Sure, except that most home Windows users don't use their computer strictly for work related things. They write the occasional document in Word and keep track of certain things using Excel, but they don't at ALL do the same things that Linux is best at.
Another thing is that a lot of people do get different devices over the lifetime of a computer and since manufacturers have no real incentive to write Linux drivers for their hardware, well, you're at the mercy of the community that may or may not have one available for you at the time of purchase. Most devices work out of the box, sure, (and a surprising amount with a lot of issues that require extensive work to get working properly) but not all.
They could use Linux and potentially spend a lot of time and heartache setting it up. I guess some people would consider that the 'fun' part of having a Linux box. Most people, however, just want a computer that works and runs the software they care about, so switching to a Linux distribution for most of them is just trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Remember, not everyone feels like they need to play a statement. Sometimes people just want an OS that runs they games they play and the office software they're familiar with.
Wine's not bad, but it's just not there yet and, again, is just an additional complication whose only ultimate benefit is being able to say 'I don't use Windows.'
Man, reading this reminds me of those audiophile douchebags that insist that records sound 'warmer' and go into all of these nonsensical explanations about sound texture and other dumb shit when in reality, it's mostly all in their head and they're talking out of their ass.
The only thing that's certain is that shooting on film has a distinctive look and shooting digitally has a distinctive look. They definitely do LOOK different, but I think they have different purposes for different types of presentations. I don't think film is going anywhere and digital most certainly is not going anywhere.
Once again, as I said, the security model doesn't matter for an end-user if the end-user is not educated about threats. It doesn't matter what the security model is, whether it's software API or physical security measures: uneducated users WILL fuck it up. Education is more valuable than ANY software-based countermeasure.
Honestly, even if it is just satire, there is some truth there (as all good satire has.) Windows, for the vast majority of people that use it, does what they want it to do. It has a familiar interface, it runs the programs they're familiar with and they generally never have problems with it.
The problem with most Windows installations is not Windows itself - it's the user. The user is not educated against most of the common threats on the internet and thus are very prone to make a mess of things. It's easy to bash on Microsoft for creating an unsecure OS, but the same people bashing MS for having lax security are the same ones that generally bash it for 'dumbing down' the OS and protecting the user from itself. I mean, which do you want? You can't really have both just by the nature of how most malware works.
Now, a lot of vulnerabilities ARE due to faults in the software, especially IE, and that can definitely be put on Microsoft. They've been getting better at fixing them, but in the mean time, you can still educate the user about alternative web browsers like Firefox, Chrome or Opera. In fact, people have - thus the change in market share.
If your solution is 'dump Windows, install a Linux distro,' though, you are, quite frankly, an idiot. What makes you think the user experience is going to be any better on Linux than it is on Windows? The fundamental problem (the user) has not changed. Yes, you're putting them on an OS that's less likely to be attacked by certain drive-by attacks that happen on certain hours of the day on the winter solstice, but you're still giving it to an uneducated user who is now MORE likely to screw things up. As a general rule, Linux distributions don't exactly protect the user from himself nor are they the best at getting things to 'just work' if you're using something other than what's included in the distro. Oh, and games? Yeah. Wine's great and all, but... yeah.
Want more secure computers? Educate the users about security and threats in the wild. It's an operating system agnostic concept.
Yeah, I read about that. I don't have access to a R2 environment so I haven't actually utilized it, but it's definitely a good step forward, if a bit... useless at the moment.
Not even under the table, but I was thinking more about the scrutiny on Facebook as an organization itself and what exactly Zuckerberg is doing with all of the information his company harvests.
The majority of Slashdot posters live in the US. This is concerning US law. Considering how much US law is changing (or trying to change) to make certain things very difficult for nerds, this matters. A lot. This also matters if you live outside of the US since, unless you weren't aware, the US can do whatever the fuck they want where ever the fuck they want because they can.
You realize this isn't an automated system, right? There's a person manning it. They're not going to be training the thing on someone who is clearly trapped. Another thing is that this device fires in bursts and is designed to automatically shut off the instant enough power has been sent out.
