonalds because some fat fuck wants money for being a fat fuck. Maybe you should lay off of the Egg McMuffins fatboy!
And it's never the slightly overweight people (such as myself) that say obesity is a disease, it's the people that are the size of a house that say this, as they force feed themselves fried chicken and hershey's chocolate bars.
I think what pisses me off though, are people who are so fucking fat that they are confined to a wheelchair! Arrrrrrr! I hate these people! Get your fat ass off of your Rascal Scooter and walk! How do you expect to lose weight in a wheelchair? Save the rascal scooter for someone who has a real disease.
I guess Tyra Banks did some study the other day where she wore a fat suit just to see what it's like to be fat for a day, and she said she got tons of dirty looks from people, and others staring an so on. Well duh! Thank you Tyra for your contribution to the world, now go back to being a model and not caring about dick. So Tyra discovered that being a mound of man blubber is embarrassing and people are cruel. Whoopedy fucking doo, give her the nobel peace prize.
I myself am a little on the chubby side, I know, but you will never hear me say it's McDonald's fault, or KFC's fault, etc. It's my fault, I know, I don't work out because I don't like exercise, I don't go on diets because I like food too much, and I don't complain because I bring on this chubbiness myself. I'm the only one to blame.
Damn, I should be president. Later fatboys
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In short, Windows NT was buggy, unstable and full of security holes. Which we all knew at the time, even if MS didn't admit it. Unfortunately, people don't question them on this and say "so, if this is more secure, runs things twice as fast and doesn't crash, what is this pile of shit you've been selling us for the last few years? Mmm???"
And it runs at 20% slower than Windows 2003 Server, oh and has less features and capabilities as well.
Why people insist on using older OSes because they thinking they are gaining something amazes me.
Why not install CPM or Novell 2.11 as well they were 'secure' for their time?
Not to mention all the software hacks and incompatibilities and limitations, like not even being able to run the lastest RDP protocols to running something like SQL Server 2005. Why on earth would you stick or choose Win2k, if you are going to spend money on a Server OS? You would be far better off with Windows2003.
This stuff amazes me, and these are probably high paid techs steering every company down a bad path just because they think they 'know' better.
Gassing the obese would have only benefits. The prevent humanity from moving forward, and they are a sore sight.
Well, I guess it depends on whose security Microsoft is talking about.
I thought it was obvious.
Whenever Microsoft talk about 'security' they don't mean 'computer security for users' they mean 'financial security for Microsoft Corporation'.
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