Not trying to jump all over you for making the statement, but I'm sick of that statement.
I don't care if I can't afford it, I want to know the price.
This is the same kind of nonsense that realtors use. They'll list a house, but not the price, in hopes that people will call them. If the house is too expensive for the caller then the realtor can try to find something else.
Sure, it's a good way to get more contacts but I don't care. I don't want to waste my time calling someone if I can't afford it in the first place. Just give me the information and let me make my own decision if I can afford it or not. Stop with all the cloak and dagger crap.
Agreed. Maybe FOX hasn't been hit by it so to to them it's not a big story. However, it is news regardless if it happens to a journalist or not and should be covered.
You are correct in that when it happens to journalists it somehow seems to be the most important thing going on at that time. Which to them it is because it happened to them.
It's the typical human (or any animal) response. Something happens to you and that's all you care about for a time.
Dani is full of shit. I did watch CNN and their tech guy (can't remember his name right now) tried to explain the difference between a worm and a virus. He even said he'll probably hear from some tech 'experts' who will take him to task for not getting it right but he did his best to make it as simple as possible so everyone could understand. So no, they weren't calling it a virus.
Further, this worm CAN affect XP SP2 under certain conditions. In fact, on Microsofts own page the second entry is for XP SP 1 AND XP SP 2. Microsoft even provides the link for the patch for these systems.
Still further, constant rebooting of a machine may cause data loss depending on the system. It's rare but it can happen.
The article was nothing more than a stab at CNN rather than an actual report on something. In fact, the last sentence proves my point:
Although I hate to say this, FOX News hasn't even touched this story.
So? FOX doesn't touch any story that might bring bad news. They haven't even reported on the newest bombings in Baghdad because that would be contrary to all the 'good' news that's coming out of that hellhole.
If CNNs story seemed a bit overhyped and not totally correct, so be it. If it gets people to go patch their machines then that's a good thing.
Hell, you have probably never even had to teach an adult anything if you can make that statement.
If you think that you'd be wrong. I've been teaching people of all ages for decades. In fact, when TMI (Three Mile Island) happened I was explaining to the parents at the school how a nuclear plant works (just the basics. Not all the intricate details). My age at the time? 12.
I've been giving presentations to various sized groups since about the same time. In fact, just a few weeks ago I had to do a 45 minute cross-training presentation to some of our field techs and then answer questions afterward.
I've been able to diagnose problems over the phone without ever having been to the location and explain to the person (usually someone my parents age) what went wrong and how to prevent it.
If you think that having kids somehow qualifies you to be a brilliant teacher with all the answers, think again. If the day should ever come that I have kids you can be rest assured that every question they have will be answered regardless of how old they are.
By your logic kids should be sheltered from everything and anything. I'm presuming from your statement that your childhood was the one that was screwed up and now you're passing it along to your kids who will probably repeat this process if/when they have kids.
Just what this world needs. More people whose train of thought extends six inches from their nose.
Yes, it does. Freedom of Speech means just that. You are free to say anything you want excluding the proverbial 'Fire!' in a crowded theater (or any other place) or if you slander someone (though you can actually slander someone you will probably go to court for saying it).
You apparently consider the saying of the words 'ass' and 'tit' to be vulgar. I don't. So what's vulgar to you is not the same as what's vulgar to me.
Do you consider someone from the KKK saying that blacks are nothing but monkeys or that hispanics are nothing but lazy, job-stealing wetbacks?* Too bad. Those comments are protected by the First Amendment.
No, I don't have kids but protecting kids from what you consider to be unsavory isn't the way to go. Exposing kids to everything allows them to become well-rounded adults who are aware of everything. It is up to you to instill upon them your own values and explain to them why you consider pornography bad. Simply saying 'Don't watch/look at that stuff. It's bad.' isn't a good enough reason for kids.
Freedom of Speech means anyone can say what they want (minus the exceptions I listed). It means the freedom to say the good, the bad and the ugly.