Also, you're not going to get burns all over your body. This isn't a full body burst - it's a very precise, very small location on your body that essentially boils the water and oils in your skin for a very brief moment to cause a sharp bit of pain. You may 'feel' it over a larger area because of nervous reaction, but the actual 'damage' is localized to a single point. If this thing actually burns you it's because you already have some sort of skin condition or it's malfunctioned. I don't even think the person manning it has the ability to stop the thing from shutting off without dismantling it fully.
You guys need to realize what this system is used for. It isn't to deter entire crowds - it's to deter and interrupt single people trying to rile up the crowd into violence.
Wrong. This is used to deter people from starting violent riots in the middle of peaceful protests by targeting specific people who are visibly and audibly inciting the crowd to start breaking things. There aren't enough of these for every police department to have them either, so they aren't really abused as much as you probably hope they are.
I don't like cops any more than most people, but come on.
Considering that I use both MSOffice and LibreOffice (LO is better for some things, MSO is better for others,) I think it's safe to say I'm not a Microsoft shill nor am I put off by the FUD, but that seems to be a popular thing to call people that just state facts!
Also, Word 2010 opens and formats my Word 97-format files just fine (resume and a few other things that use basic formatting,) so your experiences don't match mine.
And when I said "it's industry standard for a reason" I meant its ubiquity compared to ODF. I didn't feel like getting into a debate about Microsoft's shadier business practices because my post wasn't about that and it definitely wasn't the point.
Also, being certified in something doesn't automatically absolve you from being a troll. It just means you know well enough that most businesses are MIcrosoft centric and it makes you more bankable. Nothing wrong with that.
It's alright, though. The anti-MSFT droids already had their way with my post and yours is already +5 Informative so nothing I say matters./My Karma is still positive, though. Jokes on you guys.
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No, he's talking either about drug dealing or trying to break into rap. Both have been called 'The Game' more than twice.
Sure, except that most home Windows users don't use their computer strictly for work related things. They write the occasional document in Word and keep track of certain things using Excel, but they don't at ALL do the same things that Linux is best at.
Another thing is that a lot of people do get different devices over the lifetime of a computer and since manufacturers have no real incentive to write Linux drivers for their hardware, well, you're at the mercy of the community that may or may not have one available for you at the time of purchase. Most devices work out of the box, sure, (and a surprising amount with a lot of issues that require extensive work to get working properly) but not all.
They could use Linux and potentially spend a lot of time and heartache setting it up. I guess some people would consider that the 'fun' part of having a Linux box. Most people, however, just want a computer that works and runs the software they care about, so switching to a Linux distribution for most of them is just trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Remember, not everyone feels like they need to play a statement. Sometimes people just want an OS that runs they games they play and the office software they're familiar with.
Wine's not bad, but it's just not there yet and, again, is just an additional complication whose only ultimate benefit is being able to say 'I don't use Windows.'
Man, reading this reminds me of those audiophile douchebags that insist that records sound 'warmer' and go into all of these nonsensical explanations about sound texture and other dumb shit when in reality, it's mostly all in their head and they're talking out of their ass.
The only thing that's certain is that shooting on film has a distinctive look and shooting digitally has a distinctive look. They definitely do LOOK different, but I think they have different purposes for different types of presentations. I don't think film is going anywhere and digital most certainly is not going anywhere.
Once again, as I said, the security model doesn't matter for an end-user if the end-user is not educated about threats. It doesn't matter what the security model is, whether it's software API or physical security measures: uneducated users WILL fuck it up. Education is more valuable than ANY software-based countermeasure.
Honestly, even if it is just satire, there is some truth there (as all good satire has.) Windows, for the vast majority of people that use it, does what they want it to do. It has a familiar interface, it runs the programs they're familiar with and they generally never have problems with it.
The problem with most Windows installations is not Windows itself - it's the user. The user is not educated against most of the common threats on the internet and thus are very prone to make a mess of things. It's easy to bash on Microsoft for creating an unsecure OS, but the same people bashing MS for having lax security are the same ones that generally bash it for 'dumbing down' the OS and protecting the user from itself. I mean, which do you want? You can't really have both just by the nature of how most malware works.
Now, a lot of vulnerabilities ARE due to faults in the software, especially IE, and that can definitely be put on Microsoft. They've been getting better at fixing them, but in the mean time, you can still educate the user about alternative web browsers like Firefox, Chrome or Opera. In fact, people have - thus the change in market share.
