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  1. Re:Using the law to fix technical shortcomings on Microsoft Looks To Courts For Botnet Takedowns · · Score: 0

    You mean it is not possible to spread malware and bots to Linux and Mac usning email or whatever? The only reason we don't see enough of them is that Linux desktop is almost non-existent (with a market share of %0.85) and there are similar malware for Mac but they have less impact because Mac itself is limited to 4% market share in world. Almost all the websites get 95% windows users and that almost shows the market share of each operating system.

  2. Re:Right goal. Wrong tool. on Microsoft Looks To Courts For Botnet Takedowns · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Who did downrank parent of this message to -1?

    Oh, I almost forgot. This is slashdot and you cannot !(badmouth) Microsoft.

  3. Re:Famous last words on Iran Acknowledges Espionage At Nuclear Facilities · · Score: 1

    Died of natural causes?!!! Where did you bring that? He died because they killed him!!! If I should judge you based on this bold section I should not accept other parts of your message.

  4. Re:Obviously on Iran Acknowledges Espionage At Nuclear Facilities · · Score: 1

    Your statements totally make sense :)

    People spy on countries that are perceived as 'dangerous'??????!!!

    In that case every single country should spy on US because no other country has been that dangerous to human kind!!

  5. Re:Nice changes on Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Beta For Android, Maemo · · Score: 1

    My PhD is on software engineering and I allow myself to comment and complain every software I see. I complain software standards and processes and degradation of those standards in Mozilla.

  6. Re:Nice changes on Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Beta For Android, Maemo · · Score: 1

    Using FF4B for a few months has been the most torturous experience I have had with a software in my last 20 years of life as a programmer/developer.

    I never thought Mozilla's standards could such that bad. Their beta 6 software is not even an Alpha quality software. Crashes, hang ups, GUI malfunctions etc. are all over the place.

    Last night finally I exploded with anger and yelled myself: why are you doing this to yourself?!!! :( and then I launched FF3.6

    If this low quality tradition continues, I will go with IE or even the spyware chrome.

  7. Re:Now he's sending out spam.. on Canadian Spammer Fined Over $1 Billion · · Score: 1

    I don't like pineapples anymore.

  8. Re:Well let's face it... on Ballmer Promises Microsoft Tablet By Christmas · · Score: 1

    I care because most of the software I already run is windows based. I prefer the same environment I use on my PC or laptop for my tablet. Why should I buy two series of software and deal with the problems of two OSes and compatibility issues of two different series of software?

  9. Re:Wait a minute. on Stuxnet Analysis Backs Iran-Israel Connection · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No, it does not.
    1- The distance is too long. They can carry very few bombs and small bombs are not effective. They need to have hundreds of sorties to be effective which is impossible.
    2- Iran has at least hundreds of missiles which can reach Tel-Aviv and it can effectively retaliate any attack.

    Do not read too much Science Fiction.

  10. Re:Wait a minute. on Stuxnet Analysis Backs Iran-Israel Connection · · Score: 1

    WTF should Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan want to work against Iran? Or even Qatar which has a very good relation with Iran? All these countries I named have very near and friendly relation with Iran (and one could name it as strategic).

  11. Re:All we need is Netcraft confirmation on RIM Doesn't Want 200 Fart Apps · · Score: 1

    Tries to catch apple? *&^5#$:)?"!!!!!!

    MSDN exists since who knows how many years ago. It is one of the most update and complete developer documentations with that huge size. And I am a Java and *nix developer mostly (who develops small client software for windows sometimes).

  12. Re:Unfair to just put the blame on the US on US Gov't Assisted Iranian Gov't Mobile Wiretaps · · Score: 1

    And you are brainwashed by impolite culture of yours :(

  13. Re:To compute what? on IBM Warns of China Closing the Supercomputer Gap · · Score: 1

    or the IBM rich!

  14. Re:Good to see on Microsoft Says IE9 Beta Demand Overwhelming · · Score: 1

    I did not know they should do everything the way others do!!!

  15. Re:I can only assume on Microsoft Says IE9 Beta Demand Overwhelming · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Every product is marketed. People do not find a product out of nowhere. And that's good. MS did a splendid job with Win7 marketing.

    However first essential thing in a successful marketing is having a good product which offers something new and competitive. And both Win7 and IE9 offer that.

  16. Re:I can only assume on Microsoft Says IE9 Beta Demand Overwhelming · · Score: 1

    There is something called "Windows XP Mode" and it is provided for the sake of compatibility (it is a stripped down and integrated VirtualPC which shares the file system with host Windows 7). MacOS and many others do not support previous versions of Apps (i.e. Binaries).

  17. Re:Misleading. on IE9 Team Says "Our GPU Acceleration Is Better Than Yours" · · Score: 1

    What did you smoke today? What is the relation of stupid ACID3 test to accuracy?

    ACID3 itself does not comply to existing, finalized standards.

  18. Re:So? on IE9 Team Says "Our GPU Acceleration Is Better Than Yours" · · Score: 1

    Why it should? ACID3 is a standard or what? ACID3 itself does not adhere to the existing, finalized standards.

    Then why should everyone match ACID3? Specially the stupid SVG fonts?

  19. Re:So? on IE9 Team Says "Our GPU Acceleration Is Better Than Yours" · · Score: 1

    What standards? ACID3 standards?

    ACID3 is not a standard and it does not adhere to currently existing, finalized standards.

  20. Re:Sometimes Apple is cheaper on India's $35 7-Inch Android Tablet To Hit In January · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Sometimes Apple is cheaper on India's $35 7-Inch Android Tablet To Hit In January · · Score: 1

    this device does not have access to Android Market anymore. The access was revoked by google because of the poor quality and the bad reputation it might give android.

    I had one of these and its battery would finish in 1-2 hours on a full charge (Wifi browsing) and I returned it.

  22. Re:Shoes a spy tool on Dubai's Police Chief Calls BlackBerry a Spy Tool · · Score: 0

    What is the relation of shoes to this topic at all? Discussion was not about shoes and the TS was trying to make fun of the main topic.

  23. Re:oh darn on Craigslist Removes Its Controversial Adult Section · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I agree with you. If there was a rule and it was legal, at least gangs, pimps, cruel and wild men could not abuse and hurt poor ones working for money.

  24. Re:oh darn on Craigslist Removes Its Controversial Adult Section · · Score: 4, Informative

    You mean all prostitutes are prostitutes because they are poor?

    Don't you remember the girl which messed up the governors life? She became a prostitute in order to become rich very fast. I personally knew a prostitute which owned and rented several apartments.

    Some women try to find a rich man just because they want to become rich ASAP. What is the difference with a prostitute then? (except that some of them agree to be exclusive by signing a marriage contract).

  25. Re:It's a nice framework on Rails 3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Not for me. As a programmer of 25 years, I developed a relatively big website (a shop) using Rails. But it was such a pain for me. I was spending a lot of time just to find workarounds and to see how can I do a simple thing in Rails (which I would do in PHP in 10 minutes).

    It is not flexible enough for me. If I really want to force myself into a framework I'll stick with Zend. For smaller websites I just use my own small framework.