* The above comments are not meant to be representative of my views on the aformentioned groups. I was merely using examples to illustrate my point. Any person who was offended by my comments should feel free to find the nearest attractive person and make mad monkey-love to that person in an attempt to vent their frustrations at my comments. I take no responsibility for any unforseen outcomes of such encounters.
I'm replying to my own posting (yeah, bad form be damned) so that I can quote the following from the original article:
Smith said that Microsoft will reinvest all of the money, after legal expenses, including $5 million that will go to increase Internet enforcement efforts and expand technical and investigative support to help law enforcers to address computer-related crimes.
So I ask the question: how is this a follow-up to the previous article when in fact the linked article is a day behind the original article and only restates things?
Not to mention that the article I had submitted had all of the information and more than the original article but was rejected.
So yes, it is a dupe.
Also, how can the first post about a submitted story be Redundant? Oh right, it's Thursday. That means an extra dose of crack to carry you over til Friday.
The one I submitted had a bit more information including the three pieces of the settlement that would take place.
A critical piece this article left out was that Richters operations would be monitored for three years. While only three years in length the oversight will (hopefully) insure he doesn't try some other route to clog the net with crap.
Yup. For the moron he was he was absolutely correct in his assessment.
What's funny is that Joseph C. Phillips uses the above quote in one of his articles and justifies the invasion of Iraq using the exact same reasoning that Goering used.
I had used the same quote in an article I had written and referenced Phillips article. If you care to read the article you may find it here.
This is not a blog. This is my little hole in the web (which hasn't been updated in a while) on which I have written somewhat serious musings. I was writing things like this long before blogs became de riguer.
Grrrr. Even after three previews I still flumoxed my spelling.
Kindly replace the word 'think' with the word 'thick' (as in my thick skull automatically replaced the word thick for think causing me not to see my error)
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. _________________________________
If ever there was a need for someone who had the insight that this man had, now is the time.
When I read the title for this posting and then the first line my thought was, "Go to the moon for $100 million? Sure, I'll go. Where do I sign up?"
That being said, $100 million to simply fly around the moon without actually stepping on the moon is not, in my opinion, worth it. For that price I want to bounce around and take pictures with my Olympus camera (if for no other reason than to get Olympus to start making their OM line again).
and done as a pathetic farce that nobody wants to see.
I tend to think that all the guys who've ever seen Thundercats would love to see who plays Cheetara and the form-fitting body suit the actress will have to wear.
As soon as I saw the headline something jogged my memory. Sure enough, it was a story that was rejected in March which had almost the same information and which I've had posted in my Journal since then.
My favorite quote from the original story (and probably the same exact study) was from Eric Peterson of Jupiter Research:
"If consumers adopted a friendlier attitude toward cookies, the Internet would be a better place overall."
It seems that traditional Western medicine based on scientific evidence is less and less trusted by the general public. Meanwhile, some dubious theory from the Internet will be swallowed hook, line and sinker nine times out of 10.
It's not just medicine that this phenomenon is occuring. The ridiculous debate over trying to include Intelligent Design in biology classes as a valid theory (which it's not) falls into the same category.
The biggest problem is the lack of critical thinking by people today. Most people don't want to dig into a subject to see if what someone is saying has any validity. Instead, they try to find someone who has written something which fits their viewpoint and then go about touting it as the truth.
There are many reasons for this not the least of which is the overall education system in this country but parents aren't blameless either. Instead of challenging their children from an early age to question and explore everything around them, parents are more interested in what video game or DVD to get them.
There's a reason the scientific process is used in all areas. It allows for the cruft to be sifted out and what remains should be repeatable or verifiable facts. Instead, people don't want to listen to facts. They just want to believe what they want.
There's a saying I've said for a very long time: People do what they do because that's what people do. As this article points out, it's a very valid saying.
