Because there are more people out there that are like me. They know how to use and secure a computer and are not dumb enough to open email attachments.
That's the only way left for malware to get on a machine if you don't use internet exploder. No drive by downloads. You have to allow it through negligence or stupidity.
The sad part is the amount of dumb people that click on anything, download warez and go to bad porn sites.
Troll. I have been running xp machines WITHOUT ANY UPDATES for years and have not had any issues. First thing I do, shut off the updates and the damn firewall from hell.
Yes I have anti-virus and NO, I've never had a problem.
Router/ Firewall and a hosts file and don't be a moron and the thing will work forever.
I have tons of software and games that my little kids are gonna get a chance to use because I can keep these machines running.
I will probably be running XP machines for another 12 years or longer.
Why is it preferable to store 96 bulbs and periodically replace them than to buy one that lasts forever?
I have over 5000 square ft in my house. The shelf space these take up is trivial. I also live in the boonies, so I have everything on hand. Just like living on a farm. I also don't believe that these bulbs will "last forever".
The power cost of each individual bulb is trivial, but when you add up all the bulbs in the house it is not. According to The US Energy Information Adminsitration, 13% to 17% of household energy use is lighting.
People here all think I live in America. Funny, I did mention "province" in my first post, yet all the tree huggers could see was my atittude about "saving the planet" and my lazy math. I couldn't care less about my electricity bill for lights. I have the money to pay the bills and am going to put in solar panels next year, maybe.
Electricity is an expensive way to get heat. That is why most houses are not heated by electricity.
I agree, but there are quite a few houses in Canada that use electric heat. Everyone also missed my sarcastic comment about using computers for heat.
I am an iconoclast. People, especially Liberals, need to stop worshipping the planet. ( After re-reading my posts, maybe I am guilty of trolling liberals:-) )Up here we have the crackpot David Susuki. I'm sick of his rhetoric.
I don't believe the planet will last 100 more years as it is. That's got nothing to do with global warming.
This sums up my belief of the planet and global warming:
Revelation 21
"21 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea."
It all burns and no tree hugging hippie liberal freak is gonna change any of that by changing a few light bulbs./troll
This is the part where I get flamed by the secular humanists. Ecclesiastes 12
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is the sum duty of man.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.
I don't give a shit about a green planet. It all burns and will soon enough.
We have power and lots of it here. I'm not going to pay 20 bucks a bulb for the next big thing so some tree hugger can feel good about themselves.
I've changed less than 10 bulbs in a decade here. That's 7.80 at current prices. Don't give a shit about changing to some other bullshit new light. I tried the last "craze" to cfl bulbs and was really pissed off when I found out about the mercury. I like the light the incandescents give off and that they're instant on without any environmental hazards in my house.
Don't give a shit about power prices anyway. How much do you really think it costs to run a 60 watt bulb at.08 a kwh?
Let's see, listen to these lying bastards and buy a "lifetime" bulb for $20. each, OR just use the 30cent bulbs that I've been using for 50 years?
I bought 96 bulbs for $75. a lifetime supply for me. I have changed exactly 6 bulbs in my bathroom and two in my storage area in 7 years.
I live in a cold country. I don't care about a trivial power cost. I need the heat. Doesn't matter if it comes from a bulb or natural gas. Shit, I heat with computers sometimes!
This whole bulb fiasco is a money grab and to bail out dumb governments who didn't plan for electrical growth.
My province added 150 windmills this year and will add 300 in the coming two years. We have wind, coal and natural gas. Changing a few light bulbs will make very little difference here.
You can pry my incandescents from my cold dead hands!
I have about a dozen machines in my house and most run XP. I don't need any of that damn UAC or the latest version of Office. I upgraded one machine to windows 7 because I didn't want to get stuck with 8.
Everything is behind a firewall. I have tons of software that works perfectly well.
Millions of people have woken up to realize that they don't need a new computer. Replacements will be the only market now.
Microsoft will die a very slow death. It might take a decade or more, but they are in decline.
Business buys volume licenses to give them the ability to install older operating systems.
Slashdot Mirror
Ad servers can't serve ads to me though because I block them with a hosts file and have for about 10 years.
That's the only way left for malware to get on a machine if you don't use internet exploder. No drive by downloads. You have to allow it through negligence or stupidity.
The sad part is the amount of dumb people that click on anything, download warez and go to bad porn sites.
Those are the bozos you should be worried about.
I know when a machine runs like shit. Whether its from a shit install or a bad power connector on a dvd drive.
Just because most computer users are retarded, doesn't mean we all are.
I've been using a hosts file for years. Best thing I ever did.
Works across the system and not just a browser. Awesome. http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
Yes I have anti-virus and NO, I've never had a problem.
