Microsoft is the only antivirus software provider for the Windows platform that:
1) Has a vested interest in keeping viruses off the O/S.
2) No vested interest in the continued existence of viruses.
Everybody else is pretty much like a pharmaceutical company. There is a lot more profit to be had selling you pills and band-aids the rest of your life than actually curing the disease. Actually fixing the problem is not in their best interest.
AFAICT this holds true for all of the platforms. Anybody profiting from the problem has a vested interest in the problem continuing to exist.
Having AOL say "you can't bundle our stuff" is right up there with Real Media saying the same thing. Who the f* cares? I mean really. Good bye, good riddance.
... then they shouldn't have anything to hide. Isn't that what they keep telling us as a lame ass excuse for fluching privacy down the toilet? Shit or get off the pot you f'ing hypocrites.
I can believe people are even debating this.
1) She's a greedy cow who wants to make money off of her own stupidity no matter the long term consequences such asinine litigation has on everything else.
2) She followed directions given to her by an Internet provider via her fucking cell phone without paying attention to and/or expecting somebody else to be responsible for her safety. She's too fucking stupid to breath on her own without somebody giving her instructions to inhale and exhale and is a leech on the ass of society.
3) All of the above.
I vote she just fucking kill herself and save nature the trouble.
This whole thing plays rather nicely into the "the TSA 'professionals' won't abuse or misuse this technology" arguments. Yep, it's readily apparent that they are mature, dedicated professionals who would never use this invasive technology for sophomoric antics. "You can trust us to only ever use this technology for good fighting the evil terrorists." Whatever assholes. I'd rather play the odds flying without your security theatre than deal with this sort of bullshit. And to think that we pay these assclowns.
Considering that it's a violation of the TOS to have an account and not be of legal age, the parents either cut their 9 y/o loose on the WorldWideEvil, or were negligent in their assessment that it was "safe." Google "told" them it was unacceptable for a minor to use the service.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
What part of "I don't give a fuck if it was reported (I'm still not sure it was from what's been reported) stolen, you still don't have the right to spy on me in my home" did they miss?
If you think it's stolen and you think you have evidence that it's in my posession, then you get to go to the police and if they agree they can talk to a judge about a search warrant. If the judge agrees, they get one.
If you don't agree to their terms then you can:
1) Quit using the software.
2) Take them to court.
Option #1 is available to most people.
Option #2 is only available to people who have pockets deep enough to fight Microsoft's bazillion-dollar legal machine and the years, decades or lifetimes required to do so. I posit that the handful of people capable of taking Microsodt to court over their EULA don't need to because they play golf with Ballmer and Gates. The rest of us, outside of interesting theiry are completely and totally fsck'd. The RealWorld is not an ivory tower. Google RIAA and extortion for a small example of legal theory vs practice.
Behaving like a rational human being instead of freaking out and pissing down your leg every time some incompetent, irrational wing-nut sets his pants on fire would be a better start. Spending millions more dollars on security theater isn't going to do a damn thing to make anybody any safer. If you were one of the sheep in the herd that was terrified that this happened, then by definition, the terrorist(s) already won.
More brain power than the average driver has to figure out that if you can't see the signal, perhaps you should fucking slow down or stop before proceeding. Oh wait, never mind, these must be the same people who claim they have no problem paying attention to driving while talking on their cell phones.
A nice list of all of the same assholes that constantly whine about how their IP is being stolen. Funny how everybody else is the pirate/bad guy/criminal/whatever but the logic never applies to them.
Not me. I like things indoor plumbing, fresh, running water and the Internet. If we're going to end civilization as we know it I'd rather be at ground zero sipping on a Guiness. You can have the post-apocalypse all to yourself.
ZOMG! EA shipped a game that was not ready for prime time! OH NOES!!!!
Give me a break. The day EA ships something that doesn't suck it'll be a vacuum cleaner. I quit giving them my money a long time ago after waiting months if not years for them to fix crap that should never have shipped that way.
Oh, and for the apologists: The shipped that crap hugely broken without caring about their customers. And you want the customers to "understand" how difficult life is for poor little EA games? Get a life. I'll give a shit about their problems in the gaming industry just as soon as they show an iota of concern for their customers. We don't owe them shit other than the profit (that BTW they already got from thousands of users for their broke-dick product).
It's freedom of the press not freedom of speech... oh wait...
I'm not sure what pisses me off more, that this happened at all, or that the person ratting out his source was the newspaper guy. Incredible.
CNN (MSNBC, et al) already were boneheads with computers, cable modems and a half-baked opinions long before the discovered twits that tweet and audience participation in their ambulance chasing.
1) The morons have to pay the HeadMoron for their daily propaganda.
2) The rest of us don't even get any of it accidentally fed to us by Google.
I see this as win-win. Go Murdoch!
