I'm not sure all registry modifications get committed to disk instantly. You might want to wait a few minutes before killing the power.
Anyways, I've ran into most versions "XP Antivirus 200x" (including its anti-spyware cousin) at least a dozen times now. Without going through an entire litany of what work was performed to remove it, I can safely say it's a (very good) professionally produced piece of fuck-ware!!
Don't waste your time with cleanup. Just back up the data, wipe the drive, and reload the OS and applications. Trust me, the aggravation of fighting this thing isn't worth it.
Stein was referring to life on Earth, not life in "the universe", something that IDists do not believe in either.
How so?
I know many Christians who believe in both ID and alien civilizations. While Man was made in his (God) image, many see this as an ideological and not a literal interpretation.
So we need to blame government, specifically the Democrats but I believe the measure had decent bi-partisan support, for this mess. By giving a few people job security, they've endangered the well being of an entire industry.
Oh, and these are the same people we're trusting to solve the mess.
Don't worry, The New Deal II is just around the corner.
To add salt to the wound, our government still hasn't rectified the biggest ponzi scheme in the history of man-kind. That would be Social Security. This is going to be a fun century. Ohhhh ya...
The problem isn't with engineering know-how, it's with management and the bean counters not letting the engineering dept do their job. Case in point, the Ford GT is a fantastic piece of machinery leaving something like NASA to envy. Everything else they make is total crap IMOH however.
Besides, we are so in debt that our state and federal gov needs to cut back. Of all the new spending plans, blowing 44 Billion on broadband should be at the bottom of the list.
Why is it that we have to do with less, but the government can't? Why is it that the majority of people on Slashdot are happy to have the government tax us more so it can retain the status-quo? Of all things in this world, it just doesn't compute!
Lawyers are going to get this civilization so wrapped up in red tape that progress is impossible.
Uh DUH!!! That's the whole fucking point. It's called solidification of power for a reason. Lawyers are the new Lords of today. Only they can control what the serfs may or may not do.
Atheism firmly and adamantly believes there is no God. If you're Agnostic, you don't care one way or the other and thus open minded. The difference between Atheism and Agnosticism is in that one explicitly denies God exists while the other just doesn't care nor has no opinion about it.
I would say Atheism is a form of religion due to it being dogmatic in nature.
Isn't unrestricted lending and a $50 billion Ponzi scheme operated from Wall Street, no less, evidence that wild capitalism is still going strong?
Of course. It's still going on very strong in the private sector. After all, it *knows now* the government will bail them out at the expense of the tax payer.
I want you to think about that for a moment. You see, it's our government that's the monkey wrench in what would otherwise be a clean running machine. Because if it, there will not be the much needed correction in the market place that has taken place in the past.
All modems shipped with PCs or Laptops these days are software based. You can still purchase modems with on-board CPUs from Zoom and USR, but they cost around $80.
Those crapping throw-away HP, Lexmark, InkJet printers are software based. The only logic inside is to control the steper motors and such. With USB and modern CPUs, it makes sense to raster in software for desktop printing. Office printers such as the HP LaserJet does PCL and PostScript at the hardware level. Tapping into the hardware using TCP/IP connectivity however might be a waste of time as the NICs own hardware will be tied up processing checksums (if it has the ability).
Which leaves us with three main IO chips. The Gigabit NIC (does TCP checksum offloading at the hardware level), GPU, and APU (for audio processing). I'm not sure if the North or South bridge can be directly tapped into. I suspect most of its IO is transparent to the OS.
Yes, you are correct. But, we are already headed in that direction with regards to legal automation. Take for example stop light cameras. There was a bill in Texas (Senate Bill 439) that was passed making it illegal to obstruct the license plate. Actually, this was more of an updated version of a pre-existing law. But the sole reason for this update is so cameras could capture the plate number using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). After the snapshot is taken, it goes right to the courthouse and a copy to you with an automated message detailing what should be done next to contest or pay the fine.
It won't be long before GPS systems automatically squawk on you for speeding through a transmission to the nearest cell tower. Hell, they might even automatically slow your car down for you once GPS and electronically controlled throttle bodies become the norm.
My point is this. Computers have made our lives more efficient in all areas of human endeavor. One would be a fool to not have known the legal system would be effected in the same way. Power and control at the highest level is the name of the game here.
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I'm not sure all registry modifications get committed to disk instantly. You might want to wait a few minutes before killing the power.
Anyways, I've ran into most versions "XP Antivirus 200x" (including its anti-spyware cousin) at least a dozen times now. Without going through an entire litany of what work was performed to remove it, I can safely say it's a (very good) professionally produced piece of fuck-ware!!
Don't waste your time with cleanup. Just back up the data, wipe the drive, and reload the OS and applications. Trust me, the aggravation of fighting this thing isn't worth it.
Same here.
I've got a Unicomp Model M (Part# UB40P46). According to the sticker, it was made Aug 11, 2006 and still clickin.
Stein was referring to life on Earth, not life in "the universe", something that IDists do not believe in either.
How so?
I know many Christians who believe in both ID and alien civilizations. While Man was made in his (God) image, many see this as an ideological and not a literal interpretation.
