Anyone who is truly concerned about computer security has to consider switching away from Microsoft. "Data can easily be stolen or altered. Or the opening can be used to spread viruses or other misdeeds." is an accurate description of Microsoft. Anyone concerned because personal information is flowing unguarded on a wireless lan should be concerned that it's being stored and protected with no particular security at all. That the underlying OS has proven itself time and again to be vulnerable to the cracks/hacks/tricks too numerous to mention.
OpenBSD, OS X, pen and paper. Most alternatives are more trustworthy.
If they've shut down the wireless networks because they can't be adequately secured, how long before they get rid of the Microsoft networks? After all, computer consultant Tanabe was already complaining that "Data can easily be stolen or altered. Or the opening can be used to spread viruses or other misdeeds." Now if that doesn't describe Microsoft, I don't know what does.
..when a patient in pain ...
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Sometimes a patient really is not in the best position to decide, as when a patient in pain demands the treatment that will alleviate her pain now but cause her serious trouble down the road, unable to consider anything but how much it hurts now.
Because it is the patient who is experiencing the pain involved, unless the physician can provide alternative pain management measures, and as long as the treatment desired is valid (no "Hit me on the head with that skillet" or "I demand you sacrifice a goat to Baal"), a patients wishes should be honored even if there are forseeable side effects to the treatment. Since the most oft used reasoning on limiting pain management is the possibility of addiction (which is not as great a risk as is currently taught in most institutions), the patients wishes should definitely be respected and the pain should be treated.
Are there any small companies that MS has had dealings with that they haven't royally screwed over? Either directly stealing their work or after working "with" them, coming out with a competing product (with borrowed IP) that severely undercut them?
It just seems like the first day MS approaches you is the day you should start preparing the lawsuit against them.
This is a Monopoly exercising it's unfettered powers. We, the public, have no way of knowing just how one-sided, destructive, restrictive and/or ill-priced these contracts are. And considering that Microsoft is a convicted Monopoly that has made breaking state laws a precondition of licensing (what the schools think of as) essential software, I'll believe the worst about them until the opposite is explicitly proven.
And if RIT didn't have the shady deal with MS, maybe you'd only be paying hundreds every year, and you'd learn all about other amazing development environments that MS has now contractually forbidden you to see (on school time at least).
It's bad because MS is using it's unfettered Monopoly power to force (yes, force) publicly funded institutions to hide important contract points, despite legal prohibitions on doing this. MS says sign this agreement and break the law or you and your poor students will not only be buying all this software at retail +, and We and the BSA will also be by to do a full and comprehensive audit of every computer in this institution. And then we'll do another one. We'll let you know when. Or not.
For how long has there been a government mandate requiring the use of MS Word and Outlook? Is this just for NASA, or has the whole Federal government signed on to the MS monopoly system? Is this a law? A directive? Was this voted on by "representatives" or instituted by bureaucrats?
Most importantly, considering the court-recognized status of MS, shouldn't Federal dollars not be spent in supporting a monopoly?
Let me get this straight: George, John and even Paul are heroes/saints but Ringo is chopped liver? I realize that the others did more noble things post-Beatles, but come on. Ringo did "Caveman", with Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid AND Shelly Long.
I'll wait for the next beta ...
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Monica.
My servers were really slowed down when I tried the Ross, and the network kept crashing after I installed the Joey.
The URL for this article has 70 characters, which is less then the 75 mentioned in mistake number 9. Of course, the post comment page is 109 characters, so I won't be giving it out to anyone over the phone very soon.
Yes, I wrote that Slashdot inserted the spaces (using the commonly accepted/. as a substitute).
I never said it was impossibly bad. I have grepped out the stupid ridiculous errors. It just took far more time then it should have because the code was just so atrocious.
I often found it easier to save Word files as raw text and write the HTML around them instead of having Word do it. It saved time. That's a sad, pathetic statement.
Doors often impede surveillance. Terrorists and criminals hide behind closed doors as they plot destruction, build bombs, sell drugs, plan murders. Think of how much safer you'll be after all of those irresponsible doors are removed, so that legitimate law enforcement can actively safeguard your freedoms without impediment.
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Something had to have happened in these places and many others throughout the globe to engender such speculation and argument.
Well, heck, how can you argue with impeccable logic like that. And lots of things did happen. Sun rose, sun set, grass grew, leaves fell. Obvious signs of alien visitors. The signs were right in front us all the time.
Just take a look at the rest of it, without the spaces. Or copy to your editor and remove them yourself. It's still ridiculous, atrocious and pathetic.
