Not to mention, that you have to actually LOOK for that type of thing. I've never clicked a link and was randomly taken to any type of child pr0n. I've only ever heard of it being distributed on places like usenet.
I am STILL (10 hours later) LMAO about this. I have done this impression for a few friends and they thought it was hilarious.
You should submit it to Daily Show or Colbert Rep. The writers strike has left them with rather dull moments.
Microsoft Lie? Reporters Lie? Horsefeathers, I tell you. Never have there been more upstanding and Democratic
institutions as these two entities.
Keep fighting the good fight, Papa Bear!
How can a company that can afford to pony up $44.6 bn possibly be described as being "on the ropes"?! It's called a Quixote complex.
Keep leaning towards that windmill, Bill.
Every time Microsoft releases a "Service Pack", tech support employess
from almost every software and hardware vendor in the industry die a
little
inside. For they know the coming days could hold many problematic calls
they can do anothing about. Because it was a Windows patch that broke
whatever it is the poor tech support guy supports.
This is especially prevalent with calls to anti-virus companies from
people
who think they are infected, or who have completely hosed computers and
want someone to blame. I cannot count how many times I have heard, "but
it
was an update from Microsoft, how could it have done this?"..."No, it
must be a virus".
At which point, I just direct them to the MSKB article that describes
their exact
symptoms and how, if possible, to fix it.
IT was the same way when I worked in support at a medical facility.
Users would complain that
they couldn'y use some of their fonts. And that their computer must be broken. These are just two
of MANY examples of how MS's crappy update system is a giant headache
for sysadmins, support techies, and users everywhere.
Hey MS, how about opening some of that code so we can look at it and
decide if it's going to break our computers before you call it critical, and force it onto
everyone's PC.
I agree, what a crock. I actually left a response in the form of feedback at U2.com
My response:
Like U2 doesn't have enough #@%&ing money? You're #$%^ing kidding,
right?
Instead of invading people's privacy, and infringing rules on companies
that have no real responsibility to protect your "property", why not
just figure out a better business model? One that encourages people to
buy music? Or better yet, sell some bumper stickers.
How about RadioHead? Sure, a lot of copies went to people via P2P, but
they still make bucketloads of money from other merchandise.
How about some decent artists that aren't lip syncing at every show? Or
make more than 1 good song per album?
I started buying 45s when I was a kid. (For you younger folk, 45rpm
record was the equivalent of CD with one song, but you had to carry a
suitcase if you wanted to go portable) It wasn't very long before I
figured out how to connect my record player to my tape recorder. From
there, I was listening to my first "ripped" music. (Again for the
younger folk, a cassette tape was like an mp3 player, but with no
menus, and you couldn't skip to the next song... at least not very
easily). This was in 1978.
I challenge ANY band member of
U2 to say they did not do the same thing.
Now, how is sharing over the internet any different?
Customer: I need a minijack
headset for my phone.
WMEmployee: (blank stare)
Customer: you know , a hands
free headset.
WMEmployee: (blank stare)
"Uhhhhh"
The Jitterbug looks like a kids phone to me and I wouldn't insult my mother's intelligence
by handing her something as overhyped and overpriced as this travesty.
The Motorola C139 is a great phone, that displays LARGE DIGITS on it's little 1" color
display. It has no camera, mp3, or web capabilities. And it won't tell you how much fiber
your neighbor is getting in his diet. But it does seem to have a decent signal, with OK battery life.
Unfortunately, I think it's tied to the Cingulair netowrk. You can buy one at WalMart (in Washington) for about $15 from Tracfone. Get a different SIM card and you may be able to do more with it.
Nothing you can do about the smell either. Tacoma, literally, smells like a toilet. I hate when I have to drive south on 5 from Seattle. You can almost smell it from Kent. They don't know which smell is worse there though; the meth labs, or the paper mill.