Autoruns by sysinternals is a much better program. Microsoft keeps it updated here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
Process Explorer is also another good program for killing running spyware and viruses prior to their removal (to unlock files for deletion). http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
Don't worry, The New Deal II is just around the corner.
To add salt to the wound, our government still hasn't rectified the biggest ponzi scheme in the history of man-kind. That would be Social Security. This is going to be a fun century. Ohhhh ya...
The problem isn't with engineering know-how, it's with management and the bean counters not letting the engineering dept do their job. Case in point, the Ford GT is a fantastic piece of machinery leaving something like NASA to envy. Everything else they make is total crap IMOH however.
Was it one of those "Cast your vote" messages?
Who gives a shit!
Besides, we are so in debt that our state and federal gov needs to cut back. Of all the new spending plans, blowing 44 Billion on broadband should be at the bottom of the list.
Why is it that we have to do with less, but the government can't? Why is it that the majority of people on Slashdot are happy to have the government tax us more so it can retain the status-quo? Of all things in this world, it just doesn't compute!
Lawyers are going to get this civilization so wrapped up in red tape that progress is impossible.
Uh DUH!!! That's the whole fucking point. It's called solidification of power for a reason. Lawyers are the new Lords of today. Only they can control what the serfs may or may not do.
**sarcasm** No no no nOoooo. It was Global WARMING! Take that you evil republicans! **sarcasm**
Ever been to a junk yard? I have many times. In fact, you can even do it online.
http://www.pickyourpart.com/
Hold on... Are you telling me that corporations can't get married
It's called a "Merger".
Can I be fired for being an atheist?
Depends.
Atheism firmly and adamantly believes there is no God. If you're Agnostic, you don't care one way or the other and thus open minded. The difference between Atheism and Agnosticism is in that one explicitly denies God exists while the other just doesn't care nor has no opinion about it.
I would say Atheism is a form of religion due to it being dogmatic in nature.
What about a business processes such as Amazon's 1-Click. Surely this will be next now that there is a precedent.
Yup, that happens when you wire an AT power switch wrong.
I suspect his power supply failed, and he was attempting to swap it without first documenting the switch pin-out orientation.
What testicles? Oh, you mean those two things laying on ground all charred and smoking?
Isn't unrestricted lending and a $50 billion Ponzi scheme operated from Wall Street, no less, evidence that wild capitalism is still going strong?
Of course. It's still going on very strong in the private sector. After all, it *knows now* the government will bail them out at the expense of the tax payer.
I want you to think about that for a moment. You see, it's our government that's the monkey wrench in what would otherwise be a clean running machine. Because if it, there will not be the much needed correction in the market place that has taken place in the past.
If Assembly was a religion, it would closely match Naturalistic Pantheism.
Ya, because like any other company they too love bad publicity.
Seriously, do you honestly believe there was malicious activities going on?
From bondage to spiritual faith
Case in point, look at China. Things have been getting better over there along with an increase of adoption in Christianity.
While the breakdown in cause and effect is in question, there does seem to be some correlation with above quoted statement.
Wireless will never replace Wired USB as devices still require the host PC to power them. It's not just about data transfer.
You mean IDE (PATA)?
I found only 12 models ranging from 8 to 64GB on Newegg. All of the made by only three manufactures; Transcend, Ritek, and Super Talent.
Try this link here
Maybe we should start recording DVDs at 16x. That amount of centrifugal force should fling any lose debris off. So I would think anyways...
All modems shipped with PCs or Laptops these days are software based. You can still purchase modems with on-board CPUs from Zoom and USR, but they cost around $80.
Those crapping throw-away HP, Lexmark, InkJet printers are software based. The only logic inside is to control the steper motors and such. With USB and modern CPUs, it makes sense to raster in software for desktop printing. Office printers such as the HP LaserJet does PCL and PostScript at the hardware level. Tapping into the hardware using TCP/IP connectivity however might be a waste of time as the NICs own hardware will be tied up processing checksums (if it has the ability).
Which leaves us with three main IO chips. The Gigabit NIC (does TCP checksum offloading at the hardware level), GPU, and APU (for audio processing). I'm not sure if the North or South bridge can be directly tapped into. I suspect most of its IO is transparent to the OS.
Yes, you are correct. But, we are already headed in that direction with regards to legal automation. Take for example stop light cameras. There was a bill in Texas (Senate Bill 439) that was passed making it illegal to obstruct the license plate. Actually, this was more of an updated version of a pre-existing law. But the sole reason for this update is so cameras could capture the plate number using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). After the snapshot is taken, it goes right to the courthouse and a copy to you with an automated message detailing what should be done next to contest or pay the fine.
It won't be long before GPS systems automatically squawk on you for speeding through a transmission to the nearest cell tower. Hell, they might even automatically slow your car down for you once GPS and electronically controlled throttle bodies become the norm.
My point is this. Computers have made our lives more efficient in all areas of human endeavor. One would be a fool to not have known the legal system would be effected in the same way. Power and control at the highest level is the name of the game here.