Because there's no technical reason in the world to do that.
Right, because Flash is all pink ponies.
Yes, Steve Jobs wants Adobe gone or under his control for a variety of reasons, but if Flash was less bloated, it would've been on the iPhone immediately.
Heh. Even with four cores and 4 gigs of RAM, I still automatically Noscript Flash, for "technical" reasons.
To be fair to Norton, they've made strides in reducing the bloat their AV engenders. Can't say the same about McAfee. Anecdotal, I know, but I'd choose McAfee over Norton for a swift death any day of the week.
I was really hoping they'd be buying them out to shut them down.
I wouldn't put it past them. As GP said, no more McAfee, no more bloated, slow machines out of the box. Intel looks better as a result. Question is, is that worth the price they're paying?
Go find someone in a wheelchair, and mock them from atop a staircase
Well, I don't know about GP, but I would love to do that. Thing is, that's not exactly a situation I find myself with any kind of regularity, so I'll just have to be patient.
Also, knowing me, when it does happen, I'll probably forget until about 5 minutes after, and slap myself on the forehead.
Man, life sure is cruel.
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TFA is interesting, TFS is garbage.
Hey, they should add that as one of the loglines they use up top.
Slashdot: News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
Slashdot: It is what IT is.
Slashdot: TFA is interesting, TFS is garbage.
I should probably mention at this point that passwords for really important stuff (online banking, work passwords, webhost) follow a completely different, and much more difficult, set of rules, but that's only a few passwords. The formula I mentioned would get you access to slashdot, gmail, youtube and other sites so unimportant I'd be happy to have hacked just to learn never to use those sites again.
The general point was that's it's easy to construct a variety of long, alphanumeric passwords, without having to keep references to them all over the place as a memory aid. Of course these won't keep out dedicated attacks, but that's not the point either.
See, this is why math is your friend. All I have to remember is a formula. I apply that formula to whatever it is I'm signing into, which produces a different (and alphanumeric) password for every instance. Complex, unique passwords without having to write anything down anywhere.
Awww, why did you have to go and plant that idea in my head? Now I've got a serious jones to reactivate my FB account just so I can do this 30-40 years from now!
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That reminds me: When is the Society of Pedants meeting again?
You know what? You've inspired me. We should rename the Internet "The Ted Stevens Memorial Infotube Superhighway".
Who's with me?
Newsflash: When I buy an iTouch, it's my choice also. That's the part you're still not getting.
Because there's no technical reason in the world to do that.
Right, because Flash is all pink ponies.
Yes, Steve Jobs wants Adobe gone or under his control for a variety of reasons, but if Flash was less bloated, it would've been on the iPhone immediately.
Heh. Even with four cores and 4 gigs of RAM, I still automatically Noscript Flash, for "technical" reasons.
Further, a man can be assessed child support for a child provably not his
In other words, caring for someone, no matter how briefly, has its consequences. Nothing new there.
This more like the aging of a round of cheese.
This is Slashdot. You need to use a car analogy instead.
To be fair to Norton, they've made strides in reducing the bloat their AV engenders. Can't say the same about McAfee. Anecdotal, I know, but I'd choose McAfee over Norton for a swift death any day of the week.
I was really hoping they'd be buying them out to shut them down.
I wouldn't put it past them. As GP said, no more McAfee, no more bloated, slow machines out of the box. Intel looks better as a result. Question is, is that worth the price they're paying?
Go find someone in a wheelchair, and mock them from atop a staircase
Well, I don't know about GP, but I would love to do that. Thing is, that's not exactly a situation I find myself with any kind of regularity, so I'll just have to be patient.
Also, knowing me, when it does happen, I'll probably forget until about 5 minutes after, and slap myself on the forehead.
Man, life sure is cruel.
TFA is interesting, TFS is garbage.
Hey, they should add that as one of the loglines they use up top.
Slashdot: News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
Slashdot: It is what IT is.
Slashdot: TFA is interesting, TFS is garbage.
Nope, that's not me, I'm not into micromanaging. I take my lumps on one account just like you, cowboy.
he is somewhat obsessed with me (like he is anyone who foes him) to the point of occasionally replying to my posts when he's not directly involved
FTFY
Probably just one, if they're clever enough.
I should probably mention at this point that passwords for really important stuff (online banking, work passwords, webhost) follow a completely different, and much more difficult, set of rules, but that's only a few passwords. The formula I mentioned would get you access to slashdot, gmail, youtube and other sites so unimportant I'd be happy to have hacked just to learn never to use those sites again.
The general point was that's it's easy to construct a variety of long, alphanumeric passwords, without having to keep references to them all over the place as a memory aid. Of course these won't keep out dedicated attacks, but that's not the point either.
Wow, I wasn't expecting an uptight motherfucker like you to advocate fraud, but there you go, you learn something new every day.
Good luck with that. I mean that sincerely.
LOL, you've got it backwards. Instead of applying another fucking layer of abstraction, I just use my brain. When all you've got is a hammer...
See, this is why math is your friend. All I have to remember is a formula. I apply that formula to whatever it is I'm signing into, which produces a different (and alphanumeric) password for every instance. Complex, unique passwords without having to write anything down anywhere.
Shame this isn't ten years ago. You coulda got some VC funding for that idea.
I'm relatively new here. Is this how most people are on this site?
Yes, it's considered SOP not to read TFA around here. The real hardcore don't even bother reading TFS either.
Corporations don't have the power to send armed agents to kick in my door and slap handcuffs on me.....
Technically correct. But we're all still wondering where we can get these awesome drugs you're on.
Awww, why did you have to go and plant that idea in my head? Now I've got a serious jones to reactivate my FB account just so I can do this 30-40 years from now!
Automated systems are insensitive. News at 11.
Yalu river.
I know, common mistake. The keys are like, right next to each other.
Y'know, if people just zeroed their HDs and reinstalled from scratch once a year like I do, this, and many other problems, would not be problems.
Plus, especially for the luser end of the spectrum, it's a great learning experience.
Dogged professionals, each and every one of them.