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  1. Re:Chrome is smarter than that. on Latest Adobe Acrobat Reader Update Silently Installs Chrome Extension (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a signature made by Google attached to the extension. Without the proper signature the ext may only be used in developer mode. Or the user is asked to accept it, or not.

  2. Re:Why the fuck is this on Slashdot?! on Amazon Now Gives Away 5,000 Bananas a Day (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    Submitted by an anonymous reader. Maybe you?

  3. So, you could have made Swift! Even PHP implemented exception handling... (took time!)

  4. Re:As it should be... on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    IN THE SUMMARY

    on this site people use TFS. You must be new here.

  5. Re:what else do they look for? on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you are failing to understand ...

    I think you are failing to understand we were in the "what else to look for " category.

  6. (and without radioactivity)

  7. In what world does 30 times the energy of Hiroshima qualify as "minor damage"?

    in the world where it explodes 30 times higher in the sky than the Hiroshima bomb.

  8. What do you think of Tim Cook as Apple CEO, and is it the (real) reason you're running away?

  9. What do you think about Microsoft and C# versus the merits of Swift?

    Is it:

    What do you think about (Microsoft) and (C#)

    or

    What do you think about (Microsoft and C#)?

  10. Oh you're not talking about this Julia http://media.lea-noticias.com/...

  11. Answer: because it's the problem with many new languages (e.g PHP). People may not know enough languages or have enough experience to make a new language that includes all other existing (good) features.

  12. Re:Summary, dudes, SUMMARY! on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    No but recently editors prefer to botch a quick summary than use something prepared by a regular user:
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story...
    https://slashdot.org/~hcs_%24r... (first one)

  13. Re:Those Bastards! They killed Kenny! on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The killed Kennedy?? At least we have the long awaited answer!

  14. Re:Why "I" shouldn't trust Geek Squad? on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    You trust strangers every time you hand someone your credit card or read the # over the phone (...)

    You trust the professionals to whom you request a specific service (and usually you pay) to perform that specific service. You don't ask them to look for interesting files, have the illegal ones reported, and some other legal files not reported but used illegally by them.

  15. Re:what else do they look for? on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Aren't these geeks busy enough? Not sure they have time to scrutinize your disk that deeply

  16. Re:Why "I" shouldn't trust Geek Squad? on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    What about the two millions dollars in gold left by the occupant a few hundred years ago?

  17. Re:As it should be... on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Kiddie porn on a computer doesn't imply guilt for the owner.

    Are you a lawyer? Considering the many people arrested for having kiddie porn on their computer, your argument doesn't seem to hold in a court of law.

  18. Re:As it should be... on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That explains the 300 Goatse images in my deleted file space.

    You surely have it well backuped!

  19. Re:No shit Sherlock on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    And how do you do that with a computer with solder-in SSD (e.g, MBAir)?

    Well, you don't buy one in the first place.

  20. Re:Similarly on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Do you have a hot wife, or do you look rich enough to have one?

    Having a Macbook sums it up!

  21. Re: Similarly on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    It's only hardware! They can do that with their tools just after the boot. No need to log in as a regular user.

  22. Re:Their "repairs" are even more criminal on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the one.

  23. Re:No shit Sherlock on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    The problem is that if the device is not fully working (to wipe the disk), most people don't know how to remove the disk and backup + wipe clean.

  24. Re:Why "I" shouldn't trust Geek Squad? on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ok so when you need some plumbing work at home, why shouldn't you trust the guy and have him visit all rooms, open all cabinets, and let him check your pending invoices to be sure you paid everything on time?

  25. Similarly on Why You Shouldn't Trust Geek Squad (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That reminds me of the Apple store: had to replace the screen of a MBAir. The "Genius" guy asked me to give my password so that he can check "eveything is ok" after the replacement.. Nothing to hide there, but I only made him a guest user / password (was a replacement at no charge). Why the heck would he need to login?!