No, they're malware. Not consistently. Not always. Just often enough anymore. It's been literal decades since you could blindly trust a keygen or crack based on group name attached or where you downloaded it. Sadly, A/V vendors have this unfortunate tendency to mislabel the stuff that isn't really a problem, which only muddies the waters, yet still the world has changed. Update yourself and deal with it.
Corrupted firmware? What had to get re-flashed on OS install?
Yeah, that sounds rather dubious to me. It seems far more likely something went wrong with the EFI partition and someone involved in the process managed to get those concepts confused.
... maybe. Check with your provider. If not, it's worth a mention that LineageOS builds of Oreo are being produced for some older devices, though the list for Samsung is pretty darned short so far. If you just want Android 7, the supported list is MUCH longer.
Say, is it me or is it kinda odd that the accused has to prove his innocence? Last time that was due practice people got a cremation without prior demise.
Lawl. You seem a bit confused. That's criminal trial only. Civil suits the standard is only 'a preponderance of evidence.' Of course, none of that applies here, as this is all voluntary action from Kaspersky, in response to accusations. And also, of course, they still get to deal with The Court of Public Opinion, where the standard of evidence is more like 'She looks like witch! Does she weigh as much as as duck? BURN HER!'
What I get for skimming through too quickly. Oops. Still, ~4 yrs is a longer than most manufacturers support anything lately. Which sucks, is sad, condolences, etc.
Expecting updates on a mobile device made ten years ago? What the hell you smokin? Sure, nowadays that's not quite so unreasonable as the pace of hardware improvement slows, but I don't expect manufacturer's to get in line any sooner than they're forced to. Hell, I'd even settle for allowing unlocking of EOL'd devices and pushing 'em to something like Lineage when available.
Yes, Slashdot has not entirely lost the pedantic jackassery that was part of making it great back in the time before time. Someone wake me up when Natalie, statues, and hot grits come back in style though.
Off-topic here, but... can Rust do cross compiling? If so, add an output target for the new platform, cross compile, test. Less work if you can get away with it. If not, more work, yay!
... yes you do have to worry about compatibility -- of your hardware with PCI passthrough. Your CPU needs to be new enough, your motherboard and BIOS need to support the proper options, and you need to verify that you have a PCI slot in a useful form factor for a video card that can be separated to its' own PCI control group, and depending on brand of card, you need to verify the drivers aren't going to fuck you over (nVidia has done this in the past, dunno if they're doing it now)... and then once all that's verified, you get to play fun games with the virtualization environment setup.
It's been a bit since I've played with this, but no, it's not just a plug and play solution.
Depends on your applications, obviously. It fucking sucks that if you want an alternative, you have to really work at it and there's always some use case that you just can't get around. That said, win8 is probably the least worst option if you're stuck with Windows.
If your objection to win8 is the UI stupidity, you can fix a large amount of the stupid with ClassicShell and some time tweaking settings. Not all of it, but it's a good start. As a bonus, with win8 it's not that rough fixing the spyware issues, doesn't even require third-party tools. Does require hitting up services and task scheduler and some time reading, and of course you have to re-check everything after every round with windows update, but it can be managed.
If you have some other issue with win8, discuss?
Win7 is getting a bit long in the tooth and hit and miss for being able to get support on some newer hardware. It it's not dead yet, but...
Personally, it's been easier to just move over to Linux for general use. Slackware here, as it's where I started back in '93. No systemd, and not happening any time soon. Gnome got dropped a long time ago, though libraries are available as needed and last I looked there were two different third-party options for a complete gnome desktop install. Slackware has been infected by Pulse, but since Pulse is no longer Lennart's chew-toy, it's had a chance to get straightened out and by now is usually more help than hindrance. I will say fuck NetworkManager with a rusty spoon. It's not as much of a flaming pile of radioactive dogshit as it used to be, but it still finds new and interesting ways to fall down. Generally I don't install it on non-mobile systems, as it's slightly less of a pain than editing rc files when swapping AP's on wifi.
Hackintosh is a viable option if you do your research and get well-supported hardware up front. Pay less in cash, pay more in time, and really not appropriate at the office. Oy, wonderful trade-offs there.
Seriously though, if you're really stuck on Windows, spending the time to unfuck a default win8.1 install is probably a better option than just accepting 10. yes, it'll be some effort on maintenance and paranoia checking your settings (and services, and task scheduler) but weigh that against the forced random reboots and unexpected app breakage or forced uninstalls that STILL happen with 10.
