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Vista Bug Costs Users In Swedish Town Their Internet

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-net-for-you dept.

Lund, Sweden refuses to work around a Vista bug, so people who live there must choose between Vista and internet access. It's nice to see the right people being held accountable for a change.

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  1. The only thing that could make this better by Nero+Nimbus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is if the city offered free Ubuntu CDs as "Windows Upgrades."

    1. Re:The only thing that could make this better by ozphx · · Score: 1, Funny

      So... the point you are trying to make is that a 3 or 4 year old OS with a SP doesnt support as much as your fresh Ubuntu download? Guess MS should be buying those magic hologram stickers they sell to audiophiles that can dynamically rewrite the CD or some crap.

      Don't buy a shitty wireless adapter. I don't buy shithouse third world crap, and everything works out the box.

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  2. So... by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Their internet is b0rked?

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    1. Re:So... by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Their internet is b0rked?
      No, it's b0rk-b0rk-b0rked!
    2. Re:So... by geobeck · · Score: 3, Funny

      Their internet is b0rked?

      It was bitten by a m00se.

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  3. Re:Oh no, there's more. by phillips321 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why can't they just download the CD?

    JOKE!!!

  4. "so people who live there must choose... by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny

    "..between Vista and internet access."

    Fucking tricky one, eh?

    Like choosing between an anal probe and a cream bun.

    1. Re:"so people who live there must choose... by quonsar · · Score: 5, Funny

      cream buns often follow anal probes.

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    2. Re:"so people who live there must choose... by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

      To be fair: im sure there are more sex lovers in Sweden then there are Vista users worldwide, so your comparison is not very accurate.

      I think you're labouring under the false assumption that the cream bun is for eating.

  5. How's this funny again? by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this happened in my town--and if I were using Vista--I'd be pretty damn unhappy. Usually a story is funny because someone got what they deserved in a particularly humorous way, or because someone subjectively considered evil takes it in the pants. Here I see a bunch of people getting shafted by two corporations that don't want to play nice, and this perhaps for the crime of simply owning a new computer.

  6. Security feature by davidc · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is another example of how Vista has better security than previous Windows releases. It won't let you connect to the internet, by design. Another problem solved!

  7. Re:router by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Funny

    A router just passes packets verbatim from one place to another verbatim


    I dearly, dearly hope you are not in charge of any network apparatus anywheres.

    Chris Mattern
  8. Re:router by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    He works in marketing for Verbatim

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    which is totally what she said
  9. Re:router by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was clearly a simple typo.

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  10. Re:router by gkhan1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The keys are like all next to each other!

  11. Re:The article you reference contains the solution by oliderid · · Score: 3, Funny

    It almost sounds like a Linux "A feature not a bug"(tm) :-).

    IE:
    Of course there is no bug! You just have to open /etc/thisdamnconfigfile.conf with vi.
    change the "DearGodPleaseMakeSureIWillBreakNothing" flag to 0
    Close the file. Kill the daemon and restart it.

    In the real world:
    Oh my God how does this text editor work? Insert not Delete! How do I save eh? :q!? What's the? Stop Editing!

    kill thedaemon
    daemon restart

    Error line 26458: : unrecognized command ":q! :forcequit :DearMisterViIreallyWantToLeaveYou :letmeoutyoupervert! :helpVItrappedme man vi reboot Emacs"

  12. Re:Not their problem. by rawler · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, not being able to get on the web does decrease the malware they get infected by. Too late, they're already running malware. That's what killed their internet connection.
  13. Swedes are Evil, o.k.? by WED+Fan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you really want Swedes on the Internet? I mean, aren't they like the Canada of Europe?

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