I'm not talking about opening and closing the bottle. I mean just letting the bottle sit. Maybe your bottle is of a slightly different design (chemically speaking). He also mentions those saver pumps (and debunks their worth).
The next time you're out, stop in a bookstore and check out the book. He describes the reason in more detail.
Overall I love the book and have used some of his hints. I've read it twice since Christmas and plan on reading it again in another month or so.
Funny you should mention finding Coke only in plastic bottles. In his book, What Einstein told his Cook, Robert Wolke answers the question as to why soda goes flat in plastic bottles.
The reason is that the plastic is slightly permeable to gasses and since it's the C02 which gives soda its fizz, over time the gas leaks out, thus turning soda flat. That is why there is a sell-by date on soda.
You don't have this issue with glass since glass is not gas permeable.
As a side note, I refuse to drink beer if it comes from a tap since there is a distinct aluminum taste to it. Same for canned beer. I only drink beer from glass bottles even if it costs more (which it invariably does).
Picture a world without Google, without eBay or Amazon or broadband,
Or one without billions of emails promising V14gr4! on the cheap!, where stealing someones identity involved more than point-and-click. A world where people had to, gasp!, go out and talk to other people face-to-face to buy products or knew how to use a card catalog at the library.
Yeah, those were the days oh so many eons ago. In fact, I distinctly remember my mom and dad having to round up the horses every morning to hook them to the carriage so they could go to work every morning while my brother and I washed our feet so they looked somewhat presentable after we had walked the two miles to school (uphill both ways mind you).
While it's nice to remember how things were and the progress we've made, let's also not forget the things that we don't know how to do anymore. We're so wrapped up (some of us anyway) in what's latest and greatest that we now have less overall free time to do things and spend most of our time trying to figure out how to schedule our days.
No, I'm not a luddite. I'm just one of those who don't see the point in much of what people are gaga over nowadays (a cel phone which can do 20 different things except make a decent call for example). If you're into web pages with Flash simply because Flash is the 'in thing' for web design, more power to ya. Just don't think that everyone else cares.
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For those who have read my Journal you already knew about this story.
Not trying to jump all over you for making the statement, but I'm sick of that statement.
I don't care if I can't afford it, I want to know the price.
This is the same kind of nonsense that realtors use. They'll list a house, but not the price, in hopes that people will call them. If the house is too expensive for the caller then the realtor can try to find something else.
Sure, it's a good way to get more contacts but I don't care. I don't want to waste my time calling someone if I can't afford it in the first place. Just give me the information and let me make my own decision if I can afford it or not. Stop with all the cloak and dagger crap.
Agreed. Maybe FOX hasn't been hit by it so to to them it's not a big story. However, it is news regardless if it happens to a journalist or not and should be covered.
You are correct in that when it happens to journalists it somehow seems to be the most important thing going on at that time. Which to them it is because it happened to them.
It's the typical human (or any animal) response. Something happens to you and that's all you care about for a time.
Further, this worm CAN affect XP SP2 under certain conditions. In fact, on Microsofts own page the second entry is for XP SP 1 AND XP SP 2. Microsoft even provides the link for the patch for these systems.
Still further, constant rebooting of a machine may cause data loss depending on the system. It's rare but it can happen.
The article was nothing more than a stab at CNN rather than an actual report on something. In fact, the last sentence proves my point:
Although I hate to say this, FOX News hasn't even touched this story.
So? FOX doesn't touch any story that might bring bad news. They haven't even reported on the newest bombings in Baghdad because that would be contrary to all the 'good' news that's coming out of that hellhole.
If CNNs story seemed a bit overhyped and not totally correct, so be it. If it gets people to go patch their machines then that's a good thing.
If the people would have behaved themselves there wouldn't have been a need for crowd control.
Unless you're trying to imply that human beings are incapable of acting like the most intelligent creature on the planet as some say we are.
you should be wearing one of these when you go to these kind of events. You'll have a clear path in no time.
