" then denied that the Test Update was issued by MS itself"
Holy shit you are fucking stupid. I didn't say M$ claimed it wasn't from them. I said M$ admitted it wasn't a legitimate update. It was an erroneous test update. You clearly don't know what the word legitimate means either. Holy fucking fuck. Your stupidity astounds.
Oh no, you used the M$, you won the argument, oh shoot, you insulted me, i can't argue with such a strong mind, hahaha, good luck next time dude.
" i don't care about which games he had installed, i'm talking about system critical components that could have rendered his laptop useless"
"I don't have the information I need for a reinstall."
Are we talking about a pirated copy of Windows here?.
Kid. There is an old wise saying: "Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
"Need i remark that this dude claims that his PC was "compromised" by a Windows update that turned out to be legitimate "
That's a strange claim, since even Microsoft isn't claiming it was legitimate.
Haha, you keep getting better, you keep posting everything but evidence to backup your claims. Then you call me kid, in a very very very poor attemp to attack me to "win" the argument since you don't have proof to backup your clams and then denied that the Test Update was issued by MS itself.
Well, i'm done here, but you can keep making yourself look stupid all you want.
As a software developer, hardware engineer and system administrator with more than 20 years of Linux and Windows OS experience I can tell you that the only difference between a laptop and a desktop is the current draw of the hardware and the size and cost of the system. Since your claim is that I am wrong, please do elaborate and expose me as the charlatan you no doubt will claim I am!
Hahaha, you can't be for real, so, between a desktop that one can put together choosing each part there's no difference to notebook which are sold as is with no chance (other than disk and memory) to be modified, you're telling me that, in the whole world, within the millions of people that recieved the update, there wasn't a single laptop like the one this tinfoil hat idiot had?, i don't care about which games he had installed, i'm talking about system critical components that could have rendered his laptop useless, there wasn't a single one?. Need i remark that the update didn't installed in a single PC?, Need i remark that there wasn't another person claiming that his PC was useless after it (or even having minor problems)?, Need i point out that this paraniod douchebag could be infected previously?.
"My laptop was screwed after the update," the user, ByGodZombie, reported in a comment to this post. "Windows explorer crashes VERY frequently now and most of my programs stopped working even in admin mode. System restore didn't work and I don't have the information I need for a reinstall. Basically whatever it was killed my system and compromised my gear so I wouldn't want to look up anything sensitive to personal data on your machine."
Need i remark that this dude claims that his PC was "compromised" by a Windows update that turned out to be legitimate and not a malware as those who jumped into conclusions to early claimed?.
And last but not least: Can you point to a single, well documented problem generated by this update from a respectable source?. NO?, what a surprise, i did not see this coming.
P.S.: From the internet-random-dude-making-accusations-without-giving-any-evidence.
I don't have the information I need for a reinstall.
Are we talking about a pirated copy of Windows here?.
There's dozens of versions of Windows 10, counting different languages. There's all sorts of applications, and an OS bug could affect only a few of them. It's easy to have a unique software configuration.
There's also hardware configurations. Many people buy low-end laptops, for example, and those tend to be assembled from the cheapest components on the last boat from Taiwan or somewhere that pass the tests. There are millions of laptop hardware configurations out there.
"Forgot to mention, this dude claims his LAPTOP died because of the update, good luck finding an unique laptop configuration between millions of people."
Holy shit. You really are clueless, aren't you? Please, prey tell, what makes a laptop fundamentally different from a desktop? For bonus points, prove that you found all the people on the planet that had problems, or claim to have had problems, online. For extra bonus points, prove that most people who had their systems hosed have a second system with which to post to forums from, and bother to post about it in a forum.
No, not really, you on the other hand, want to prove something without really giving any evidence just because you don't like MS. What makes Laptops different from Desktops?, really, can't you just figure it out yourself, it's pretty obvious.
Again. Please, find evidence, then come back to me, i really don't have time to argue with random fanboys on the internet.
"1) How many people actually claims that the update break their PC... ->1.
2) How many people has been exposed to the update... -> Probably millions since it was global."
