Probably fair, but I tend to throw antivirus on as an afterthought in the post-post install. That early in the game I know what I'm downloading: Windows patches. Unless windowsupdate.com gets 0wned they're clean.
If Windowsupdate did get 0wned I'd be laughng my ass off as I rebooted to the sancutary of Linux and started dismantling my XP partition. (Yes, I know this would be every admin on earth's worst nightmare. It would, however, in the greater scheme of things, be the funniest thing ever. Even funnier than the time I saw a man get out of his SUV and drop his cell phone down a sewer grate.)
What does it do that ZoneAlarm doesn't? (I only use XP for iTunes so I don't really keep track of my options in that department. ZoneAlarm keeps the dumb bastard out of trouble.)
What is this "shift key" of which you speak? I'm breaking the law simply by using an OS that doesn't support their precious DRM system. All us *nix users (including those with that "mainstream" BSD-based Apple thing) are criminals for putting DRMed CDs in our computers without being willing or able to run their RIAA virus.
You'd think that, maybe, by the time they're compitent enough to even attempt to pull shit like this people would understand such "1337" tools as strings and grep.
Not only are they crooks they're no more than script kiddies . . . . .
The stuff that the nuclear weapons industry has been generating over the years is already leaking out of its containers. If we can't keep it under control for 60 years how can we expect to keep it under control for a quarter million?
The study that should be done on this subject would be to get a non-smoker addicted to these things and see what happens when they quit. I suspect you'd be right. They'd be all like "fucking headache" for a few days and that would be about the end of it.
In my county we do things right. No expensive, uneliable, hackalicious electronic gear. I voted with a pen, on a card. That card goes in a scantron machine - the same technology that we've all been using since 7th grade. I'm very happy with voting this way.
In other news: is it just me or did/. just/. itself?
I was wondering why Penny Arcade was running like crap. I figured I'd check the overnight Slashdot stories and come back later. Seeing the top story answered that question.
Puzzles are an atempt to destroy our national security! If our children had puzzels they, they might become smart, and ask questions. We can't have children asking questions now can we? They'll never make good sheeple that way!
Unless they're running this on plutonium it's pretty safe to launch it, so long as they don't bench test the core first. As I understand it, a fresh (never run) load of U-235 shouldn't be that radioactive and would undoubtedly be kept in a housing that could survive both an explosion and hitting the water at terminal velocity.
Makes sense. As an ME my tendency is to solve electrical stuff in simple ways. Solving electrical stuff in efficient, clever ways is why we have EEs.;)
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Yes, but it would choke at the interface. Firewire and USB2 both have kinda limited transfer rates as far as drive thruput goes.
Probably fair, but I tend to throw antivirus on as an afterthought in the post-post install. That early in the game I know what I'm downloading: Windows patches. Unless windowsupdate.com gets 0wned they're clean.
If Windowsupdate did get 0wned I'd be laughng my ass off as I rebooted to the sancutary of Linux and started dismantling my XP partition. (Yes, I know this would be every admin on earth's worst nightmare. It would, however, in the greater scheme of things, be the funniest thing ever. Even funnier than the time I saw a man get out of his SUV and drop his cell phone down a sewer grate.)
Maybe I do?
What does it do that ZoneAlarm doesn't? (I only use XP for iTunes so I don't really keep track of my options in that department. ZoneAlarm keeps the dumb bastard out of trouble.)
Zone Alarm and Firefox get on the system from a flash drive before ethernet cable is ever pluged in.
I dropped out of kindergarden you insensitive clod!
Good thing for her hell's as fictional as those WMDs the monkeys are always insisting exist . . . .
:)
Hey fundies: mod me troll if you want, but with karma like mine it doesn't much matter. You can try to piss me off, but I'll probably laugh at you.
What is this "shift key" of which you speak? I'm breaking the law simply by using an OS that doesn't support their precious DRM system. All us *nix users (including those with that "mainstream" BSD-based Apple thing) are criminals for putting DRMed CDs in our computers without being willing or able to run their RIAA virus.
Yes, but it's not legal to circumvent the DRM on the discs to rip them . . . . .
Without that I'm not interested. Playing a game where you get to be a pigeon that shits on cars was the best part of my childhood.
'standard mischief won't get you around it.'
Now that every hacker on the internet knows about it that chip has a life expectancy of . . . maybe friday.
Does it run on Linux?
*Ducks*
It's a good thing after all that those somewhat functional, unreasonably cheap, disposible printers don't work with Linux? :)
You'd think that, maybe, by the time they're compitent enough to even attempt to pull shit like this people would understand such "1337" tools as strings and grep.
Not only are they crooks they're no more than script kiddies . . . . .
The stuff that the nuclear weapons industry has been generating over the years is already leaking out of its containers. If we can't keep it under control for 60 years how can we expect to keep it under control for a quarter million?
The study that should be done on this subject would be to get a non-smoker addicted to these things and see what happens when they quit. I suspect you'd be right. They'd be all like "fucking headache" for a few days and that would be about the end of it.
In my county we do things right. No expensive, uneliable, hackalicious electronic gear. I voted with a pen, on a card. That card goes in a scantron machine - the same technology that we've all been using since 7th grade. I'm very happy with voting this way.
/. just /. itself?
In other news: is it just me or did
Don't worry, the way we're going we'll be too broke to do that kind of shit soon enough.
I don't think many ludites read /. That would be . . . . odd. ;)
I was wondering why Penny Arcade was running like crap. I figured I'd check the overnight Slashdot stories and come back later. Seeing the top story answered that question.
/. suicidegirls . . . . .
Oh well, time to go help
Puzzles are an atempt to destroy our national security! If our children had puzzels they, they might become smart, and ask questions. We can't have children asking questions now can we? They'll never make good sheeple that way!
Fuck sharks. I want a laser on a hydrophilic cat. That'd be a damn sight more versitile.
Unless they're running this on plutonium it's pretty safe to launch it, so long as they don't bench test the core first. As I understand it, a fresh (never run) load of U-235 shouldn't be that radioactive and would undoubtedly be kept in a housing that could survive both an explosion and hitting the water at terminal velocity.
Panther on a computer only slightly more powerful than my TI-89. This may be the ultimate "because it's there" story.
:P
For the next trick I'd like to see this thing running windows, using qemu, inside panter.
What? You mean it would take a year to load? Damn.
If by "controversial" you mean:
Oil Industry: Nuh uh! We are not running out oil. Keep driving that SUV you fool!
Oil Industry: Also, don't even think about transitioning to renewable sources. Don't make me buy a law. I will do it!
Makes sense. As an ME my tendency is to solve electrical stuff in simple ways. Solving electrical stuff in efficient, clever ways is why we have EEs. ;)