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Microsoft is the only antivirus software provider for the Windows platform that: 1) Has a vested interest in keeping viruses off the O/S. 2) No vested interest in the continued existence of viruses. Everybody else is pretty much like a pharmaceutical company. There is a lot more profit to be had selling you pills and band-aids the rest of your life than actually curing the disease. Actually fixing the problem is not in their best interest. AFAICT this holds true for all of the platforms. Anybody profiting from the problem has a vested interest in the problem continuing to exist.
Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity. Stupidity is much more common.
If they're innocent they should have nothing to hide.
Having AOL say "you can't bundle our stuff" is right up there with Real Media saying the same thing. Who the f* cares? I mean really. Good bye, good riddance.
... then they shouldn't have anything to hide. Isn't that what they keep telling us as a lame ass excuse for fluching privacy down the toilet? Shit or get off the pot you f'ing hypocrites.
I can believe people are even debating this. 1) She's a greedy cow who wants to make money off of her own stupidity no matter the long term consequences such asinine litigation has on everything else. 2) She followed directions given to her by an Internet provider via her fucking cell phone without paying attention to and/or expecting somebody else to be responsible for her safety. She's too fucking stupid to breath on her own without somebody giving her instructions to inhale and exhale and is a leech on the ass of society. 3) All of the above. I vote she just fucking kill herself and save nature the trouble.
This whole thing plays rather nicely into the "the TSA 'professionals' won't abuse or misuse this technology" arguments. Yep, it's readily apparent that they are mature, dedicated professionals who would never use this invasive technology for sophomoric antics. "You can trust us to only ever use this technology for good fighting the evil terrorists." Whatever assholes. I'd rather play the odds flying without your security theatre than deal with this sort of bullshit. And to think that we pay these assclowns.
Considering that it's a violation of the TOS to have an account and not be of legal age, the parents either cut their 9 y/o loose on the WorldWideEvil, or were negligent in their assessment that it was "safe." Google "told" them it was unacceptable for a minor to use the service.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." What part of "I don't give a fuck if it was reported (I'm still not sure it was from what's been reported) stolen, you still don't have the right to spy on me in my home" did they miss? If you think it's stolen and you think you have evidence that it's in my posession, then you get to go to the police and if they agree they can talk to a judge about a search warrant. If the judge agrees, they get one.
If you don't agree to their terms then you can: 1) Quit using the software. 2) Take them to court. Option #1 is available to most people. Option #2 is only available to people who have pockets deep enough to fight Microsoft's bazillion-dollar legal machine and the years, decades or lifetimes required to do so. I posit that the handful of people capable of taking Microsodt to court over their EULA don't need to because they play golf with Ballmer and Gates. The rest of us, outside of interesting theiry are completely and totally fsck'd. The RealWorld is not an ivory tower. Google RIAA and extortion for a small example of legal theory vs practice.
It's like a Road Warrior only different.
She needs to figure out that her surname doesn't have to dictate her personality or behavior.
Silly /.er, do you really think they're talking about anything outside of their own products and standards?
Behaving like a rational human being instead of freaking out and pissing down your leg every time some incompetent, irrational wing-nut sets his pants on fire would be a better start. Spending millions more dollars on security theater isn't going to do a damn thing to make anybody any safer. If you were one of the sheep in the herd that was terrified that this happened, then by definition, the terrorist(s) already won.
More brain power than the average driver has to figure out that if you can't see the signal, perhaps you should fucking slow down or stop before proceeding. Oh wait, never mind, these must be the same people who claim they have no problem paying attention to driving while talking on their cell phones.
A nice list of all of the same assholes that constantly whine about how their IP is being stolen. Funny how everybody else is the pirate/bad guy/criminal/whatever but the logic never applies to them.
You still can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
Not me. I like things indoor plumbing, fresh, running water and the Internet. If we're going to end civilization as we know it I'd rather be at ground zero sipping on a Guiness. You can have the post-apocalypse all to yourself.
ZOMG! EA shipped a game that was not ready for prime time! OH NOES!!!! Give me a break. The day EA ships something that doesn't suck it'll be a vacuum cleaner. I quit giving them my money a long time ago after waiting months if not years for them to fix crap that should never have shipped that way. Oh, and for the apologists: The shipped that crap hugely broken without caring about their customers. And you want the customers to "understand" how difficult life is for poor little EA games? Get a life. I'll give a shit about their problems in the gaming industry just as soon as they show an iota of concern for their customers. We don't owe them shit other than the profit (that BTW they already got from thousands of users for their broke-dick product).
Film at 11 ... sheesh.
It's freedom of the press not freedom of speech ... oh wait ...
I'm not sure what pisses me off more, that this happened at all, or that the person ratting out his source was the newspaper guy. Incredible.
CNN (MSNBC, et al) already were boneheads with computers, cable modems and a half-baked opinions long before the discovered twits that tweet and audience participation in their ambulance chasing.
1) The morons have to pay the HeadMoron for their daily propaganda. 2) The rest of us don't even get any of it accidentally fed to us by Google. I see this as win-win. Go Murdoch!
What are you doing with those Linux CDs Dave?
They should know better! Shame on them! Everybody knows it's only good/moral/OK if WE do it. Sheesh.