You seem to mistakenly think that all PCs have the same software including versions on them. It is entirely plausible that the people who claim to have had their PCs broken had their PCs broken. Your belief that you have proof, even inferred proof, to the contary, is absurd.
What's absurd is to think that that person had an unique configuration among millions of people. Let's do the following, why don't you gather some evidence other than this idiot claiming his PC died because of a test update?, i don't argue with people with prejudices.
Forgot to mention, this dude claims his LAPTOP died because of the update, good luck finding an unique laptop configuration between millions of people.
"1) How many people actually claims that the update break their PC... ->1.
2) How many people has been exposed to the update... -> Probably millions since it was global."
You seem to mistakenly think that all PCs have the same software including versions on them. It is entirely plausible that the people who claim to have had their PCs broken had their PCs broken. Your belief that you have proof, even inferred proof, to the contary, is absurd.
What's absurd is to think that that person had an unique configuration among millions of people. Let's do the following, why don't you gather some evidence other than this idiot claiming his PC died because of a test update?, i don't argue with people with prejudices.
"I've been reading the support forum links where people claim that their PC where nuked with this update, nothing worked, everything failed, no System Restore, bla bla bla. I'm amazed how far the MS hate goes, even making up stories."
You make a great point. It was a test update. There is no possibility at all that it would cause any problems. Wait... why was it a test rather than a release update again?
I don't know, do you?, but lets give it some thought, shall we?, ok:
1) How many people actually claims that the update break their PC... -> 1.
2) How many people has been exposed to the update... -> Probably millions since it was global.
I think that if this update could cause problems to PCs, we would have heard more people complaining other than that tinfoil hat idiot that makes accusations based on its ignorance and prejudice.
We all know MS is not an angel, but i can't understand why people go as far as to making up stupid stories to harm MS, i mean, they harm themselves, they don't need our help to look stupid.
A test or not, but why are there.gov hyperlinks in the MS update pages???? is this for real that MS is directing us to U.S. government websites?
Most likely is to make sure that those don't exists, since they are pretty restricted access TLDs, anyone can get a.com, or a.org, pretty much nobody can get a.gov
I've been reading the support forum links where people claim that their PC where nuked with this update, nothing worked, everything failed, no System Restore, bla bla bla. I'm amazed how far the MS hate goes, even making up stories.
But is that happening? Everyone is only considering the negatives of taking a selfie. If I succeed in taking a selfie with bulls running behind me and post the picture on Facebook, that will impress girls and the selfie will have increased my chances of reproducing. So overall, in expected value, natural selection might favor selfie-takers.
Yes, but that would encourage others to do the same or even more dangerous things, and most likely they won't be the exception as you were;)
Natural selection only works if the selfie-takers haven't reproduced yet. So bad traits that don't hinder reproduction can propagate. The deterioration that comes with old age is bad but since it happens way past child bearing age, there's no evolutionary benefit to remain healthy when you reach 100.
Narcissism itself may have an evolutionary advantage if this has the side effect of maintaining the narcissist's attractiveness to the opposite sex (sexual selection).
Not really, as long as they don't reproduce anymore, that's a good thing.
If i have a contract, i can't cancel it before the contract allows me to without a penalty, so, why do you lock my phone?, i'd still be under the obligation of paying for the service?. Phone network locking shouldn't be a thing, it's beyond stupid.
Not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but did Doubleclick recently write any big checks recently?
Hahaha, it seems pretty ridiculous that somebody that is writting an ad blocker app doesn't know who it works, isn't it?, it's like, oh noes, my app is blocking all ads... well yeah, you wrote it dummy.
Sure, but if fabricating science to sell a product for an application not approved or supported by the science really needs to be the kind of thing which leads to very significant legal action and penalties.
Essentially they fabricated a study to support a use of a drug, and the conclusions in that study were not founded.. because it wasn't a real study.
Sorry, but that's pretty much a criminal activity in my books.
It's not the first time something like this happens, a couple of months ago there was an article on how most studies results couldn't be reproduced, it seems that this was a standard for pharmaceutical companies.
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Basically, if every developer in the world uses and loves GitHub, the next logical step is to turn more people into developers.