Router/ Firewall and a hosts file and don't be a moron and the thing will work forever.
I have tons of software and games that my little kids are gonna get a chance to use because I can keep these machines running.
I will probably be running XP machines for another 12 years or longer.
Microsoft support means nothing to me.
Had a guy call me once... "I can't get my email".
I asked him what he was using, Outlook, Thunderbird etc. Guess what he said?
Wordpad.
If I could have reached through the phone, I would've slapped him.
Sorry, my bad. :-(
AWESOME!!!
Hi coward, you must be a liberal, tree hugging, troll. How's your mom's basement?
Thanks, but $8 for a bulb that lasts 25% more than my .78 bulbs doesn't really appeal to me.
You more eloquently said everything else I was thinking on the issue.
Why is it preferable to store 96 bulbs and periodically replace them than to buy one that lasts forever?
I have over 5000 square ft in my house. The shelf space these take up is trivial. I also live in the boonies, so I have everything on hand. Just like living on a farm. I also don't believe that these bulbs will "last forever".
The power cost of each individual bulb is trivial, but when you add up all the bulbs in the house it is not. According to The US Energy Information Adminsitration, 13% to 17% of household energy use is lighting.
People here all think I live in America. Funny, I did mention "province" in my first post, yet all the tree huggers could see was my atittude about "saving the planet" and my lazy math. I couldn't care less about my electricity bill for lights. I have the money to pay the bills and am going to put in solar panels next year, maybe.
Electricity is an expensive way to get heat. That is why most houses are not heated by electricity.
I agree, but there are quite a few houses in Canada that use electric heat. Everyone also missed my sarcastic comment about using computers for heat.
I am an iconoclast. People, especially Liberals, need to stop worshipping the planet. ( After re-reading my posts, maybe I am guilty of trolling liberals :-) )Up here we have the crackpot David Susuki. I'm sick of his rhetoric.
I don't believe the planet will last 100 more years as it is. That's got nothing to do with global warming. This sums up my belief of the planet and global warming:
Revelation 21 "21 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea."
It all burns and no tree hugging hippie liberal freak is gonna change any of that by changing a few light bulbs. /troll
This is the part where I get flamed by the secular humanists.
Ecclesiastes 12
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is the sum duty of man.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.
Peace.
My second objection is the way that CFL's were handled, sold etc. I'm a grumpy old man and I don't trust anyone anymore. Salesmen lie.
Fuck em all but 6. You need 6 for pall bearers.
We have power and lots of it here. I'm not going to pay 20 bucks a bulb for the next big thing so some tree hugger can feel good about themselves. I've changed less than 10 bulbs in a decade here. That's 7.80 at current prices. Don't give a shit about changing to some other bullshit new light. I tried the last "craze" to cfl bulbs and was really pissed off when I found out about the mercury. I like the light the incandescents give off and that they're instant on without any environmental hazards in my house.
Don't give a shit about power prices anyway. How much do you really think it costs to run a 60 watt bulb at .08 a kwh?
I bought 96 bulbs for $75. a lifetime supply for me. I have changed exactly 6 bulbs in my bathroom and two in my storage area in 7 years.
I live in a cold country. I don't care about a trivial power cost. I need the heat. Doesn't matter if it comes from a bulb or natural gas. Shit, I heat with computers sometimes!
This whole bulb fiasco is a money grab and to bail out dumb governments who didn't plan for electrical growth.
My province added 150 windmills this year and will add 300 in the coming two years. We have wind, coal and natural gas. Changing a few light bulbs will make very little difference here.
You can pry my incandescents from my cold dead hands!
Ever hear of a hosts file? Never seen and ad. The pop-up pops up to a blank page. Then I close it.
There's a patch for that. I run Office 2000 cause I'm cheap and with the compatibility pack, I can open and save the newer formats.
Next step to implement the mark of the beast.
I have about a dozen machines in my house and most run XP. I don't need any of that damn UAC or the latest version of Office. I upgraded one machine to windows 7 because I didn't want to get stuck with 8. Everything is behind a firewall. I have tons of software that works perfectly well.
Millions of people have woken up to realize that they don't need a new computer. Replacements will be the only market now. Microsoft will die a very slow death. It might take a decade or more, but they are in decline.
Business buys volume licenses to give them the ability to install older operating systems.
I always wait a day to see if the freebie app will screw with my phone. If it does, it gets deleted and life goes on.
STERN ! ;-)
There are many companies taking advantage of the naivete of internet users for their own advantage.
I was taught manners, I'm waiting for you to go first. :-)
Why are we freaking out about all this? Like we're gonna stop driving and using electricity any time soon?
In 50 years I'll either be dead or senile and won't really care anymore.
In other news, America seems to be full of people that want money for nothing.