User: Porkchops

Re:Immune?

On: Macs May No Longer Be Immune to Viruses

Can we put an end to this *logic* once and for all? This is an argument I have seen every time I read a thread about OS X and viruses.

1. Windows has a large market share.
2. Windows is targeted by virus writers.
3. Therefore, if X has a large market share, then X will be targeted by virus writers.
4. Therefore, if OS X had a large market share it would be targeted more by virus writers.

Please explain how you get from (1) and (2) to (3)? Furthermore, how does this say anything about something with a small market share?

Re:Total amount is really not a true measure

On: Bill Gates, Time Magazine "Person of the Year"

The argument is analagous to how much money the United States gives to foreign aid. Many people would argue that since the United States gives more money than any other state, it is the most generous. However, when the amount donated is compared to GNP, the United states is very low (in 2004 we only gave .16% of our GNP to foreign aid). Compare this to states like Norway, Luxembourg, Denmark, and Sweden that all give over .7% of their GNP to foreign aid. When was the last time you thought of these countries as being among the most generous?

check it out http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAi d.asp

Have you?

On: Dvorak on How Microsoft Can Kill Linux

I never really thought of Windows spoiling me

Asus Espresso

On: Really Stylish PCs and Peripherals

I've been looking for stylish cases as well. I ran across the Asus Espresso and thought it looked pretty sexy with a touch sensitive LCD display. I am probably going to get it to be my new mythTV box. http://usa.asus.com/products/desktop/s-presso/over view.htm