I'll remove the crapware myself AND have the $100 of my own money in my pocket. I'm sorry, but that's the fattest steaming load I've seen in quite some time. The consumer should be able to choose whether they want the abomination that is shovelware on their comptuer or not before they purchase it.
"They say the device is low-cost, capable of grasping a variety of objects, and can remain in a hardened state for extended periods of time using little energy."
You can't be too careful these days, and I think they should have given that 4 year old a full body cavity search. Who knows what dangers could have been lurking in her lower intestine that would have posed a flight risk.
You seem to conveniently leave out the fact that there are also numerous cultures with counting systems that extend beyond base ten. Simply because a few cultures have only developed the need to count to a maximum arbitrary number does NOT mean that numbers are non-intuitive.
"When Microsoft cuts the chord on XP in two years it will effectively leave millions of existing Windows-based computers vulnerable to continued and undeterred cyberattacks, many of which hold the potential to find their way into consumer, enterprise and even industrial systems running the latest software"
When you get to the root of the problem, I fail to see how this is different from any other flavor of windows. The general security features of windows 7/8 is a little bit better by comparison (they make you click a few more dialog boxes), but it's still vulnerable to malware, just like any other OS. While the EOL support for windows XP might seem like an issue, until I come across hardware that refuses to work on XP, thus forcing my hand in either hacking the system to support the hardware, or buying a new OS to run said hardware, I don't plan on upgrading.
However, in all fairness, XP has been around for quite some time. Eventually, just like Windows 98SE, MS is *going* to stop making patches and/or supporting the product itself. It's not really that big of an issue, tbh.
And end support for Windows Vista altogether. Let's face it, even "upgrading" from Windows XP to Vista is basically the same thing as "downgrading" to Windows 3.11 For Workgroups. Except Windows 3.11 had far fewer issues that the user had to contend with.
When legislation like this crops up again, after we, the people have already said "No" emphatically, then the legislators supporting this particular shit show need to be immediately, physically and forcibly removed from any and all offices. Period. There is no interest in national security here, this is merely an attempt to grasp at straws. Seeing this kind of crap being birthed from the loins of political prostitutes (even though they're basically the same thing) honestly makes me ashamed to admit that I live in the United States.
I'm sure that our forefathers would say the exact same thing. Anyone who genuinely believes that this trainwreck of an idea is a good thing either needs to have their head examined or is being paid by a corporation and/or consortium. Fucking goddamn, this pisses me off.
That would be way too efficient, and would make way too much sense. And we can't be having that here, especially on this side of The Second Great Cosmic divide. Such efficiency will only lead to trouble.
- Stanford Geneticist calls off engagement
- Secretly recorded "IMAX" tape released
- "Not on my watch, you don't!"
Really, though I think the headline would be a bit more eye catching since two viral infections were going on if instead it read "Type 2 Diabetes CAUGHT SAMPLING THE BUFFET".
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I'll remove the crapware myself AND have the $100 of my own money in my pocket. I'm sorry, but that's the fattest steaming load I've seen in quite some time. The consumer should be able to choose whether they want the abomination that is shovelware on their comptuer or not before they purchase it.
"They say the device is low-cost, capable of grasping a variety of objects, and can remain in a hardened state for extended periods of time using little energy."
In The Industry, they're called "fluffers".
This shouldn't come as any surprise, since Google didn't have an outage due to a "leap year glitch". Any wonder why they skipped over Office?
You can't be too careful these days, and I think they should have given that 4 year old a full body cavity search. Who knows what dangers could have been lurking in her lower intestine that would have posed a flight risk.
You seem to conveniently leave out the fact that there are also numerous cultures with counting systems that extend beyond base ten. Simply because a few cultures have only developed the need to count to a maximum arbitrary number does NOT mean that numbers are non-intuitive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numeral_systems
And once we take http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septemvigesimal into account, your carefully crafted argument pretty much breaks down.
Numbers are not an intuitive concept.
For your sake, I hope you're joking.
Dunno. I've discovered that on the internet, indisputable fact is often dismissed with the wave of a hand.
I believe Undercover Brother was technically the first.
This is proof that Flashback is nothing more than an exercise in fantasy. How dare these security companies speak ill of Steve Job's creations!
Force the subject to listen to The Best Of Hall & Oates on an 8-Track.
"When Microsoft cuts the chord on XP in two years it will effectively leave millions of existing Windows-based computers vulnerable to continued and undeterred cyberattacks, many of which hold the potential to find their way into consumer, enterprise and even industrial systems running the latest software"
When you get to the root of the problem, I fail to see how this is different from any other flavor of windows. The general security features of windows 7/8 is a little bit better by comparison (they make you click a few more dialog boxes), but it's still vulnerable to malware, just like any other OS. While the EOL support for windows XP might seem like an issue, until I come across hardware that refuses to work on XP, thus forcing my hand in either hacking the system to support the hardware, or buying a new OS to run said hardware, I don't plan on upgrading.
However, in all fairness, XP has been around for quite some time. Eventually, just like Windows 98SE, MS is *going* to stop making patches and/or supporting the product itself. It's not really that big of an issue, tbh.
IT'S MR. CREOSOTE!
Exactly. Vista is a slow-motion trainwreck. I use the phrase "slow motion" because that's how it works, even after tweaking it.
And end support for Windows Vista altogether. Let's face it, even "upgrading" from Windows XP to Vista is basically the same thing as "downgrading" to Windows 3.11 For Workgroups. Except Windows 3.11 had far fewer issues that the user had to contend with.
If I could mod you up as informative, I would.
When legislation like this crops up again, after we, the people have already said "No" emphatically, then the legislators supporting this particular shit show need to be immediately, physically and forcibly removed from any and all offices. Period. There is no interest in national security here, this is merely an attempt to grasp at straws. Seeing this kind of crap being birthed from the loins of political prostitutes (even though they're basically the same thing) honestly makes me ashamed to admit that I live in the United States.
I'm sure that our forefathers would say the exact same thing. Anyone who genuinely believes that this trainwreck of an idea is a good thing either needs to have their head examined or is being paid by a corporation and/or consortium. Fucking goddamn, this pisses me off.
Let's see them pry personal credit card information from my Sega Genesis!
FFS, someone mod this parent up.
The joke goes back a little bit further than 1991.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceship_Moon_Theory
The moon was put here by extra terrestrials for the sole purpose of spying on our corn fields.
They could potentially save a lot of ink on the printouts if they just change the title to "TSA: Effective Security Theater".
That would be way too efficient, and would make way too much sense. And we can't be having that here, especially on this side of The Second Great Cosmic divide. Such efficiency will only lead to trouble.
Soon they'll allow the controversy of science to be taught in public schools.
I would think Ridley Scott has the final say in that.
Type 2 Diabetes CAUGHT CHEATING.
- Stanford Geneticist calls off engagement
- Secretly recorded "IMAX" tape released
- "Not on my watch, you don't!"
Really, though I think the headline would be a bit more eye catching since two viral infections were going on if instead it read "Type 2 Diabetes CAUGHT SAMPLING THE BUFFET".