The entire set of accords is nothing more than statement of intent. There is no actual obligation anywhere within it. Should any signing party wish do to something different, they can just go ahead and do it. There is nothing for enforcement, nor is there any actual penalty.
Every participating country sets their own goals and standards, there's no penalty for not meeting them, there's no actual obligation required to be met. Go insert a rusty chainsaw up your asshole and push until you can taste it, shit-for-brains.
You're not even trying to emulate a goddamned moron, hell, you're barely above emulating a Markov chain. Might wanna stop before you hurt yourself again.
A. Coward, what you have just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Yeah, the purported security benefits of heterogeneous systems don't fully apply here. Different android versions are still getting a lot of common code on top of them with google play services incorporating more components to help deal with various vendors not offering updates. Speaking of updates, how many stagefright fixes posted now, and how many vendors not keeping up anyway?
Mod me down for this? How many more incidents do we need on video where J. Random Citizen is complying and gets shot anyway before we admit there's a problem? ou gonna claim something off-camera required THAT action in every one of them? Seriously, fuck you for continuing to exist if all you're gonna do is mod me down for expressing a view you don't like. Get bent, then remove yourself.
None. The Great Cthulhu has complained about how he's no longer evil enough for the modern Republican party. While some may rightly point out that the Dems are working hard at catching up with the evil of the Repubs, they aren't there yet.
"Free-Speech Zones" ring any bells? Ya know, those nice fenced-in places for protestors to cool their heels, far enough away from any event that the general public won't be bothered by them? First used sometime 'round the 60s? Also a nice place for less "cooperative" journalists to get tossed into?
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It is good to see that the fine upstanding people at One Microsoft Way are taking a stab at properly labeling their malware now.
No, they're malware. Not consistently. Not always. Just often enough anymore. It's been literal decades since you could blindly trust a keygen or crack based on group name attached or where you downloaded it. Sadly, A/V vendors have this unfortunate tendency to mislabel the stuff that isn't really a problem, which only muddies the waters, yet still the world has changed. Update yourself and deal with it.
Corrupted firmware? What had to get re-flashed on OS install?
Yeah, that sounds rather dubious to me. It seems far more likely something went wrong with the EFI partition and someone involved in the process managed to get those concepts confused.
... maybe. Check with your provider. If not, it's worth a mention that LineageOS builds of Oreo are being produced for some older devices, though the list for Samsung is pretty darned short so far. If you just want Android 7, the supported list is MUCH longer.
Say, is it me or is it kinda odd that the accused has to prove his innocence? Last time that was due practice people got a cremation without prior demise.
Lawl. You seem a bit confused. That's criminal trial only. Civil suits the standard is only 'a preponderance of evidence.' Of course, none of that applies here, as this is all voluntary action from Kaspersky, in response to accusations. And also, of course, they still get to deal with The Court of Public Opinion, where the standard of evidence is more like 'She looks like witch! Does she weigh as much as as duck? BURN HER!'
What I get for skimming through too quickly. Oops. Still, ~4 yrs is a longer than most manufacturers support anything lately. Which sucks, is sad, condolences, etc.
Been hibernating a while? 6 and 6A have been ratified, 6e isn't a standard though.
Great! Now to get manufacturers to provide, if not push, updates on those devices. Best of luck!
Expecting updates on a mobile device made ten years ago? What the hell you smokin? Sure, nowadays that's not quite so unreasonable as the pace of hardware improvement slows, but I don't expect manufacturer's to get in line any sooner than they're forced to. Hell, I'd even settle for allowing unlocking of EOL'd devices and pushing 'em to something like Lineage when available.
Yes, Slashdot has not entirely lost the pedantic jackassery that was part of making it great back in the time before time.
Someone wake me up when Natalie, statues, and hot grits come back in style though.
Logical fallacy in play - because a past abuse was not punished should not prevent new abuses from being punished.
Off-topic here, but ... can Rust do cross compiling? If so, add an output target for the new platform, cross compile, test. Less work if you can get away with it. If not, more work, yay!
... yes you do have to worry about compatibility -- of your hardware with PCI passthrough. Your CPU needs to be new enough, your motherboard and BIOS need to support the proper options, and you need to verify that you have a PCI slot in a useful form factor for a video card that can be separated to its' own PCI control group, and depending on brand of card, you need to verify the drivers aren't going to fuck you over (nVidia has done this in the past, dunno if they're doing it now) ... and then once all that's verified, you get to play fun games with the virtualization environment setup.
