The company is "looking very seriously" at requiring future versions of Windows to accept automatic software fixes unless the user specifically refuses to receive them, said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft's security business unit.
How can Windows be required to accept updates if the user can tell it not to? Somebody please enlighten me on the meaning of the word "required".
"I decided to take my family to Hawaii for a couple of weeks break after all the madness of the last few months. What could happen in early August, I thought. Someone must have tipped IBM and Red Hat off, because no sooner had I left on vacation than they filed suit," he (McBride) quipped.
See what you're doing to this poor man,/.ers? All your criticism is driving this guy to Hawaii. Repent and tell him you're sorry!
I recommend not waiting for Service Pack 2 and going immediately to Service 6 Pack instead; after installing Service 6 Pack, you will belch a lot but not really worry much about Microsoft's bugs and vulnerabilities.
You may need to reinstall from time to time in order for Service 6 Pack to remain effective.
ATI said it entered a technology agreement with Microsoft to develop "custom, leading-edge graphics technologies" for the console.
Microsoft also announced that this will be a Special Edition XBox, or SEXBox for short. So ATI will actually enter into and penetrate the SEXBox market.
Demonstrations included one robot that crawled up walls and across ceilings, another that clambered over rocks with six rotating legs and a third that wriggled like a snake through a pipe.
The story left out "RoboSlinky (TM)", which patrols stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a "slinkety" sound. It debuted this Spring.
In its most recent earnings report, SCO reported declines in product and services revenues in the six months that ended in April, compared with the same period last year. Those declines, however, were offset by $8 million in...
Hey loser- you may think it is funny to joke
about shooting babies, but outside of your
close-knit circle of pasty white, pear shaped,
stinky nerd friends, that is not funny and
it's rather offensive.
"Supposively" isn't a word. SUPPOSEDLY is the word you are looking for.
I think he meant SUPPOSITORY. If you had bothered to read carefully, you would have surmised this. Here, let me show you what he was referring to:
Note: The information transmitted in this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or medicinal material. Any review, reproduction, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, up to and including but not excluding use as a laxatory device, or taking of any action, up to and including but not excluding bowel movements, in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and really nasty in general.
I hope I've cleared the matter up to your satisfaction.
...discusses a compelling trend: techies are making their collective voice heard in politics.
Yes, a little bit here, a little bit there, perhaps. Most techies don't talk directly about politics--they speak in code. Most have the drive to get involved, but when it comes right down to it, they act like mice. But they do monitor current trends, though. And when politicians make them angry, it does get filed in their memory, which is a key point to make here. Political shenanigans are a source of frustration for techies as well. Maybe it's time for techies to compile a list of good candidates that would be compatible with their viewpoints.
It turns out that every once in a while a set of fraternal twin eggs merge into one embryo. The resulting person has two sets of DNA.
Technically, then, these people are actually two people rolled into one. They should get to vote twice at the voting booth, and should pay double to get into the movies.
In addition, their Slashdot posts should be modded up or down at double the normal amount.
What are the moral, legal and political implications of flying one of these uninvited to another country in a gesture of goodwill, like, say to North Korea?
Is there anything on the law books to prevent or address this possibility?
The biggest unsubstantiated allegation of all is the one that alleges that SCO is a real company that exists in the real world and produces real products.
Slashdot Mirror
How can Windows be required to accept updates if the user can tell it not to? Somebody please enlighten me on the meaning of the word "required".
See what you're doing to this poor man, /.ers? All your criticism is driving this guy to Hawaii. Repent and tell him you're sorry!
You may need to reinstall from time to time in order for Service 6 Pack to remain effective.
Did the Knight beat the Bishop on such a long, lonely journey, I wonder?
Ah, yes...the dark side of the force.
So now, when we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security.
Apparently he changed his mind.
Our products should emphasize security right out of the box, and we must constantly refine and improve that security as threats evolve.
After it's too late, that is.
A good example of this is the changes we made in Outlook to avoid email borne viruses.
I must've been absent when that came true.
If we discover a risk that a feature could compromise someone's privacy, that problem gets solved first.
Since when are bugs called "features"?
If there is any way we can better protect important data and minimize downtime, we should focus on this.
Lip + service = $$$
If these stooges new anything about computers, or had a shred of integrity, they probably wouldn't take the case. But then again, they're lawyers.
When the SCO executives get jail time for pumping and dumping SCO stock, can the lawyers be investigated and prosecuted as co-conspirators?
For a good example of a portability, check out this kind of portable. Just about anything can be portable these days.
Microsoft also announced that this will be a Special Edition XBox, or SEXBox for short. So ATI will actually enter into and penetrate the SEXBox market.
The story left out "RoboSlinky (TM)", which patrols stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a "slinkety" sound. It debuted this Spring.
Yes. And that's what makes us /.ers reasonable when it comes to sex.
And what, pray tell, would be "unreasonable"?
...SCO executive stock sales.
Yes, but was it a pump-and-dump or just a dump? If the former, you can go blind from doing that.
Hey now, we're not that close-knit.
I think he meant SUPPOSITORY. If you had bothered to read carefully, you would have surmised this. Here, let me show you what he was referring to:
Note: The information transmitted in this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or medicinal material. Any review, reproduction, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, up to and including but not excluding use as a laxatory device, or taking of any action, up to and including but not excluding bowel movements, in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and really nasty in general.
I hope I've cleared the matter up to your satisfaction.
Yes, a little bit here, a little bit there, perhaps. Most techies don't talk directly about politics--they speak in code. Most have the drive to get involved, but when it comes right down to it, they act like mice. But they do monitor current trends, though. And when politicians make them angry, it does get filed in their memory, which is a key point to make here. Political shenanigans are a source of frustration for techies as well. Maybe it's time for techies to compile a list of good candidates that would be compatible with their viewpoints.
Your Honor, I object (code)!!!
Technically, then, these people are actually two people rolled into one. They should get to vote twice at the voting booth, and should pay double to get into the movies.
In addition, their Slashdot posts should be modded up or down at double the normal amount.
Is there anything on the law books to prevent or address this possibility?
Q. How many introverts does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. One.
The biggest unsubstantiated allegation of all is the one that alleges that SCO is a real company that exists in the real world and produces real products.
FYI, SCO is actually part of miCroSOft, in an anagram sort of way.