Microsoft Knows no matter how many times they say patch or else. Millions of people wait for the or else to happen, and it makes them look bad.
No, Microsoft's inability to program properly or respond to vulnerabilities and exploits is what makes them look bad.
There is no way on God's earth that I would want Microsoft to automatically patch my system. Are they gonna fix it when it shits itself after being patched? No, I didn't think so.
We don't run sp4 at work because two of our business apps fail to work with it. I don't want to deal with 120 stuffed desktops simply because Microsoft thinks auto updates are going to fix the problem.
Why use robots when you can still get rock bottom prices on child slave labour in the third world?
All these great discoveries and breakthroughs, and most people on the planet don't even have clean drinking water - and robots are going to put us all out of jobs, oh please!
Jesus, don't you people any sense of humour? I hate the american need for all the thinking to be done for you - jeez, you don't really need to explain all the punchlines do you?
Excuse me, but are people completely blind to what's happening and deaf to the cries from history?
Well duh! It's been long enough that it has effectively been lost from living memory (By that, I mean that people who were there, who experienced it, are either dead or very old.).
It's one thing to read about how bad something is, it's quite another know about it first hand.
For the record, I only have a BSc, it's not in IT, and it's not holding me back at all at the moment - probably because I also have immense demonstrable practical experience.
Um, my qualifications are in visual arts - and it hasn't impaired my IT career at all (in fact, those many years learning to bullshit have come in quite handy).
Practical experience and commonsense beat paper qualifications everyday. Where the qualifications help is when you are asking for more money.
2. People should have to have a licence to own a computer and take a test so that they understand security issues. Now I realise that sounds a little extreme but if you take into account the the cost in bussiness that worms cause then it might be a good idea. It would certainly get rid of the ignorance defense.
I have been arguing the same thing about reproduction. If we can prevent idiots from reproducing, then half the problem is gone already.
Seriously, stupidity is the only thing on the planet of which there is a neverending supply.
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Where the hell do I put stuff like reference materials, notepad, or even, god forbid, a cup of coffee?
If you can afford this piece of shit, then most likely you would rest all your other stuff on the back of your nearest slave.
Just another example of a desk designed for people who don't need one to make a living.
A desk is supposed to raise the level of crap on it above the level of crap on the ground - so you know where you are supposed to sit/work.
Due to poor parental choices on the genetic manipulation front everyone will look like either Justin Timberlake or Britany Spears. Because everyone is 'beautiful' science completely regresses and a new stone age is born. Kill me now.
What's less amusing is that unless the current family structures change and enforce long family lines then it is quite possible that you could end up sleeping with a great.... great grandparent. Yuck.
...then perhaps the rich and powerful would start actually caring about the environment, seeing as they're more likely to live to see the long term effects of their actions.
You've obviously never spent any time with the rich and powerful. They already live the longest and don't give a damn.
I'm not kidding. Major long term planning by political leaders, especially in the U.S. is being conducted by men and women who are banking on God ending the world.
I think that they rely on the fact that God looks down on his cherished children and says: "I think it's time for another plague. Or, maybe a holocaust, or a earthquake or a flood"
Seriously, nature is always there to kick you in the jewels - the more people there are, the more likely that something will come into existence to remove some of them from the planet. Remember, we are way overdue for a global pandemic. And when it does arrive, it will spread like wildfire in large highly populated areas. Problem solved.
Take specialists from multiple fields with 150+ years of research behind them, have them work together and share ideas freely... just imagine the type of genious that would be it's output.
It is widely know that the greatest scientific minds have on average made their 'greatest' discoveries prior to the age of 30.
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Legally acquired? Clearly you are a terrorist. The RIAA told me so.
No, Microsoft's inability to program properly or respond to vulnerabilities and exploits is what makes them look bad.
There is no way on God's earth that I would want Microsoft to automatically patch my system. Are they gonna fix it when it shits itself after being patched? No, I didn't think so.
We don't run sp4 at work because two of our business apps fail to work with it. I don't want to deal with 120 stuffed desktops simply because Microsoft thinks auto updates are going to fix the problem.
Megasync is my favorite band!!!
Why use robots when you can still get rock bottom prices on child slave labour in the third world?
All these great discoveries and breakthroughs, and most people on the planet don't even have clean drinking water - and robots are going to put us all out of jobs, oh please!
OK, time to kit up with fully functional web blasters - I'll be swinging from the buildings in tights before you know it.
Isn't that what all religions are like?
How the hell did this get modded insightful?
Jesus, don't you people any sense of humour? I hate the american need for all the thinking to be done for you - jeez, you don't really need to explain all the punchlines do you?
Just because the guy's a prick, doesn't mean that the kids should suffer as a result.
Spam should be criminalised, on the basis that it is just as bad as hacking, phreaking, etc.
Because the interfaces on linux are a)confusing, b)poorly documented, c)not standardised.
Yes, linux is a technically better solution - but the interfaces (command line and GUI) are totally fucked.5234
Women are attracted to smart, sensitive guys - they're called gay men.
Well duh! It's been long enough that it has effectively been lost from living memory (By that, I mean that people who were there, who experienced it, are either dead or very old.).
It's one thing to read about how bad something is, it's quite another know about it first hand.
I beg to differ. Your country is currently leading the charge eradicate privacy and legal rights. Its very American.
They should be thankful that they aren't "terrorists" or that they don't need to be "liberated".
Um, my qualifications are in visual arts - and it hasn't impaired my IT career at all (in fact, those many years learning to bullshit have come in quite handy).
Practical experience and commonsense beat paper qualifications everyday. Where the qualifications help is when you are asking for more money.
I have been arguing the same thing about reproduction. If we can prevent idiots from reproducing, then half the problem is gone already.
Seriously, stupidity is the only thing on the planet of which there is a neverending supply.
If you can afford this piece of shit, then most likely you would rest all your other stuff on the back of your nearest slave.
Just another example of a desk designed for people who don't need one to make a living.
A desk is supposed to raise the level of crap on it above the level of crap on the ground - so you know where you are supposed to sit/work.
Oh really, would you take a pill that made you way smarter but took an inch off your dick?
Or more importantly, would you take a pill that put an inch on your dick for every 10 points of IQ it took away?
Due to poor parental choices on the genetic manipulation front everyone will look like either Justin Timberlake or Britany Spears. Because everyone is 'beautiful' science completely regresses and a new stone age is born. Kill me now.
What's less amusing is that unless the current family structures change and enforce long family lines then it is quite possible that you could end up sleeping with a great .... great grandparent. Yuck.
You've obviously never spent any time with the rich and powerful. They already live the longest and don't give a damn.
Like any of those poor bastards in Africa are ever going to see this tech applied to them.
I think that they rely on the fact that God looks down on his cherished children and says: "I think it's time for another plague. Or, maybe a holocaust, or a earthquake or a flood"
Seriously, nature is always there to kick you in the jewels - the more people there are, the more likely that something will come into existence to remove some of them from the planet. Remember, we are way overdue for a global pandemic. And when it does arrive, it will spread like wildfire in large highly populated areas. Problem solved.
You obviously haven't seen Jackass. Aliens with infinite lifespans have all been killed due to their extreme sports addictions.
It is widely know that the greatest scientific minds have on average made their 'greatest' discoveries prior to the age of 30.
It might smell like cherry, but I bet it tastes like ass.