"His refusal to wear a condom despite his sexual partners begging that he do precisely that, as he sleeps with multiple strangers in a short period of time" Wow. Was there a court decision on this that we're not aware of? Otherwise it's not him who's a douche if you get my drift.
Yeah. The point being thousands of Americans killed in Vietnam. I guess just a couple hundred or so just doesn't constitute 'a point'. Everything else is pretty much the same.
"When I got home there were large files all over the drive.. I can only assume they did that to overwrite anything hidden on the drive, which there wasn't. " I might be naive, but I think it can be considered grounds for a lawsuit. Nobody can take something that doesn't belong to them and modify it unless they have an owner's approval or a court decision. They might have destroyed his data. That's a civil tort.
There's also the infatuation people have with wealth and power. Microsoft infuses everything with vast hype and very expensive, flashy, and overwhelming marketing, and most people are hopelessly dazzled by it.
In my experience I found that only HitmanPro is capable of detecting and removing TDSS/Alureon on all occasions. It's not free (a free 30-day license is available though).
QED. Even Saddam got a proper trial. As for 'at least', I wasn't referring to the country of Romania. I was referring to the people who did it instead of some 'scary KGB'.
"...Cellphone-only voters tend to be younger, more urban, and less white — all Democratic demographics..."...I'm older, suburban and white. I must be a Republican...
For Christ's sake, stop using KGB as a scapegoat and bringing them up whenever you have to take responsibility for something you've done. It was the Romanians who killed Ceausescu and his wife without any trial.
"My pay is less than the guy who goes around wiping viruses off people's computers."
I'd say that guy's pay would be between 30 and 40 thousand which is pretty much the bottom of the IT. I can't quite understand how you can make less than this in your position.
First, it was a joke. Second, getting solid evidence would be contacting him and 'posing as a representative of 'country X.', you know, getting him to actually do something incriminating and so on. So I really hope you don't work for any of the government agencies.
Uh, maybe not, but really, who's going to drop a computer, especially a desktop one?
Can't you think of any other way something can go wrong hardware-wise on a PC?:)
"The text is clear and legible."
I don't understand this one. The text on my computer is clear and legible. There's plenty of different fonts, and I've never seen a computer with illegible text.
Most probably he meant that reading books was still better for the eyesight than reading off the computer screen (even the latest Kindle isn't there yet).
"They don't have a reflective screen."
I hardly notice that, so it isn't much of a problem for me.
The key word here is 'me'.
"You don't have to switch them off and on..."
Not really much of a problem. Once it's on, it's on for a while, and it doesn't usually take long to startup.
But it still requires electric power, doesn't it?
They also waste more paper and are usually more expensive.
True.
There's advantages and disadvantages to both, and there's really no need to call ebooks abominations.
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"His refusal to wear a condom despite his sexual partners begging that he do precisely that, as he sleeps with multiple strangers in a short period of time"
Wow. Was there a court decision on this that we're not aware of? Otherwise it's not him who's a douche if you get my drift.
Yeah. The point being thousands of Americans killed in Vietnam. I guess just a couple hundred or so just doesn't constitute 'a point'. Everything else is pretty much the same.
I believe anybody could be called an enemy combatant when Bush was president. Not that a lot changed with the new one...
So if Saddam killed a million Iraqis it somehow makes it OK for the US to kill (or cause the death) a thousand? What kind of fucked up logic is that?
"When I got home there were large files all over the drive.. I can only assume they did that to overwrite anything hidden on the drive, which there wasn't. "
I might be naive, but I think it can be considered grounds for a lawsuit. Nobody can take something that doesn't belong to them and modify it unless they have an owner's approval or a court decision. They might have destroyed his data. That's a civil tort.
If the customs guards suspect you have a hidden partition, they can just wipe the empty areas of the disk.
I don't think it's legal for them to modify the media in any way.
Next time, take a broken hard drive with you. That will give them a challenge. :-)
Are you sure they won't just fix it and find some porn on it? :)
There's also the infatuation people have with wealth and power. Microsoft infuses everything with vast hype and very expensive, flashy, and overwhelming marketing, and most people are hopelessly dazzled by it.
Microsoft? No, really... Microsoft?! ;)
In my experience I found that only HitmanPro is capable of detecting and removing TDSS/Alureon on all occasions. It's not free (a free 30-day license is available though).
QED. Even Saddam got a proper trial.
As for 'at least', I wasn't referring to the country of Romania. I was referring to the people who did it instead of some 'scary KGB'.
"...Cellphone-only voters tend to be younger, more urban, and less white — all Democratic demographics..." ...I'm older, suburban and white. I must be a Republican...
To be killed without a fair trial? How civilized and democratic of you.
For Christ's sake, stop using KGB as a scapegoat and bringing them up whenever you have to take responsibility for something you've done. It was the Romanians who killed Ceausescu and his wife without any trial.
Like what?
Bzzzz yourself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age Also, the first time Constantinople was sacked by Christians. Your ignorance is stunning.
"if you listen to Jon Stewart it was all Bushes fault"
You may want to listen to him better, because I personally never heard him say that.
the thief is a student or a fellow teacher :)
"My pay is less than the guy who goes around wiping viruses off people's computers."
I'd say that guy's pay would be between 30 and 40 thousand which is pretty much the bottom of the IT. I can't quite understand how you can make less than this in your position.
Do you speak with the non-rhotic accent by any chance?
First, it was a joke.
Second, getting solid evidence would be contacting him and 'posing as a representative of 'country X.', you know, getting him to actually do something incriminating and so on.
So I really hope you don't work for any of the government agencies.
Now mod away.
"...a little over a year later..."
What were they doing all this time? Searching for an agent who could speak with the 'country X' accent?
On another note: did anyone see Burn Before Reading? :)
...but they seem to make GOOD money. Always dressed in the most expensive brands with the latest gadgets and 60k+ cars.
Unlike the local criminals who always stock up at Goodwill and buy cars at junkyards, right? :)
No wonder not a lot of /.ters commented on this. Your rant is so stupid it's ridiculous.
You seriously need to read up on history.
Next time read it up yourself before saying smth like that - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_partisans
"Books don't smash and break if you drop them."
Uh, maybe not, but really, who's going to drop a computer, especially a desktop one?
Can't you think of any other way something can go wrong hardware-wise on a PC? :)
"The text is clear and legible."
I don't understand this one. The text on my computer is clear and legible. There's plenty of different fonts, and I've never seen a computer with illegible text.
Most probably he meant that reading books was still better for the eyesight than reading off the computer screen (even the latest Kindle isn't there yet).
"They don't have a reflective screen."
I hardly notice that, so it isn't much of a problem for me.
The key word here is 'me'.
"You don't have to switch them off and on..."
Not really much of a problem. Once it's on, it's on for a while, and it doesn't usually take long to startup.
But it still requires electric power, doesn't it?
They also waste more paper and are usually more expensive.
True.
There's advantages and disadvantages to both, and there's really no need to call ebooks abominations.
True. But books still have more advantages :)