Hey! Patching Windows is *GOOD* (as in doubleplus) for the economy!
Just think of all the computer techs "steppin & fetchin" right now patching up all the M$ boxes around the world. Right now they are busier than Santa's elves on Christmas eve.
All that overtime is boosting the enconomy man! And as they drive around, they spread the wealth, from spending those big, fat paychecks on upgrading to Windows XP! And as they drive around patching systems, the stop and spend a dollar or two at McD's, a bag of Cheetos, a soda, you name it.
Yep, patching Windows definatly is a BIG BOOST to the economy and it's a good Homeland Defense exercise.
While they show the date to be yesterdays date, the status is still red and active. Road runner is choked up right now because of MS problems. Email is just about non-flowing.
I talked to my son at college last night and the entire dorm is dead stopped because there are 150 pc's (excluding his Linux box) that are virused 6 ways to sunday and have brought the school system to a halt. He can't use the internet because of the MS machines bringing it down.
Now THAT's sad. With 150 machines in his dorm it's turned into a virus P2P network. The viruses propogate so rapidly because they are protect by the univeristy firewall from the outside world but there is no internal protection against *anything*....
The people that run networks, like schools and businesses need to manage their systems better. This stuff is not funny anymore and it's already gone was past the prank stage.
It's time for some extremely severe prison terms. No more wrist slapping.
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If you follow the track record MS has on security then there will be no real problem bypassing this. Windows has proven, time and time again to be the number one most insecure OS on planet earth and in recorded history.
I would expect nothing less from them in this product and future products.
Seriously, they have a terrible record for security.
I don't do anything "on demand", I don't buy PPV movies, I don't watch movies on preium channels and I don't buy music on CD or "by the song".
Modern movies suck anyway and I don't like the crap on the radio. I buy CD's directly from the artists because they aren't available in stores. On very rare occasions I buy a DVD of a movie I really like but I only buy OLD movies, as they convert them to DVD from film. (I like movies that are older than 50 years for the most part)
What's it going to take to get a similar ruling here in the US??
Making these insane claims like they do is damaging Linux and the reputation of a lot of good people.
SCO needs to put up or shut up.
I hope to see a slew of counter suits filed against SCO and I hope a judge will order SCO to STFU until this is resolved. Anyone that loses money over this should personally sue SCO..
People are too stupid to use them. Most of them are mouth breathers, like that moron on the AOL commercial who's awed by the "get your lure on" animation while his kid is stuck somewhere.
People like that ARE NOT CAPABLE of installing or configuring filters, much less anything else. To them a computer is like a TV, they watch it, they don't USE it. It's a mystery box that automagically does stuff for them.
The vast majority of the public is brain dead. Your thought is correct in theory, but in practice it requires that the end users be capable, which they are not in most cases..
Rather than being "silent" and not emitting any radio signals, whereby you would be in stealth mode, you will be emitting a radio signal that will stand out like a turd in the punchbowl.
You'll instantly be flagged as a renegade everywhere you go. You will be seen as not being a "team player" for one thing, and they will look at you as someone trying to hide something.
You'll be worse off by doing this than you would by destroying the tags and walking around undetected by the RFID readers.
The only hang up to that would be is if there are sonic or IR detectors to detect the physical presense of a human being which would then cause the RFID detectors to scan you.
No matter how you do it, it's going to be a BAD thing. People should just take it upon themselves to destroy the tags on the shelf and destroy the dectors when are where possible.
when I install Linux for someone I don't even tell them there is a choice of gui's.
I install all the gui's for them but I set them up to run under KDE. It's what I use, it's what I like, I know it, I can support it over the phone, standing in a field with no access to a PC, strictly from memory.
I don't want to confuse them with all the possibilities at the begining. Someone just being introduced to Linux usually doesn't even understand how there can be different gui's. And it's insane to turn them loose at the very begining with all of them. Just say nothing and get them started with the one that *YOU* can support them in. Unless you intend to install Linux for them then abandon them.
Why confuse a new convert? I don't like the idea of forcing it all down to NO options but the way I do it is to get them started with what I know so I can support them in the best way.
By the time they learn enough to begin asking about other gui's I tell them to try them out but I warn them that they do so at their own risk and without my support.
Don't FORCE everyone in having no choice as in M$ but don't overload new converts with too many choices right off the bat. Get them started on one gui then as they progress let them explore the others if they so desire. If they never ask about the other options or try them out then they aren't capable so you needn't worry..
