Maybe he can release rights to create new Bloom Country strips to anyone willing to do it for free?
While I agree with your assessments of Bloom County, you've got to realize that it was Berke Breathed that made it funny. If some one else was writing them, it wouldn't be the same.
Of course, now I can't get visions of Opus/Linux jokes out of my head.;)
If you don't find this funny, you're probably using an apple...
I found it mildy amusing, and I'm currently sitting at a Mac. I don't think there's much of a correlation between your sense of humor and the reader's machine of choice tho...
An easy mark is positive reinforcement for the criminal, period.
While I agree with this statement wholeheartedly, I must contend that it doesn't make the criminal any less responsible for his or her own actions.
Also, there is an extemely large percentage of the multitudes of Windoze users who think of their computers as tools of the office place and nothing more. (i.e. They are non-powerusers, totally ungeek and have never been to slasdot.org.)
Now, with these people in mind, are you telling me that Mary, in HR, is stupid for opening an attachement from Bill, in Marketing? After all, she knows Bill. And Bill did say that she asked for this document. Well, she doesn't remember that... but who knows? Also, you think that she should just know to turn off the auto-run macros? (She, being the uncynical ungeek that she is, trusts that Microsoft hasn't left her doors unlocked.)
And, earlier you said: Too many people are becoming too relient on technology they don't understand.
Well, yes. This is true. And that's just the way it goes. I don't know much about the way my microwave works and I don't care to. When I punch the buttons, whatever I shoved inside gets hot. Then it goes 'Bing!' (Actually, my microwave makes an unpleasant buzzing sound, I wish it were more of a Bing!)
This is what the WHOIS info for TRAYA.NET looks like:
Registrant: Apple Computer, Inc. (TRAYA6-DOM) PO Box 1816 Issaquah, WA 98027 US
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Reser, Ben (BR987) breser@VECDEV.COM (785) 539-6106 Billing Contact: Reser, Ben (BR987) breser@VECDEV.COM (785) 539-6106 [snip]
This is what the WHOIS info for any (and all) of Apple's various domain names look like:
Registrant: Apple Computer, Inc. (APPLE-DOM) 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
Administrative Contact: Zimmerman, David Paul (DPZ) dpz@APPLE.COM +1 (408) 974-2436 (FAX) +1 (408) 974-3103 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Eddings, Kenneth (KE557) eddingsk@APPLE.COM 408 974-4286 (FAX) 408 974-3103 Billing Contact: Zimmerman, David Paul (DPZ) dpz@APPLE.COM +1 (408) 974-2436 (FAX) +1 (408) 974-3103 [snip]
Sometimes the contact names change (see quicktime.com) but they are always @apple.com email addresses and the postal address never changes. Somebody else took TRAYA.NET and just stuck Apple's name in the box.
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M$ has been a developer on the Mac platform for years.
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Maybe he can release rights to create new Bloom Country strips to anyone willing to do it for free?
;)
While I agree with your assessments of Bloom County, you've got to realize that it was Berke Breathed that made it funny. If some one else was writing them, it wouldn't be the same.
Of course, now I can't get visions of Opus/Linux jokes out of my head.
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If you don't find this funny, you're probably using an apple...
;)
I found it mildy amusing, and I'm currently sitting at a Mac. I don't think there's much of a correlation between your sense of humor and the reader's machine of choice tho...
I think it's in your delivery.
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An easy mark is positive reinforcement for the criminal, period.
While I agree with this statement wholeheartedly, I must contend that it doesn't make the criminal any less responsible for his or her own actions.
Also, there is an extemely large percentage of the multitudes of Windoze users who think of their computers as tools of the office place and nothing more. (i.e. They are non-powerusers, totally ungeek and have never been to slasdot.org.)
Now, with these people in mind, are you telling me that Mary, in HR, is stupid for opening an attachement from Bill, in Marketing? After all, she knows Bill. And Bill did say that she asked for this document. Well, she doesn't remember that... but who knows? Also, you think that she should just know to turn off the auto-run macros? (She, being the uncynical ungeek that she is, trusts that Microsoft hasn't left her doors unlocked.)
And, earlier you said:
Too many people are becoming too relient on technology they don't understand.
Well, yes. This is true. And that's just the way it goes. I don't know much about the way my microwave works and I don't care to. When I punch the buttons, whatever I shoved inside gets hot. Then it goes 'Bing!' (Actually, my microwave makes an unpleasant buzzing sound, I wish it were more of a Bing!)
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So now because you can't decide what software your company uses, it is now the virus writer's fault for Microsoft's bugs? Please.
Uh.... no. The buggy app is Microsoft's fault. I don't think anyone readin' SlashDot is gonna disagree with that. However...
Exploiting the bugs in a way that was detrimental to others is the virus writer's fault. End of story.
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Does anyone else find it kind of amusing that Open Source is a registered trademark at all?
I mean, I understand, it's just kinda ironic. Heh.
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Not when I rewrite history by giving David a GI Joe M16.
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I think the Lone Gunmen point is a decent argument in this rather pointless debate. X-Files is fiction, sure. But it's by Geeks for Geeks fiction.
w
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This is what the WHOIS info for TRAYA.NET looks like:
Registrant:
Apple Computer, Inc. (TRAYA6-DOM)
PO Box 1816
Issaquah, WA 98027
US
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Reser, Ben (BR987) breser@VECDEV.COM
(785) 539-6106
Billing Contact:
Reser, Ben (BR987) breser@VECDEV.COM
(785) 539-6106
[snip]
This is what the WHOIS info for any (and all) of Apple's various domain names look like:
Registrant:
Apple Computer, Inc. (APPLE-DOM)
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
Administrative Contact:
Zimmerman, David Paul (DPZ) dpz@APPLE.COM
+1 (408) 974-2436 (FAX) +1 (408) 974-3103
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Eddings, Kenneth (KE557) eddingsk@APPLE.COM
408 974-4286 (FAX) 408 974-3103
Billing Contact:
Zimmerman, David Paul (DPZ) dpz@APPLE.COM
+1 (408) 974-2436 (FAX) +1 (408) 974-3103
[snip]
Sometimes the contact names change (see quicktime.com) but they are always @apple.com email addresses and the postal address never changes. Somebody else took TRAYA.NET and just stuck Apple's name in the box.
-Chris
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