I'd say that we pay about $500/head/year for virus software, and about $300/head/year for a more compatent sysadmin to do good updating and user education.
Nothing compared to what being brainwashed by Microsoft is costing us. Matter of fact, I'd say that Microsoft brainwashing probably costs us $4000/head/year if not more. (And that's not even counting crashes and reboots.) So IMHO, the only virus that is really nasty might me a virus of the mind.
It seems to me that "Causes" have always been invented in past tense. Bemoaning proesperity or a lack of a direct aggressor may, in future retrospection, turn out to have been silly statements.
There are any large number or agressors (some examples based upon your political leanings may include: RIAA, MPAA, Microsoft, WTO, Greenpeace, the NRA, the NSA, PETA, Monsanto, the DNC, the RNC, Computer "Crackers", Gene "Hackers", Oren Hatch, DeCSS, Fucked Company.com, dot-com start-ups, you, your Parents.
It will undoubtably arise that one of these enteties shall try to change your way of life for the "worse". It is up to you, me, and indeed our whole generation(I too am from the early 70's) to define the enemy, and to make our stand against those who would destroy our way of life.
History is written by the victor, as always, and will be in this case. To bemoan that one of these courses is not obvious or preached over the radio by Rosevelt, is simply a case of not thinking sufficinetly about the future. Some of these groups/casues will in the future be Lyonized, while others Demonized.
Absoulte Right and Wrong, and even any "clear" course of action, may only be defined by history. Even after Perl (forgive the intentional misspelling, I figured it goes the other way so often that I have to even the score some) there was from the Senate a vote against declaring war on Japan. So quit worring about it's lack and make History!
The one exception I do give to the current era is that the Ancient Chinese Curse "May you live in interesting times" may no longer be a curse...
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And you could call it "Hooters" after a loveable comic owl.
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I'd like to second that.
I'd say that we pay about $500/head/year for virus software, and about $300/head/year for a more compatent sysadmin to do good updating and user education. Nothing compared to what being brainwashed by Microsoft is costing us. Matter of fact, I'd say that Microsoft brainwashing probably costs us $4000/head/year if not more. (And that's not even counting crashes and reboots.) So IMHO, the only virus that is really nasty might me a virus of the mind.
It seems to me that "Causes" have always been invented in past tense. Bemoaning proesperity or a lack of a direct aggressor may, in future retrospection, turn out to have been silly statements.
There are any large number or agressors (some examples based upon your political leanings may include: RIAA, MPAA, Microsoft, WTO, Greenpeace, the NRA, the NSA, PETA, Monsanto, the DNC, the RNC, Computer "Crackers", Gene "Hackers", Oren Hatch, DeCSS, Fucked Company.com, dot-com start-ups, you, your Parents. It will undoubtably arise that one of these enteties shall try to change your way of life for the "worse". It is up to you, me, and indeed our whole generation(I too am from the early 70's) to define the enemy, and to make our stand against those who would destroy our way of life.
History is written by the victor, as always, and will be in this case. To bemoan that one of these courses is not obvious or preached over the radio by Rosevelt, is simply a case of not thinking sufficinetly about the future. Some of these groups/casues will in the future be Lyonized, while others Demonized.
Absoulte Right and Wrong, and even any "clear" course of action, may only be defined by history. Even after Perl (forgive the intentional misspelling, I figured it goes the other way so often that I have to even the score some) there was from the Senate a vote against declaring war on Japan. So quit worring about it's lack and make History!
The one exception I do give to the current era is that the Ancient Chinese Curse "May you live in interesting times" may no longer be a curse...