It's been a bit since I've played with this, but no, it's not just a plug and play solution.
and for those fun times, refer back to the original point with doing your research on the hardware first.
Depends on your applications, obviously. It fucking sucks that if you want an alternative, you have to really work at it and there's always some use case that you just can't get around. That said, win8 is probably the least worst option if you're stuck with Windows.
If your objection to win8 is the UI stupidity, you can fix a large amount of the stupid with ClassicShell and some time tweaking settings. Not all of it, but it's a good start. As a bonus, with win8 it's not that rough fixing the spyware issues, doesn't even require third-party tools. Does require hitting up services and task scheduler and some time reading, and of course you have to re-check everything after every round with windows update, but it can be managed.
If you have some other issue with win8, discuss?
Win7 is getting a bit long in the tooth and hit and miss for being able to get support on some newer hardware. It it's not dead yet, but ...
Personally, it's been easier to just move over to Linux for general use. Slackware here, as it's where I started back in '93. No systemd, and not happening any time soon. Gnome got dropped a long time ago, though libraries are available as needed and last I looked there were two different third-party options for a complete gnome desktop install. Slackware has been infected by Pulse, but since Pulse is no longer Lennart's chew-toy, it's had a chance to get straightened out and by now is usually more help than hindrance. I will say fuck NetworkManager with a rusty spoon. It's not as much of a flaming pile of radioactive dogshit as it used to be, but it still finds new and interesting ways to fall down. Generally I don't install it on non-mobile systems, as it's slightly less of a pain than editing rc files when swapping AP's on wifi.
Hackintosh is a viable option if you do your research and get well-supported hardware up front. Pay less in cash, pay more in time, and really not appropriate at the office. Oy, wonderful trade-offs there.
Seriously though, if you're really stuck on Windows, spending the time to unfuck a default win8.1 install is probably a better option than just accepting 10. yes, it'll be some effort on maintenance and paranoia checking your settings (and services, and task scheduler) but weigh that against the forced random reboots and unexpected app breakage or forced uninstalls that STILL happen with 10.
The entire set of accords is nothing more than statement of intent. There is no actual obligation anywhere within it. Should any signing party wish do to something different, they can just go ahead and do it. There is nothing for enforcement, nor is there any actual penalty.
Remove your head from your ass.
0/10, again.
Every participating country sets their own goals and standards, there's no penalty for not meeting them, there's no actual obligation required to be met. Go insert a rusty chainsaw up your asshole and push until you can taste it, shit-for-brains.
0/10
You're not even trying to emulate a goddamned moron, hell, you're barely above emulating a Markov chain. Might wanna stop before you hurt yourself again.
You're not even trying.
A. Coward, what you have just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Yeah, the purported security benefits of heterogeneous systems don't fully apply here. Different android versions are still getting a lot of common code on top of them with google play services incorporating more components to help deal with various vendors not offering updates. Speaking of updates, how many stagefright fixes posted now, and how many vendors not keeping up anyway?
Mod me down for this?
How many more incidents do we need on video where J. Random Citizen is complying and gets shot anyway before we admit there's a problem?
ou gonna claim something off-camera required THAT action in every one of them?
Seriously, fuck you for continuing to exist if all you're gonna do is mod me down for expressing a view you don't like. Get bent, then remove yourself.
Nah, it's the Blue Lives Matter crowd that are the violent racists - they keep killing unarmed blacks who are fully cooperating with their requests.
None. The Great Cthulhu has complained about how he's no longer evil enough for the modern Republican party. While some may rightly point out that the Dems are working hard at catching up with the evil of the Repubs, they aren't there yet.
http://whatwouldjackdo.net/ima...
This again? Stein supports vaccination, but has a problem with the way business is conducted by the FDA.
http://www.snopes.com/is-green...
For the nuke comments, sadly, I have to give you that one.
https://twitter.com/DrJillStei...
Think I'm doing a write-in for my cat this term.
Oh you poor deluded soul ...
"Free-Speech Zones" ring any bells? Ya know, those nice fenced-in places for protestors to cool their heels, far enough away from any event that the general public won't be bothered by them? First used sometime 'round the 60s? Also a nice place for less "cooperative" journalists to get tossed into?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...