Any OS that is going to be used by 90% of Americans needs to be more reliable.
For most users, Windows XP's reliability is just fine. As long as you don't mess with its internals, it usually doesn't crash within 24 hours, which is longer than any typical consumer PC is running. Drivers can be a problem, but mostly they aren't, anymore.
Did you read his message?! A future virus would have an easier time sharing your files with the world, since sharing files with the world is integrated at filesystem level. The virus would only have to change WHAT to share, not HOW to share it.
This, together with MS bad record on handling security (or, if you prefer, casual users' bad record on it) poses a possible threat.
P.S. Once again, it must be pointed out that virii is not a word (and actually makes no sense linguistically).
Hm, is 'viri' better? I don't know where the double-'i' comes from, since the Latin way (or one it) of pluralising -us words is by replacing the -us with an -i.
We've progressed just fine over the past hundred thousand years thanks to greed. That's not about to change anytime soon.
We won't progress another hundred thousand years, in that case. I also disagree with your view of humanity - while you might be a purely egoistic person, most people are willing to sacrifice to varying degrees to help other. Greed is human nature, compassion is, too.
So if BO didn't contain said command, it wouldn't be classified as a virus? I tend to doubt that.
It's a valid choice, though - while both programs are very similar, PC Anywhere is likely more regularily used legitimately than BO is.
You must have a taste in popular music, since that's the blocked stuff. Most if not all rare music is still available, and that's why many people use AG. Popular music is easy enough to get over Morpheus et al.
This is not old news at all - while you might have known AG came with spyware when you installed it, you did not remove it with AdAware - according to both my own experience and the article, removing the VX2 spyware is only possible using a recent AdAware signature file. I had this spyware installed for months - good thing I don't use IE!
Perhabs the new shots are at a higher resolution (scaled down for the web) than the Hubble shots. Looking at both photos, I don't see any large difference either, besides the new one being more vividly tinted.
GTA3 is back on the shelves in Australia. I think this was reported on slashdot, too. Not that I disagree with your general idea - the current Australian government most definitively sucks.
the extensive capabilities of the DVD format make the medium that much more valuable
The positive aspects I see in DVDs are the enhanced video and audio quality, and possible the inclusion of several audio channels (languages). The latter only because this means I can get the original (=English) voices here in Germany. Everything else, making-ofs, bonus footage, subtitles, etc I'd shed no tears if it was gone.
I went to their IRC channel to see if I could find anything out about previous betas, but all beta testers must abide by a strict non-disclosure policy which even prohibits them from saying they're in the beta (sounds a little too convenient)
Strict NDAs are absolutely common in closed beta tests. I'm currently beta-testing CS 1.4 / valve's steam technology and by merely saying this in violation of a NDA I signed (or at least click-accepted).
Gasoline isn't necessary once the general energy issue is solved. Fuel cells dont solve that, since the hydrogen they burn has to be created (which uses energy), but they're a viable, clean means of mobile energy transportation. Admitted, this won't be possible in the next ten years, but then again, neither will fusion power.
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Any OS that is going to be used by 90% of Americans needs to be more reliable.
For most users, Windows XP's reliability is just fine. As long as you don't mess with its internals, it usually doesn't crash within 24 hours, which is longer than any typical consumer PC is running. Drivers can be a problem, but mostly they aren't, anymore.
Did you read his message?! A future virus would have an easier time sharing your files with the world, since sharing files with the world is integrated at filesystem level. The virus would only have to change WHAT to share, not HOW to share it.
This, together with MS bad record on handling security (or, if you prefer, casual users' bad record on it) poses a possible threat.
P.S. Once again, it must be pointed out that virii is not a word (and actually makes no sense linguistically).
Hm, is 'viri' better? I don't know where the double-'i' comes from, since the Latin way (or one it) of pluralising -us words is by replacing the -us with an -i.
We've progressed just fine over the past hundred thousand years thanks to greed. That's not about to change anytime soon.
We won't progress another hundred thousand years, in that case. I also disagree with your view of humanity - while you might be a purely egoistic person, most people are willing to sacrifice to varying degrees to help other. Greed is human nature, compassion is, too.
(example: atom bomb, the space program)
Some more examples, please. Neither of those two qualifies as one of the biggest advancements to me.
You haven't looked very closely at the local discussion.
So if BO didn't contain said command, it wouldn't be classified as a virus? I tend to doubt that.
It's a valid choice, though - while both programs are very similar, PC Anywhere is likely more regularily used legitimately than BO is.
You must have a taste in popular music, since that's the blocked stuff. Most if not all rare music is still available, and that's why many people use AG. Popular music is easy enough to get over Morpheus et al.
This is not old news at all - while you might have known AG came with spyware when you installed it, you did not remove it with AdAware - according to both my own experience and the article, removing the VX2 spyware is only possible using a recent AdAware signature file. I had this spyware installed for months - good thing I don't use IE!
Perhabs the new shots are at a higher resolution (scaled down for the web) than the Hubble shots. Looking at both photos, I don't see any large difference either, besides the new one being more vividly tinted.
GTA3 is back on the shelves in Australia. I think this was reported on slashdot, too. Not that I disagree with your general idea - the current Australian government most definitively sucks.
the extensive capabilities of the DVD format make the medium that much more valuable The positive aspects I see in DVDs are the enhanced video and audio quality, and possible the inclusion of several audio channels (languages). The latter only because this means I can get the original (=English) voices here in Germany. Everything else, making-ofs, bonus footage, subtitles, etc I'd shed no tears if it was gone.
I went to their IRC channel to see if I could find anything out about previous betas, but all beta testers must abide by a strict non-disclosure policy which even prohibits them from saying they're in the beta (sounds a little too convenient) Strict NDAs are absolutely common in closed beta tests. I'm currently beta-testing CS 1.4 / valve's steam technology and by merely saying this in violation of a NDA I signed (or at least click-accepted).
Gasoline isn't necessary once the general energy issue is solved. Fuel cells dont solve that, since the hydrogen they burn has to be created (which uses energy), but they're a viable, clean means of mobile energy transportation. Admitted, this won't be possible in the next ten years, but then again, neither will fusion power.