No repeat offenders. Public hangings, broadcast on ALL television stations. Cable, OTA, satellite, whatever else there is. Mandatory viewing. Interrupt ALL programming, including little childrens cartoons, porno movies, PPV's, everything. FORCE everyone to view these executions and I assure you that less than a dozen will have to be executed before all spamming comes to a dead halt.
Also, vigilante justice should be the rule of the day. Catch a spammer (and hackerz) in person, terminate him (or her) right there.
The public executions will be reserved for those spammers that the official law enforcement agencies catch.
Law abiding citizens should carry handguns and should SHOOT TO KILL lawbreakers as the need arises.
Quit crying about crime, arm yourselves and fight back..
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I will be certain not to purchase products containing Phoenix BIOS now.
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Matter of fact, I'm seriously considering using the Linux BIOS
I am trying to decide, going by the list of supported mobos, which mobo to buy next.
I'm tired of all this big brother crap. Mark me down as a refusnik.
Hey!
Patching Windows is *GOOD* (as in doubleplus) for the economy!
Just think of all the computer techs "steppin & fetchin" right now patching up all the M$ boxes around the world. Right now they are busier than Santa's elves on Christmas eve.
All that overtime is boosting the enconomy man!
And as they drive around, they spread the wealth, from spending those big, fat paychecks on upgrading to Windows XP! And as they drive around patching systems, the stop and spend a dollar or two at McD's, a bag of Cheetos, a soda, you name it.
Yep, patching Windows definatly is a BIG BOOST to the economy and it's a good Homeland Defense exercise.
You don't know anything about Linux do you??
1. People that use Linux stay on top and keep things patched and up to date.
2. Look at the versions of Linux listed, most of them are OLDER versions. We've moved on past those versions.
3. It's just not a big problem. Linux is much harder to comprimise. Script kiddies can hack Windows real easy, it takes no brains, just a mouse.
Linux takes BRAINS to hack, which script kiddies don't have..
Sorry, no soap for you..
"It was a Unix system that failed in the blackout"
Um, wouldn't have EVERYTHING failed in the BLACKOUT??
BTW, "UNIX"(R) sucks. It's freaking ancient and it just sucks. No one can seriously depend on it anymore, not for mission critical issues.
Besides, you get what you ask for for using a SCO product.. (Had to get that in!)
While they show the date to be yesterdays date, the status is still red and active. Road runner is choked up right now because of MS problems.
Email is just about non-flowing.
I talked to my son at college last night and the entire dorm is dead stopped because there are 150 pc's (excluding his Linux box) that are virused 6 ways to sunday and have brought the school system to a halt. He can't use the internet because of the MS machines bringing it down.
Now THAT's sad. With 150 machines in his dorm it's turned into a virus P2P network. The viruses propogate so rapidly because they are protect by the univeristy firewall from the outside world but there is no internal protection against *anything*....
The people that run networks, like schools and businesses need to manage their systems better. This stuff is not funny anymore and it's already gone was past the prank stage.
It's time for some extremely severe prison terms. No more wrist slapping.
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9/2/2003 7:24 AM
9/3/2003 6:02 PM
ALL Areas.
Road Runner subscribers in all areas could experience slow browsing and/or packet loss when accessing Microsoft sites and services. This could include microsoft.com, windowsupdate.com, msn.com, msnbc.com, hotmail.com, vicinity.com, the Messenger service and any Microsoft websites and services at this time. Our Engineers are working to get these issues resolved as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
What timing! My SCO invoice showed up in my mailbox just about the same time I ran out of toilet paper!!
Thanks SCO! You saved my day!
Agreed, 100%.
"the challenges in trying to make money from open source software"
Sounds like SCO tactics to me, eh??
If you follow the track record MS has on security then there will be no real problem bypassing this. Windows has proven, time and time again to be the number one most insecure OS on planet earth and in recorded history.
I would expect nothing less from them in this product and future products.
Seriously, they have a terrible record for security.
Offtopic? Not at all.
The story has to do with the future of media delivery. Some people do not care for this proposed method of "on demand".
Some of us want to purchase a permanent copy to view/listen to as we please, not as THEY please.
And for the rude dude with the "shut your piehole" comment, who died and assigned you GOD??
I think you must be a RIAA/MPAA shill..
I don't do anything "on demand", I don't buy PPV movies, I don't watch movies on preium channels and I don't buy music on CD or "by the song".
