So it's got to be option number 3. The only other thing Microsoft can do then is to warn the user what's happening to their computer, provide as much useful information as possible (in as much a user-friendly manner as possible) and then let the user decide.
I agree with the choice. It's the user-friendlyness that's in question.
I don't consider that a reliable list. Firefox works great on Vista. I don't know about any of the other products except Symantic, which doesn't really work on XP.
Though the boss in your example is technically "bullying" the employee, it is a very different situation than the kind of bullying you get in HS, so the correct response is different.
If my boss verbally abused me the way HS bullies did, I could sue his ass. If he threw a punch, I'd be justified in defending myself, and he'd go to jail for assault.
There ARE appropriate reactions to every encounter, and the appropriate reaction to violent bullying is to break the suckers nose!
Yes, they'll probably get that judge, but only because the judge is a fscking idiot! If he hadn't confessed, he'd get off scot-free. I doubt any of the other "pedophiles" would be so stupid.
Also, it's unlikely that the IT department has the power to fire anyone but their own staff
I don't know how things work on your job, but where I work, the IT security department doesn't make the rules, they just implement them. If you try to go behind their backs, you'll probably get fired when the security officer complains to your boss about it.
Yet, 25% of black males between the ages of 18 and 35 are convicted felons. If you walk down the street and encouter a young black man, there is a strong chance he really IS a criminal. Yet, how many people reading this absolute truth feel the urge to accuse me of racism?
Keep in mind that 75% of black males between the ages of 18 and 35 are NOT convicted felons! If you assume that the young black guy walking towards you is out to mug you, you'll be wrong 3/4 of the time.
Both systems suck. The rich Canadians come to the US for treatment, and the rich Americans pay for their own. The poor Canadians die while waiting for treatment, and the poor Americans die while waiting on their cheap HMOs to pay for their treatment.
Frankly, I don't know. I don't know squat about bombs, and I've never seen that show either. It's easy to laugh about it in retrospect, but what would YOU do if you saw something very strange and unidentifiable (to you)?
If ArcherB can convince Mrs Maxume that he is her husband, then he will win the ID theft trial, since the government doesn't know Maxume and is relying on her word.
The hard part would be convincing Mrs Maxume, since she presumably knows what her hubby looks like and isn't likely to mistake a total stranger for him. But if he can find a vouching party that she trusts more than her eyes or Maxume's word, then ArcherB can steal his identity with impunity. Where to find such a trusted voucher is ArcherB's problem.:)
I thought that a situation where citizens can't trust their government is a problem S-American, African or Asian dictatorships. I may have been wrong.
Yup, you're wrong. It wasn't that long ago that European dicators abused and massacred their own citizens. There's also concerns that a certain N-American country might be heading towards dictatorship. Evil dictatorships can spring up anywhere, even in nations that used to be democratic.
Those who study economics have to realize something here too: all of our really serious depressions in the past have been resolved by wars. War creates jobs. War stirs the economy, makes individuals wealthy. Morality aside, each time we've gotten into a bind, a war has bailed us out. This may very well be the first time that *while* at war, this is happening. A war won't bail us out this time (or at least, we'd all best pray it doesn't, because if it does, it means we as a country p*ssed off the rest of the world and they come here to set us straight)
The Iraq war is really a very low level war. The liberals are whining about a few thousand American deaths in 3 years, but that's nothing compared to WW2 or Vietnam. In WW2, we pumped our whole economy into the war. That's what got us out of the depression. To do something similar now, we'd probably have to take on China, and even that might not do it, since most of our industry is IN China!
One thing I noticed. I never had any troble with the real jocks. They all had better things to do than bullying some geek. The guys that hassled me were all a bunch of wanna-bes. They picked on me because I was smaller than them, and they stopped when they realized that I'd fight them regardless of that.
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Well, "emerge" certainly has religious connotations. Just ask any Gentooist.
Untrue! The State runs our public education system, so it keeps people ignorant. The Church merely aids in the brainwashing.
I have no problem with Merck making a profit, assuming that their drug is safe and effective.
I do, however, have a problem with Merck making a profit by forcing everyone to take their drug, and hoping that it's not the next Vioxx.
If the Europeans were so advanced, why were they the LAST people to "discover" America? The rest of the world already knew about America.
I agree with the choice. It's the user-friendlyness that's in question.
Personally, I haven't had much trouble with UAC, and I do a lot of copy/pasting. It did come up when Firfox wanted to upgrade, but that's no surprise.
let me just say, "Well, duh!"
I don't consider that a reliable list. Firefox works great on Vista. I don't know about any of the other products except Symantic, which doesn't really work on XP.
Though the boss in your example is technically "bullying" the employee, it is a very different situation than the kind of bullying you get in HS, so the correct response is different.
If my boss verbally abused me the way HS bullies did, I could sue his ass. If he threw a punch, I'd be justified in defending myself, and he'd go to jail for assault.
There ARE appropriate reactions to every encounter, and the appropriate reaction to violent bullying is to break the suckers nose!
Yes, they'll probably get that judge, but only because the judge is a fscking idiot! If he hadn't confessed, he'd get off scot-free. I doubt any of the other "pedophiles" would be so stupid.
I don't know how things work on your job, but where I work, the IT security department doesn't make the rules, they just implement them. If you try to go behind their backs, you'll probably get fired when the security officer complains to your boss about it.
They might not be geeks, but if they switched, they were, by definition, willing to try something new.
I just hope they didn't reuse the thermometer from Uranus!
Keep in mind that 75% of black males between the ages of 18 and 35 are NOT convicted felons! If you assume that the young black guy walking towards you is out to mug you, you'll be wrong 3/4 of the time.
Both systems suck. The rich Canadians come to the US for treatment, and the rich Americans pay for their own. The poor Canadians die while waiting for treatment, and the poor Americans die while waiting on their cheap HMOs to pay for their treatment.
Whew, that's a relief, I've got one. It was in a box of Cracker Jacks.
Yep! I remember having to switch between the system floppy and various application floppies.
If ArcherB can convince Mrs Maxume that he is her husband, then he will win the ID theft trial, since the government doesn't know Maxume and is relying on her word.
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The hard part would be convincing Mrs Maxume, since she presumably knows what her hubby looks like and isn't likely to mistake a total stranger for him. But if he can find a vouching party that she trusts more than her eyes or Maxume's word, then ArcherB can steal his identity with impunity. Where to find such a trusted voucher is ArcherB's problem.
IMHO, NO single source is trustworthy. Wikipedia is a source, but it shouldn't be used as THE source.
As long as merchants charge $9.87 for their wares, I use pennies.
One thing I noticed. I never had any troble with the real jocks. They all had better things to do than bullying some geek. The guys that hassled me were all a bunch of wanna-bes. They picked on me because I was smaller than them, and they stopped when they realized that I'd fight them regardless of that.