If you think that you'd be wrong. I've been teaching people of all ages for decades. In fact, when TMI (Three Mile Island) happened I was explaining to the parents at the school how a nuclear plant works (just the basics. Not all the intricate details). My age at the time? 12.
I've been giving presentations to various sized groups since about the same time. In fact, just a few weeks ago I had to do a 45 minute cross-training presentation to some of our field techs and then answer questions afterward.
I've been able to diagnose problems over the phone without ever having been to the location and explain to the person (usually someone my parents age) what went wrong and how to prevent it.
If you think that having kids somehow qualifies you to be a brilliant teacher with all the answers, think again. If the day should ever come that I have kids you can be rest assured that every question they have will be answered regardless of how old they are.
By your logic kids should be sheltered from everything and anything. I'm presuming from your statement that your childhood was the one that was screwed up and now you're passing it along to your kids who will probably repeat this process if/when they have kids.
Just what this world needs. More people whose train of thought extends six inches from their nose.
Yes, it does. Freedom of Speech means just that. You are free to say anything you want excluding the proverbial 'Fire!' in a crowded theater (or any other place) or if you slander someone (though you can actually slander someone you will probably go to court for saying it).
You apparently consider the saying of the words 'ass' and 'tit' to be vulgar. I don't. So what's vulgar to you is not the same as what's vulgar to me.
Do you consider someone from the KKK saying that blacks are nothing but monkeys or that hispanics are nothing but lazy, job-stealing wetbacks?* Too bad. Those comments are protected by the First Amendment.
No, I don't have kids but protecting kids from what you consider to be unsavory isn't the way to go. Exposing kids to everything allows them to become well-rounded adults who are aware of everything. It is up to you to instill upon them your own values and explain to them why you consider pornography bad. Simply saying 'Don't watch/look at that stuff. It's bad.' isn't a good enough reason for kids.
Freedom of Speech means anyone can say what they want (minus the exceptions I listed). It means the freedom to say the good, the bad and the ugly.
* The above comments are not meant to be representative of my views on the aformentioned groups. I was merely using examples to illustrate my point. Any person who was offended by my comments should feel free to find the nearest attractive person and make mad monkey-love to that person in an attempt to vent their frustrations at my comments. I take no responsibility for any unforseen outcomes of such encounters.
Smith said that Microsoft will reinvest all of the money, after legal expenses, including $5 million that will go to increase Internet enforcement efforts and expand technical and investigative support to help law enforcers to address computer-related crimes.
So I ask the question: how is this a follow-up to the previous article when in fact the linked article is a day behind the original article and only restates things?
Not to mention that the article I had submitted had all of the information and more than the original article but was rejected.
So yes, it is a dupe.
Also, how can the first post about a submitted story be Redundant? Oh right, it's Thursday. That means an extra dose of crack to carry you over til Friday.
Yup, you're not losing your mind. You did see this article previously.
A critical piece this article left out was that Richters operations would be monitored for three years. While only three years in length the oversight will (hopefully) insure he doesn't try some other route to clog the net with crap.
You're absolutely correct. I only remembered the song from the commercial. Not its original author. Thanks for the correction.
What's funny is that Joseph C. Phillips uses the above quote in one of his articles and justifies the invasion of Iraq using the exact same reasoning that Goering used.
I had used the same quote in an article I had written and referenced Phillips article. If you care to read the article you may find it here.
This is not a blog. This is my little hole in the web (which hasn't been updated in a while) on which I have written somewhat serious musings. I was writing things like this long before blogs became de riguer.
Grrrr. Even after three previews I still flumoxed my spelling. Kindly replace the word 'think' with the word 'thick' (as in my thick skull automatically replaced the word thick for think causing me not to see my error)
Why does that line remind me of the old ad song:
Anticipaaaation, it's making me wait.*
*For those too young to remember, that line was from a Heinz ketchup commercial which was trying to tout how think Heinz ketchup was.