Modern movies suck anyway and I don't like the crap on the radio. I buy CD's directly from the artists because they aren't available in stores. On very rare occasions I buy a DVD of a movie I really like but I only buy OLD movies, as they convert them to DVD from film. (I like movies that are older than 50 years for the most part)
I don't like the "on demand" concept at all.
are you like this by nature or were you dropped on your head when you were little??
Darl is straight??? Who would have ever thought!
"schadenfreude" is a *GOOD* word. It's also my middle name. Danke for the new idea..
What's it going to take to get a similar ruling here in the US??
Making these insane claims like they do is damaging Linux and the reputation of a lot of good people.
SCO needs to put up or shut up.
I hope to see a slew of counter suits filed against SCO and I hope a judge will order SCO to STFU until this is resolved. Anyone that loses money over this should personally sue SCO..
would take a big dose of EX-LAX. Then they would shortly give birth to their latest brainchild..
See, that wasn't too hard was it??
People are too stupid to use them.
Most of them are mouth breathers, like that moron on the AOL commercial who's awed by the "get your lure on" animation while his kid is stuck somewhere.
People like that ARE NOT CAPABLE of installing or configuring filters, much less anything else. To them a computer is like a TV, they watch it, they don't USE it. It's a mystery box that automagically does stuff for them.
The vast majority of the public is brain dead.
Your thought is correct in theory, but in practice it requires that the end users be capable, which they are not in most cases..
when I can stop laughing my ass off.
At that point I would like to post a comment...
If anyone managed to get the pdf, please mirror it for the rest of us....
Thanks!
I would watch *this* show.. (with popcorn!)
I would bet the down time came just because they are freaking idiots and crashed their own shit.
Then they just decided to use the oportunity to spread more misinformation and blame their ineptness on IBM..
Jeez.. What a brain vacuum SCO is..
I swear this bunch of idiots is starting to sound like Baghdad Bob.
Either they are flipping coins and drawing fortune cookie slips or they hired my ex-wife as information minister.
Rather than being "silent" and not emitting any radio signals, whereby you would be in stealth mode, you will be emitting a radio signal that will stand out like a turd in the punchbowl.
You'll instantly be flagged as a renegade everywhere you go. You will be seen as not being a "team player" for one thing, and they will look at you as someone trying to hide something.
You'll be worse off by doing this than you would by destroying the tags and walking around undetected by the RFID readers.
The only hang up to that would be is if there are sonic or IR detectors to detect the physical presense of a human being which would then cause the RFID detectors to scan you.
No matter how you do it, it's going to be a BAD thing. People should just take it upon themselves to destroy the tags on the shelf and destroy the dectors when are where possible.
when I install Linux for someone I don't even tell them there is a choice of gui's.
I install all the gui's for them but I set them up to run under KDE. It's what I use, it's what I like, I know it, I can support it over the phone, standing in a field with no access to a PC, strictly from memory.
I don't want to confuse them with all the possibilities at the begining. Someone just being introduced to Linux usually doesn't even understand how there can be different gui's.
And it's insane to turn them loose at the very begining with all of them. Just say nothing and get them started with the one that *YOU* can support them in. Unless you intend to install Linux for them then abandon them.
Why confuse a new convert? I don't like the idea of forcing it all down to NO options but the way I do it is to get them started with what I know so I can support them in the best way.
By the time they learn enough to begin asking about other gui's I tell them to try them out but I warn them that they do so at their own risk and without my support.
Don't FORCE everyone in having no choice as in M$ but don't overload new converts with too many choices right off the bat. Get them started on one gui then as they progress let them explore the others if they so desire. If they never ask about the other options or try them out then they aren't capable so you needn't worry..
will put a stop to this shit.
No repeat offenders. Public hangings, broadcast on ALL television stations. Cable, OTA, satellite, whatever else there is. Mandatory viewing. Interrupt ALL programming, including little childrens cartoons, porno movies, PPV's, everything. FORCE everyone to view these executions and I assure you that less than a dozen will have to be executed before all spamming comes to a dead halt.
Also, vigilante justice should be the rule of the day. Catch a spammer (and hackerz) in person, terminate him (or her) right there.
The public executions will be reserved for those spammers that the official law enforcement agencies catch.
Law abiding citizens should carry handguns and should SHOOT TO KILL lawbreakers as the need arises.
Quit crying about crime, arm yourselves and fight back..