That's more or less what I thought, too. The poster seemed to suggest that MS was bound to hold off on patches and lump them together in monthlies because of some inherent problem with the patch system; the implication was that companies like Apple has no such need. Maybe I'm reading too much into that, and the simple truth is that Apple doesn't need to release patches all that often (due to good design, secure products or whatever), so accumulating them monthly is a non-issue.
So why does Apple have no problem doing this correctly?
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Heh. Well, they didn't do much for my fucking bullshit (not to mention my bullshit fucking), that's for sure.
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or is it supposed to be read as "Spam Kings - The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and Fucking Bullshit Enlargements"?
I agree. But over the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that the site management and "editors" are idiots and just don't give a fuck about what their readers think. Running a quality web log is just not a priority. So none of our complaining is going to change it. The only thing to which they might take notice is if everybody leaves, and/. stops getting any hits. Of course, that will never happen.
Sure, I fully agree with you. But I wasn't talking about the security benefit of the vestibule, but of the non-discriminating magnetic card lock on its entrance (which, by its nature, does not provide much restriction on entry).
Interesting... but what crime would you commit that wouldn't involve also using the card in the ATM? Vandalism or mugging I suppose, but then, you'd be stupid to use the card to unlock the door.
I think I've tried these with e.g. my Ontario health card, driver's licence and various other cards, but not recently. Next time I need cash I'll try.:)
This makes me think of the after-hours door-entry things at bank ATMs, where you have to insert a card in order to unlock the door to the vestibule where the ATM is. Invariably, any such door I've tried will respond to any magnetic card at all.
What is the point of these? Obviously not security. I suppose it must be to keep homeless people out, since they are least likely to carry any kind of magnetic card.
Am actually a fan of the TITSAC so don't burn me too badly
Tit sack? What is "TITSAC"? I googled for it, and half the results were stock reports, half were porn and one or two were blogs, including one with this choice classic: "Fuckin asshole was probably drunk and wondering which cousin he was going to get on this weekend. What a titsac."
What might get some attention is if each of us sends an e-mail to the offending "editor" (or better, each of the primaries, including taco, michael, cowboyneal, etc) every time this dupe tedium happens. A deluge of messages from a spectrum of readers might be a little harder to dumbly ignore. What say, everybody?
Interesting; it looks like there is still no resolution of the clicker volume spontaneously resetting to default bug that has plagued the 20GB Click Wheel iPod since I bought mine last summer. Bummer.
No kidding. Maybe I'll start posting release announcements by IM and you can accuse me of rimming... or hell, perhaps I'll just distribute some swag, and go swimming.
These cutesy patronizing names for legislation would embarrass me if I were American.
I appreciate your expanding the acronym, though. Wherever I can, I will refer to the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. People may look at me funny and ask what the hell I'm making up, but the joke will be on them.
Do you phonetically pronounce it the "Apple slash slash slash" or the "Apple three"? Am I the only one who can't stand this \/\/4cky \/\/4y 0f \/\/r1T1ng? Can't you just type "Apple III"? Yeesh.
Something else I hate about this whole thing is the perpetuating of "binary" to mean "non-plaintext". I mean Christ, are we to infer that plaintext data is represented in ternary while everything else can only be expressed in binary? Yep, no hexadecimal for non-text, no sirree...
I agree fully about the revealing last paragraph, but for quite a different reason: the misspelling of "discrete" is hilarious.
most people buy discreet components that do particular things
In this case, it is particularly funny because a component which crashes out with a bright blue screen and an obtuse message is certainly not being discreet; it's being very loud and intrusive. No kidding that people want "discreet" components that just work (like Apple gear for example).
I guess the writer meant "discrete", but both meanings work here even if the reason for the error is unclear.
Actually, had I been paying better attention, I would have written "his" or "her" (not "his or her", which is obtuse, especially in lengthy or repeated passages).
Well, yes. And I suppose that in many contexts, lack of proofreading is just as egregious as a plethora of ignorant errors in the original text. But the latter bothers me more.
Do you think this is an unfair or irrelevant distinction then?
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That's more or less what I thought, too. The poster seemed to suggest that MS was bound to hold off on patches and lump them together in monthlies because of some inherent problem with the patch system; the implication was that companies like Apple has no such need. Maybe I'm reading too much into that, and the simple truth is that Apple doesn't need to release patches all that often (due to good design, secure products or whatever), so accumulating them monthly is a non-issue.
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So why does Apple have no problem doing this correctly?