Word HTML output was always atrocious. It failed everywhere from correct tag order (as is shown above), not properly quote parameters (sometimes it uses ", sometimes it uses ', sometimes nothing). Multiple tags, all with different styles one after another (actual example below)
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='f ont-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-fam ily:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-f areast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:right;mso-break-type:sect ion-break'> </span></i></b>
Even with grep replace tools, cleaning up this crap takes hours.
Of course it isn't open. It's a silly question. Open is EVIL. Actually open would eliminate advantages. People would be able to create their own tools to interact with documents, instead of with MS tools. Where's the money in that?
Dancing MonkeyBoy doesn't hop across a stage for his health. He "loves this company" because it makes money as only a monopoly can.
Convenient that downloaded "pirated" music files are now potential attack vectors. So much more effective an argument for DRM ("If it was legal and properly signed, you'd have nothing to worry about.").
I wonder if the EULA on the MS patch for this will be overreaching and invasive?
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OpenBSD, OS X, pen and paper. Most alternatives are more trustworthy.
If they've shut down the wireless networks because they can't be adequately secured, how long before they get rid of the Microsoft networks? After all, computer consultant Tanabe was already complaining that "Data can easily be stolen or altered. Or the opening can be used to spread viruses or other misdeeds." Now if that doesn't describe Microsoft, I don't know what does.
to John Gotti.
Because it is the patient who is experiencing the pain involved, unless the physician can provide alternative pain management measures, and as long as the treatment desired is valid (no "Hit me on the head with that skillet" or "I demand you sacrifice a goat to Baal"), a patients wishes should be honored even if there are forseeable side effects to the treatment. Since the most oft used reasoning on limiting pain management is the possibility of addiction (which is not as great a risk as is currently taught in most institutions), the patients wishes should definitely be respected and the pain should be treated.
It just seems like the first day MS approaches you is the day you should start preparing the lawsuit against them.
This is a Monopoly exercising it's unfettered powers. We, the public, have no way of knowing just how one-sided, destructive, restrictive and/or ill-priced these contracts are. And considering that Microsoft is a convicted Monopoly that has made breaking state laws a precondition of licensing (what the schools think of as) essential software, I'll believe the worst about them until the opposite is explicitly proven.
And if RIT didn't have the shady deal with MS, maybe you'd only be paying hundreds every year, and you'd learn all about other amazing development environments that MS has now contractually forbidden you to see (on school time at least).
It's bad because MS is using it's unfettered Monopoly power to force (yes, force) publicly funded institutions to hide important contract points, despite legal prohibitions on doing this. MS says sign this agreement and break the law or you and your poor students will not only be buying all this software at retail +, and We and the BSA will also be by to do a full and comprehensive audit of every computer in this institution. And then we'll do another one. We'll let you know when. Or not.
Idiot?
Ignorant?
Imbecile?
Indefensible?
In Microsoft's pocket?
Most importantly, considering the court-recognized status of MS, shouldn't Federal dollars not be spent in supporting a monopoly?
Let me get this straight: George, John and even Paul are heroes/saints but Ringo is chopped liver? I realize that the others did more noble things post-Beatles, but come on. Ringo did "Caveman", with Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid AND Shelly Long.
My servers were really slowed down when I tried the Ross, and the network kept crashing after I installed the Joey.
Xylaphone.
Xenomorph.
Xantac.
Or not.
For everyone's sake, I hope you meant gripe session.
The URL for this article has 70 characters, which is less then the 75 mentioned in mistake number 9. Of course, the post comment page is 109 characters, so I won't be giving it out to anyone over the phone very soon.
Now that's science I like!
What else was there, ever?
I never said it was impossibly bad. I have grepped out the stupid ridiculous errors. It just took far more time then it should have because the code was just so atrocious.
I often found it easier to save Word files as raw text and write the HTML around them instead of having Word do it. It saved time. That's a sad, pathetic statement.
Doors often impede surveillance. Terrorists and criminals hide behind closed doors as they plot destruction, build bombs, sell drugs, plan murders. Think of how much safer you'll be after all of those irresponsible doors are removed, so that legitimate law enforcement can actively safeguard your freedoms without impediment.
Well, heck, how can you argue with impeccable logic like that. And lots of things did happen. Sun rose, sun set, grass grew, leaves fell. Obvious signs of alien visitors. The signs were right in front us all the time.
Just take a look at the rest of it, without the spaces. Or copy to your editor and remove them yourself. It's still ridiculous, atrocious and pathetic.
Even with grep replace tools, cleaning up this crap takes hours.
Dancing MonkeyBoy doesn't hop across a stage for his health. He "loves this company" because it makes money as only a monopoly can.
Silly rabbit. Open is for kids.
I wonder if the EULA on the MS patch for this will be overreaching and invasive?