It's very clear they have gotten ultra-organized on the dark side. Until Antivirus and Antispyware companies start agreeing to share some serious research, it's likely we will continue to lose this war. Otherwise it's going to take a serious re-examination of our ideas on what we think is OK. Some like to call themselves ethical hackers. To those people, I say "Talk to your friends", discourage hacking that hurts everyday people. I am not condoning thievery or illegal security circumvention, but at least limit it to those who really deserve it. Haliburton, faceless corporations, and the RIAA.
I have seen malware change the DNS settings on Windows machines to an IP in Kharkiv (sp?) Ukraine, then hide an executable in Winlogon\Notify, all before it starts replicating restore points. They have gotten really good at making it not only hard to get rid of, but route the victims internet traffic through their own servers. Talk about making the spying easy.
As an employee of a company that makes AV/anti-spyware software, I get
to see trends most people are never aware of. In fact, malware
companies ARE selling "protection" in the form of various pieces of
software which end up on you Windows based PC via drive by, some
My_Spays (intentional misspell) page, or in many cases, trying to
download copyrighted music or cracked software via P2P. There is a
whole page/site
dedicated to listing these rogue programs. So, next time you get that security
warning from Windows about registry errors and how you need to
download this registry cleaner; or get a warning (again, it often uses
very convincing
fake windows messages) that you are infected, and need an
antispyware tool. Check twice! Make sure you know what you are
installing, and get out of the habit of clicking "Yes" or "OK" as a
matter of course. That is,if you have to use Windows.
Slashdot Mirror
Not to mention, that you have to actually LOOK for that type of thing. I've never clicked a link and was randomly taken to any type of child pr0n. I've only ever heard of it being distributed on places like usenet.
And unlike some other OSs, we knew about it before it was a major problem.
I am STILL (10 hours later) LMAO about this. I have done this impression for a few friends and they thought it was hilarious. You should submit it to Daily Show or Colbert Rep. The writers strike has left them with rather dull moments.
ROFLMFAO! I knew he was somehow responsible, but your mental image was fantastic!
Microsoft Lie? Reporters Lie? Horsefeathers, I tell you. Never have there been more upstanding and Democratic institutions as these two entities.
Keep fighting the good fight, Papa Bear!
Here's a strange tangent... or two
./ers comments sometimes.
It's almost like some bizarre comic.
Lets imagine that AMD and ATI teamed to to be the Super Friends.
And Intel and nVidia are the Legion of Doom.
Now, let the battle for the universe begin.
At least that's how I feel when I read
We geeks tend to take ourselves entirely too seriously,
Grammatical and spelling errors are bonuses.
No, I can't and won't shut up about it.
Every time Microsoft releases a "Service Pack", tech support employess
from almost every software and hardware vendor in the industry die a little
inside. For they know the coming days could hold many problematic calls
they can do anothing about. Because it was a Windows patch that broke
whatever it is the poor tech support guy supports.
This is especially prevalent with calls to anti-virus companies from people
who think they are infected, or who have completely hosed computers and
want someone to blame. I cannot count how many times I have heard, "but it
was an update from Microsoft, how could it have done this?"..."No, it must be a virus".
At which point, I just direct them to the MSKB article that describes their exact
symptoms and how, if possible, to fix it.
IT was the same way when I worked in support at a medical facility. Users would complain that
they couldn'y use some of their fonts. And that their computer must be broken. These are just two of MANY examples of how MS's crappy update system is a giant headache for sysadmins, support techies, and users everywhere.
Hey MS, how about opening some of that code so we can look at it and decide if it's going to break our computers before you call it critical, and force it onto everyone's PC.
RAnt OVer
I agree, what a crock. I actually left a response in the form of feedback at U2.com
My response:
Like U2 doesn't have enough #@%&ing money? You're #$%^ing kidding, right?
Instead of invading people's privacy, and infringing rules on companies that have no real responsibility to protect your "property", why not just figure out a better business model? One that encourages people to buy music? Or better yet, sell some bumper stickers.
