That's the most ignorant thing I've read on here in a long time. Call your parents right now and ask them what their computer runs. They'll say Windows. Then ask them what Linux is. They'll say "A character in Charlie Brown?" Then call your kids junior high teacher and ask her, then call your priest and ask him, then call your gay uncle and ask him.
The masses have no idea what Linux is, let alone anything about it's security vs. that of Windows.
If Honda Accords cost $250,000 and Ferrari's were $19000, there would be more problems with Ferrari's than Hondas.
Point is, there are millions and millions of people pounding away at MS products with little or no technical expertise and being productive with them. This comes at a price, which is ease of use and simplicity and a standard setup. Simplicity and a standard setup lead to security holes. This doesn't mean MS products are shit, it only means they have security holes.
see, there ya go. I could see the need or desire for this in a data center. I can hardly hear people at our centers over the noise. But at home? I whine of a ceiling fan or air conditioning is louder than most systems.
I realize it's fun to tweak and see what you can do, but some people act like quietening their system is anything more than just a hobby. I guess I was asking why some people take this particular aspect of system modification so seriously.
Rhetorical question I guess, and one that I really shouldn't ask here.
Good lord people, how loud are your computers that you're constantly on the search for the best way to reduce the noise level to where you could hear a pin drop in the next room? I can think of about 900 things I'd rather spend a measly $12 on before I spent it on hushing up my hard drive.
I've got two completely un-silenced, crappy airflow, non-uber systems in my room at home and have never once even thought about having to quiet things down.
Overclocking, cooling, video cards, sound cards, I can understand wanting to eek out the most performance, but the whine of a hard drive? WTF?
Maybe the site is hosted by AT&T, maybe they contracted AT&T for some managed servers and DB support. Maybe AT&T is doing nothing more than generating traffic reports for the FTC.
Or, maybe AT&T is collecting all the phone numbers to sell to a subsidiary so they can call them during dinner time!
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I didn't RTFA, but....
Since I got my Tivo, I have no idea what commercials are. Unfortunately, I think I'm missing some cool shows because I never watch live TV anymore.
Exactly. For quick, one-off type stuff the Interweb can't be beat. I have no idea how I ever planned a vacation, found a movie, got directions, bought airline tickets, or hooked up with others who share my interests before the internet.
On the other hand, I can only read so many 10 page Wired articles before I just want to buy a book.
"close to perfect at preventing security breaches"!!?!?
Those crazy experts! Oh man, that's a good one. Oh, boy I'm busting a gut here.
Wheh! man. good one. heh. yeah.
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That's the most ignorant thing I've read on here in a long time. Call your parents right now and ask them what their computer runs. They'll say Windows. Then ask them what Linux is. They'll say "A character in Charlie Brown?" Then call your kids junior high teacher and ask her, then call your priest and ask him, then call your gay uncle and ask him. The masses have no idea what Linux is, let alone anything about it's security vs. that of Windows.
That's crazy! I do the EXACT SAME THING in Outlook!
If Honda Accords cost $250,000 and Ferrari's were $19000, there would be more problems with Ferrari's than Hondas. Point is, there are millions and millions of people pounding away at MS products with little or no technical expertise and being productive with them. This comes at a price, which is ease of use and simplicity and a standard setup. Simplicity and a standard setup lead to security holes. This doesn't mean MS products are shit, it only means they have security holes.
I've been using Internet Explorer since forever and it works fine for me. I'd hardly call it utter shit.
see, there ya go. I could see the need or desire for this in a data center. I can hardly hear people at our centers over the noise. But at home? I whine of a ceiling fan or air conditioning is louder than most systems. I realize it's fun to tweak and see what you can do, but some people act like quietening their system is anything more than just a hobby. I guess I was asking why some people take this particular aspect of system modification so seriously. Rhetorical question I guess, and one that I really shouldn't ask here.
Good lord people, how loud are your computers that you're constantly on the search for the best way to reduce the noise level to where you could hear a pin drop in the next room? I can think of about 900 things I'd rather spend a measly $12 on before I spent it on hushing up my hard drive. I've got two completely un-silenced, crappy airflow, non-uber systems in my room at home and have never once even thought about having to quiet things down. Overclocking, cooling, video cards, sound cards, I can understand wanting to eek out the most performance, but the whine of a hard drive? WTF?
The headline is confusing to $50 - $75 percent of customers.
How do you know I didn't read the article? And if I didn't, why should I?
Maybe the site is hosted by AT&T, maybe they contracted AT&T for some managed servers and DB support. Maybe AT&T is doing nothing more than generating traffic reports for the FTC. Or, maybe AT&T is collecting all the phone numbers to sell to a subsidiary so they can call them during dinner time!
I didn't RTFA, but.... Since I got my Tivo, I have no idea what commercials are. Unfortunately, I think I'm missing some cool shows because I never watch live TV anymore.
I call it the Interweb to annoy geeks like you who take things their geek toys too seriously. Now tell me that my words don't hurt you.
Exactly. For quick, one-off type stuff the Interweb can't be beat. I have no idea how I ever planned a vacation, found a movie, got directions, bought airline tickets, or hooked up with others who share my interests before the internet. On the other hand, I can only read so many 10 page Wired articles before I just want to buy a book.
I've always said, all people are Neutral Evil. Most pretend to be Lawful Good but deep down inside, we're all Bargle.
Anyone ever wonder how we got ourselves into a situation where we spend so much time saving ourselves time?
"close to perfect at preventing security breaches"!!?!? Those crazy experts! Oh man, that's a good one. Oh, boy I'm busting a gut here. Wheh! man. good one. heh. yeah.
What kind of crappy CD player do you have in your car that destroys CDs after only 3 weeks of use? Geez.
No it wasn't.