If the starting point is false, then this has no way to succed.
Imagine my surprise that you lost and are still trying to deflect your loss :-) Later loser ...
Hahahahahahahahaha. And you call me a kid, hahahahahahahahaha.
Holy shit you are fucking stupid. I didn't say M$ claimed it wasn't from them. I said M$ admitted it wasn't a legitimate update. It was an erroneous test update. You clearly don't know what the word legitimate means either. Holy fucking fuck. Your stupidity astounds.
Oh no, you used the M$, you won the argument, oh shoot, you insulted me, i can't argue with such a strong mind, hahaha, good luck next time dude.
Kid. There is an old wise saying: "Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
That's a strange claim, since even Microsoft isn't claiming it was legitimate.
Haha, you keep getting better, you keep posting everything but evidence to backup your claims. Then you call me kid, in a very very very poor attemp to attack me to "win" the argument since you don't have proof to backup your clams and then denied that the Test Update was issued by MS itself. Well, i'm done here, but you can keep making yourself look stupid all you want.
As a software developer, hardware engineer and system administrator with more than 20 years of Linux and Windows OS experience I can tell you that the only difference between a laptop and a desktop is the current draw of the hardware and the size and cost of the system. Since your claim is that I am wrong, please do elaborate and expose me as the charlatan you no doubt will claim I am!
Hahaha, you can't be for real, so, between a desktop that one can put together choosing each part there's no difference to notebook which are sold as is with no chance (other than disk and memory) to be modified, you're telling me that, in the whole world, within the millions of people that recieved the update, there wasn't a single laptop like the one this tinfoil hat idiot had?, i don't care about which games he had installed, i'm talking about system critical components that could have rendered his laptop useless, there wasn't a single one?. Need i remark that the update didn't installed in a single PC?, Need i remark that there wasn't another person claiming that his PC was useless after it (or even having minor problems)?, Need i point out that this paraniod douchebag could be infected previously?.
"My laptop was screwed after the update," the user, ByGodZombie, reported in a comment to this post. "Windows explorer crashes VERY frequently now and most of my programs stopped working even in admin mode. System restore didn't work and I don't have the information I need for a reinstall. Basically whatever it was killed my system and compromised my gear so I wouldn't want to look up anything sensitive to personal data on your machine."
Need i remark that this dude claims that his PC was "compromised" by a Windows update that turned out to be legitimate and not a malware as those who jumped into conclusions to early claimed?. And last but not least: Can you point to a single, well documented problem generated by this update from a respectable source?. NO?, what a surprise, i did not see this coming. P.S.: From the internet-random-dude-making-accusations-without-giving-any-evidence.
I don't have the information I need for a reinstall.
Are we talking about a pirated copy of Windows here?.
There's dozens of versions of Windows 10, counting different languages. There's all sorts of applications, and an OS bug could affect only a few of them. It's easy to have a unique software configuration.
There's also hardware configurations. Many people buy low-end laptops, for example, and those tend to be assembled from the cheapest components on the last boat from Taiwan or somewhere that pass the tests. There are millions of laptop hardware configurations out there.
Wasn't this a Windows 7 Update?
Holy shit. You really are clueless, aren't you? Please, prey tell, what makes a laptop fundamentally different from a desktop? For bonus points, prove that you found all the people on the planet that had problems, or claim to have had problems, online. For extra bonus points, prove that most people who had their systems hosed have a second system with which to post to forums from, and bother to post about it in a forum.
No, not really, you on the other hand, want to prove something without really giving any evidence just because you don't like MS. What makes Laptops different from Desktops?, really, can't you just figure it out yourself, it's pretty obvious. Again. Please, find evidence, then come back to me, i really don't have time to argue with random fanboys on the internet.
You seem to mistakenly think that all PCs have the same software including versions on them. It is entirely plausible that the people who claim to have had their PCs broken had their PCs broken. Your belief that you have proof, even inferred proof, to the contary, is absurd.
What's absurd is to think that that person had an unique configuration among millions of people. Let's do the following, why don't you gather some evidence other than this idiot claiming his PC died because of a test update?, i don't argue with people with prejudices.