How about RadioHead? Sure, a lot of copies went to people via P2P, but they still make bucketloads of money from other merchandise.
How about some decent artists that aren't lip syncing at every show? Or make more than 1 good song per album?
I started buying 45s when I was a kid. (For you younger folk, 45rpm record was the equivalent of CD with one song, but you had to carry a suitcase if you wanted to go portable) It wasn't very long before I figured out how to connect my record player to my tape recorder. From there, I was listening to my first "ripped" music. (Again for the younger folk, a cassette tape was like an mp3 player, but with no menus, and you couldn't skip to the next song... at least not very easily). This was in 1978.
I challenge ANY band member of U2 to say they did not do the same thing.
Now, how is sharing over the internet any different?
Thank you! The reference deserved a link. I had already decided to Google it for m'self.
"MMO that NASA's considering"
Link, please?
Cumming and going at the same time.
At an end user level..
I would imagine Botnets make up a significant amount of the 5% (if those figures are correct) of those "over-using".
Maybe people will take their PC security seriously if more ISPs did this...
"Norton said I was clean! What do you mean my computer is spamming people?"
I default back to my original comment...
Customer: I need a minijack headset for my phone.
WMEmployee: (blank stare)
Customer: you know , a hands free headset.
WMEmployee: (blank stare) "Uhhhhh"
from the "conversations with the braindead" dept.
Go to Walmart and ask for help some time. Evidently there is no policy against hiring zombies.
Spoken like a true bachelor
The Jitterbug looks like a kids phone to me and I wouldn't insult my mother's intelligence by handing her something as overhyped and overpriced as this travesty. The Motorola C139 is a great phone, that displays LARGE DIGITS on it's little 1" color display. It has no camera, mp3, or web capabilities. And it won't tell you how much fiber your neighbor is getting in his diet. But it does seem to have a decent signal, with OK battery life. Unfortunately, I think it's tied to the Cingulair netowrk. You can buy one at WalMart (in Washington) for about $15 from Tracfone. Get a different SIM card and you may be able to do more with it.
"plane text" .... is that the stuff printed on barf bags?
Nothing you can do about the smell either. Tacoma, literally, smells like a toilet. I hate when I have to drive south on 5 from Seattle. You can almost smell it from Kent. They don't know which smell is worse there though; the meth labs, or the paper mill.
It's very clear they have gotten ultra-organized on the dark side. Until Antivirus and Antispyware companies start agreeing to share some serious research, it's likely we will continue to lose this war. Otherwise it's going to take a serious re-examination of our ideas on what we think is OK. Some like to call themselves ethical hackers. To those people, I say "Talk to your friends", discourage hacking that hurts everyday people. I am not condoning thievery or illegal security circumvention, but at least limit it to those who really deserve it. Haliburton, faceless corporations, and the RIAA.
I have seen malware change the DNS settings on Windows machines to an IP in Kharkiv (sp?) Ukraine, then hide an executable in Winlogon\Notify, all before it starts replicating restore points. They have gotten really good at making it not only hard to get rid of, but route the victims internet traffic through their own servers. Talk about making the spying easy.
As an employee of a company that makes AV/anti-spyware software, I get to see trends most people are never aware of. In fact, malware companies ARE selling "protection" in the form of various pieces of software which end up on you Windows based PC via drive by, some My_Spays (intentional misspell) page, or in many cases, trying to download copyrighted music or cracked software via P2P. There is a whole page/site dedicated to listing these rogue programs. So, next time you get that security warning from Windows about registry errors and how you need to download this registry cleaner; or get a warning (again, it often uses very convincing fake windows messages) that you are infected, and need an antispyware tool. Check twice! Make sure you know what you are installing, and get out of the habit of clicking "Yes" or "OK" as a matter of course. That is,if you have to use Windows.
I understand, and agree with you entirely. But I'm still going to see if I can get Linux to run on it. :)