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
_________________________________
If ever there was a need for someone who had the insight that this man had, now is the time.
When I read the title for this posting and then the first line my thought was, "Go to the moon for $100 million? Sure, I'll go. Where do I sign up?"
That being said, $100 million to simply fly around the moon without actually stepping on the moon is not, in my opinion, worth it. For that price I want to bounce around and take pictures with my Olympus camera (if for no other reason than to get Olympus to start making their OM line again).
Oh yeah, and moon rocks. Lots of moon rocks.
I tend to think that all the guys who've ever seen Thundercats would love to see who plays Cheetara and the form-fitting body suit the actress will have to wear.
My favorite quote from the original story (and probably the same exact study) was from Eric Peterson of Jupiter Research:
"If consumers adopted a friendlier attitude toward cookies, the Internet would be a better place overall."
The BBC is also running this article which gives the lowdown on Doohans life and career. Their version of his obituary.
It's not just medicine that this phenomenon is occuring. The ridiculous debate over trying to include Intelligent Design in biology classes as a valid theory (which it's not) falls into the same category.
The biggest problem is the lack of critical thinking by people today. Most people don't want to dig into a subject to see if what someone is saying has any validity. Instead, they try to find someone who has written something which fits their viewpoint and then go about touting it as the truth.
There are many reasons for this not the least of which is the overall education system in this country but parents aren't blameless either. Instead of challenging their children from an early age to question and explore everything around them, parents are more interested in what video game or DVD to get them.
There's a reason the scientific process is used in all areas. It allows for the cruft to be sifted out and what remains should be repeatable or verifiable facts. Instead, people don't want to listen to facts. They just want to believe what they want.
There's a saying I've said for a very long time: People do what they do because that's what people do. As this article points out, it's a very valid saying.
I'm not talking about opening and closing the bottle. I mean just letting the bottle sit. Maybe your bottle is of a slightly different design (chemically speaking). He also mentions those saver pumps (and debunks their worth).
The next time you're out, stop in a bookstore and check out the book. He describes the reason in more detail.
Overall I love the book and have used some of his hints. I've read it twice since Christmas and plan on reading it again in another month or so.
Funny you should mention finding Coke only in plastic bottles. In his book, What Einstein told his Cook, Robert Wolke answers the question as to why soda goes flat in plastic bottles.
The reason is that the plastic is slightly permeable to gasses and since it's the C02 which gives soda its fizz, over time the gas leaks out, thus turning soda flat. That is why there is a sell-by date on soda.
You don't have this issue with glass since glass is not gas permeable.
As a side note, I refuse to drink beer if it comes from a tap since there is a distinct aluminum taste to it. Same for canned beer. I only drink beer from glass bottles even if it costs more (which it invariably does).
Very nice Family Guy reference.
Wonder what Kate Moss thought of the joke.
Or one without billions of emails promising V14gr4! on the cheap!, where stealing someones identity involved more than point-and-click. A world where people had to, gasp!, go out and talk to other people face-to-face to buy products or knew how to use a card catalog at the library.
Yeah, those were the days oh so many eons ago. In fact, I distinctly remember my mom and dad having to round up the horses every morning to hook them to the carriage so they could go to work every morning while my brother and I washed our feet so they looked somewhat presentable after we had walked the two miles to school (uphill both ways mind you).
While it's nice to remember how things were and the progress we've made, let's also not forget the things that we don't know how to do anymore. We're so wrapped up (some of us anyway) in what's latest and greatest that we now have less overall free time to do things and spend most of our time trying to figure out how to schedule our days.
No, I'm not a luddite. I'm just one of those who don't see the point in much of what people are gaga over nowadays (a cel phone which can do 20 different things except make a decent call for example). If you're into web pages with Flash simply because Flash is the 'in thing' for web design, more power to ya. Just don't think that everyone else cares.