If your solution is 'dump Windows, install a Linux distro,' though, you are, quite frankly, an idiot. What makes you think the user experience is going to be any better on Linux than it is on Windows? The fundamental problem (the user) has not changed. Yes, you're putting them on an OS that's less likely to be attacked by certain drive-by attacks that happen on certain hours of the day on the winter solstice, but you're still giving it to an uneducated user who is now MORE likely to screw things up. As a general rule, Linux distributions don't exactly protect the user from himself nor are they the best at getting things to 'just work' if you're using something other than what's included in the distro. Oh, and games? Yeah. Wine's great and all, but... yeah.
Want more secure computers? Educate the users about security and threats in the wild. It's an operating system agnostic concept.
Yeah, I read about that. I don't have access to a R2 environment so I haven't actually utilized it, but it's definitely a good step forward, if a bit... useless at the moment.
Uh, what? Work-from-home/road problems with AD have -LONG- been solved with VPNs. They marry very well with AD and have for a while.
Not even under the table, but I was thinking more about the scrutiny on Facebook as an organization itself and what exactly Zuckerberg is doing with all of the information his company harvests.
Facebook supporting CISPA seems like a conflict of interest here.
You know how I know you've never worked as a help desk monkey?
TV Tropes is rotting your brain!
You realize you're the scum of the earth, right? =(
The "Waist high walls" thing under the features list is what tipped me off.
The majority of Slashdot posters live in the US. This is concerning US law. Considering how much US law is changing (or trying to change) to make certain things very difficult for nerds, this matters. A lot. This also matters if you live outside of the US since, unless you weren't aware, the US can do whatever the fuck they want where ever the fuck they want because they can.
You realize this isn't an automated system, right? There's a person manning it. They're not going to be training the thing on someone who is clearly trapped. Another thing is that this device fires in bursts and is designed to automatically shut off the instant enough power has been sent out.
Also, you're not going to get burns all over your body. This isn't a full body burst - it's a very precise, very small location on your body that essentially boils the water and oils in your skin for a very brief moment to cause a sharp bit of pain. You may 'feel' it over a larger area because of nervous reaction, but the actual 'damage' is localized to a single point. If this thing actually burns you it's because you already have some sort of skin condition or it's malfunctioned. I don't even think the person manning it has the ability to stop the thing from shutting off without dismantling it fully.
You guys need to realize what this system is used for. It isn't to deter entire crowds - it's to deter and interrupt single people trying to rile up the crowd into violence.
Wrong. This is used to deter people from starting violent riots in the middle of peaceful protests by targeting specific people who are visibly and audibly inciting the crowd to start breaking things. There aren't enough of these for every police department to have them either, so they aren't really abused as much as you probably hope they are.
I don't like cops any more than most people, but come on.
What does it mean!?
I don't think you really know what warez is. Modified phone/tablet ROMs aren't considered warez.
So fairly easy to cross, then?
Dude with arms. Shiva's a dude to the Hindus. Unrelated to the stripper ice queen in Final Fantasy.
I imagine the parent to be a man in clown paint.
I can. It is a commercial product, but still...
The fact this post hasn't been modded up is proof satire is lost on Slashdot.
Bedlam, Space Bunnies Must Die, Dark Reign...
Considering that I use both MSOffice and LibreOffice (LO is better for some things, MSO is better for others,) I think it's safe to say I'm not a Microsoft shill nor am I put off by the FUD, but that seems to be a popular thing to call people that just state facts!
Also, Word 2010 opens and formats my Word 97-format files just fine (resume and a few other things that use basic formatting,) so your experiences don't match mine.
And when I said "it's industry standard for a reason" I meant its ubiquity compared to ODF. I didn't feel like getting into a debate about Microsoft's shadier business practices because my post wasn't about that and it definitely wasn't the point.
Also, being certified in something doesn't automatically absolve you from being a troll. It just means you know well enough that most businesses are MIcrosoft centric and it makes you more bankable. Nothing wrong with that.
It's alright, though. The anti-MSFT droids already had their way with my post and yours is already +5 Informative so nothing I say matters. /My Karma is still positive, though. Jokes on you guys.