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Heh. Well, they didn't do much for my fucking bullshit (not to mention my bullshit fucking), that's for sure.
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or is it supposed to be read as "Spam Kings - The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and Fucking Bullshit Enlargements"?
Weird title nonetheless.
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I agree. But over the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that the site management and "editors" are idiots and just don't give a fuck about what their readers think. Running a quality web log is just not a priority. So none of our complaining is going to change it. The only thing to which they might take notice is if everybody leaves, and /. stops getting any hits. Of course, that will never happen.
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Sure, I fully agree with you. But I wasn't talking about the security benefit of the vestibule, but of the non-discriminating magnetic card lock on its entrance (which, by its nature, does not provide much restriction on entry).
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Interesting... but what crime would you commit that wouldn't involve also using the card in the ATM? Vandalism or mugging I suppose, but then, you'd be stupid to use the card to unlock the door.
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I think I've tried these with e.g. my Ontario health card, driver's licence and various other cards, but not recently. Next time I need cash I'll try.
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This makes me think of the after-hours door-entry things at bank ATMs, where you have to insert a card in order to unlock the door to the vestibule where the ATM is. Invariably, any such door I've tried will respond to any magnetic card at all.
What is the point of these? Obviously not security. I suppose it must be to keep homeless people out, since they are least likely to carry any kind of magnetic card.
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Am actually a fan of the TITSAC so don't burn me too badly
Tit sack? What is "TITSAC"? I googled for it, and half the results were stock reports, half were porn and one or two were blogs, including one with this choice classic: "Fuckin asshole was probably drunk and wondering which cousin he was going to get on this weekend. What a titsac."
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What might get some attention is if each of us sends an e-mail to the offending "editor" (or better, each of the primaries, including taco, michael, cowboyneal, etc) every time this dupe tedium happens. A deluge of messages from a spectrum of readers might be a little harder to dumbly ignore. What say, everybody?
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Interesting; it looks like there is still no resolution of the clicker volume spontaneously resetting to default bug that has plagued the 20GB Click Wheel iPod since I bought mine last summer. Bummer.
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No kidding. Maybe I'll start posting release announcements by IM and you can accuse me of rimming... or hell, perhaps I'll just distribute some swag, and go swimming.
Assholes who invent stupid words. Yeesh. (Yeah, like the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act.)
the possibility is enticing
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Talking about whether this may or may not be ice, it certainly is.
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These cutesy patronizing names for legislation would embarrass me if I were American.
I appreciate your expanding the acronym, though. Wherever I can, I will refer to the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. People may look at me funny and ask what the hell I'm making up, but the joke will be on them.
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Who is Run, and why does he think it's his Linux?
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Not true at all... works great for Canada.
For example, my company is the second result here (at least as I type this).
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Do you phonetically pronounce it the "Apple slash slash slash" or the "Apple three"? Am I the only one who can't stand this \/\/4cky \/\/4y 0f \/\/r1T1ng? Can't you just type "Apple III"? Yeesh.
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but what's more astonishing, Roland Piquepaille didn't submit this one! Remarkable.
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Something else I hate about this whole thing is the perpetuating of "binary" to mean "non-plaintext". I mean Christ, are we to infer that plaintext data is represented in ternary while everything else can only be expressed in binary? Yep, no hexadecimal for non-text, no sirree...
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Um, you want to plug a Mac into a 320x200 NTSC display? So that it looks like utter shit and is so low res that you can't do anything useful?
Apple will *never* design a desktop Mac for that type of use. Though some other kind of media device, *maybe*.
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That, my friends, is some fine fucking literature.
I missed the fucking part, unless you're talking about the masturbation, but that's a bit of a stretch.
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I agree fully about the revealing last paragraph, but for quite a different reason: the misspelling of "discrete" is hilarious.
most people buy discreet components that do particular things
In this case, it is particularly funny because a component which crashes out with a bright blue screen and an obtuse message is certainly not being discreet; it's being very loud and intrusive. No kidding that people want "discreet" components that just work (like Apple gear for example).
I guess the writer meant "discrete", but both meanings work here even if the reason for the error is unclear.
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Touché!
Actually, had I been paying better attention, I would have written "his" or "her" (not "his or her", which is obtuse, especially in lengthy or repeated passages).
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Fair enough, I can agree with you on all that. Context does play an important role.
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Well, yes. And I suppose that in many contexts, lack of proofreading is just as egregious as a plethora of ignorant errors in the original text. But the latter bothers me more.
Do you think this is an unfair or irrelevant distinction then?
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