Forgot to mention, this dude claims his LAPTOP died because of the update, good luck finding an unique laptop configuration between millions of people.
You seem to mistakenly think that all PCs have the same software including versions on them. It is entirely plausible that the people who claim to have had their PCs broken had their PCs broken. Your belief that you have proof, even inferred proof, to the contary, is absurd.
What's absurd is to think that that person had an unique configuration among millions of people. Let's do the following, why don't you gather some evidence other than this idiot claiming his PC died because of a test update?, i don't argue with people with prejudices.
You make a great point. It was a test update. There is no possibility at all that it would cause any problems. Wait ... why was it a test rather than a release update again?
I don't know, do you?, but lets give it some thought, shall we?, ok:
1) How many people actually claims that the update break their PC... -> 1.
2) How many people has been exposed to the update... -> Probably millions since it was global.
I think that if this update could cause problems to PCs, we would have heard more people complaining other than that tinfoil hat idiot that makes accusations based on its ignorance and prejudice.
We all know MS is not an angel, but i can't understand why people go as far as to making up stupid stories to harm MS, i mean, they harm themselves, they don't need our help to look stupid.
A test or not, but why are there .gov hyperlinks in the MS update pages???? is this for real that MS is directing us to U.S. government websites?
Most likely is to make sure that those don't exists, since they are pretty restricted access TLDs, anyone can get a .com, or a .org, pretty much nobody can get a .gov
Or Microsoft covering for a government install that was caught.
Here, your tinfoil hat just fell off
I've been reading the support forum links where people claim that their PC where nuked with this update, nothing worked, everything failed, no System Restore, bla bla bla. I'm amazed how far the MS hate goes, even making up stories.
It's ok to visit and read the article, but use a PC, not an Apple product. May I recommend Firefox on Linux?
Firefox?
Did you mean "fewer" rather than "less"?
Maybe, english is not my native language, i try to do my best, but thanks for the correction ;)
But is that happening? Everyone is only considering the negatives of taking a selfie. If I succeed in taking a selfie with bulls running behind me and post the picture on Facebook, that will impress girls and the selfie will have increased my chances of reproducing. So overall, in expected value, natural selection might favor selfie-takers.
Yes, but that would encourage others to do the same or even more dangerous things, and most likely they won't be the exception as you were ;)
Natural selection only works if the selfie-takers haven't reproduced yet. So bad traits that don't hinder reproduction can propagate. The deterioration that comes with old age is bad but since it happens way past child bearing age, there's no evolutionary benefit to remain healthy when you reach 100.
Narcissism itself may have an evolutionary advantage if this has the side effect of maintaining the narcissist's attractiveness to the opposite sex (sexual selection).
Not really, as long as they don't reproduce anymore, that's a good thing.
The less narcissistic pricks the better.
Apple has many fans that would buy the iCar, no matter how expensive or shitty it will be.
If i have a contract, i can't cancel it before the contract allows me to without a penalty, so, why do you lock my phone?, i'd still be under the obligation of paying for the service?. Phone network locking shouldn't be a thing, it's beyond stupid.
He had the number 1 paid app in the app store until he pulled it. Money would be a reason to keep it on the app store.
I think it would have take him years to get the same amout of money Google could offer him in only one check.
Not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but did Doubleclick recently write any big checks recently?
Hahaha, it seems pretty ridiculous that somebody that is writting an ad blocker app doesn't know who it works, isn't it?, it's like, oh noes, my app is blocking all ads... well yeah, you wrote it dummy.
That doesn't believe in his explanation?
Sure, but if fabricating science to sell a product for an application not approved or supported by the science really needs to be the kind of thing which leads to very significant legal action and penalties.
Essentially they fabricated a study to support a use of a drug, and the conclusions in that study were not founded .. because it wasn't a real study.
Sorry, but that's pretty much a criminal activity in my books.
It's not the first time something like this happens, a couple of months ago there was an article on how most studies results couldn't be reproduced, it seems that this was a standard for pharmaceutical companies.
Because pharma companies want money?