ANY notion in the marketplace that there's a choice could set off a landslide of defections which would really hurt Microsoft.
That's why it's so wonderful that their products have all become utterly useless bloated piles of shit that don't do what any of their customers want. A huge amount of people are about to learn about 'alternatives' to Windows 8 and I really hope that at this point MS is finally led around behind the shed with a shotgun.
I have noticed that many drivers speed up when the light is yellow. This fundamentally retarded action (why weren't you going the correct speed already?) no doubt accounts for the fact that rear-endings have increased.
So we're sure that the aliens use cartesian coordinates for pixels and three channels of light mixture that thankfully are at the same frequencies as what we consider visible?
Sounds like any aliens who can view these photos won't have to look at them to know what we were like anyway.
Because nobody believes for a second they've done enough to compensate for the massive drag on humanity of billions of wasted man-hours since they released Office.
What the fuck slashdot? This is without a doubt the worst content you have ever served up. Two paragraphs of whining that's so full of mistakes and false assumptions a 12 year old would be able to see through it.
For fuck's sake read this shit before you approve it.
You've gotta be kidding! Al Jazeera is US approved middle eastern news. That's why it's the only middle-eastern channel available, even here in Australia.
Do you think between those bunch of countries all together they could only come up with one TV station?
No, just like the guy who can't grasp that the idea was bad, you've STILL got this idea that they have a right to an opinion on Iran because they live in the US.
And somebody, I *think* it was one of those naughty middle east countries, I can't quite remember which, has to pay for those twin towers! Right?
Over, and over, and over, and over again...
And now it's to the point where they think they can blatantly push their propaganda and nobody will call them on it. They just stand and crank the war-machine in plain view and we are supposed to go "hmm yeah, democracy and shit, we're awesome"?
Yeah except you're incapable of wrapping your head around the idea that we DON'T think that was a good idea! It's like arguing with a religious zealot.
Again with the anonymous call? Are you going to come over with a bunch of uneducated hicks, all your guns, in your pickup trucks (also known as the US army) once you know who we are?
Essentially all you're trying to do is put down anyone with a viewpoint different to your own, having successfully been brainwashed by your own media.
The fact that you've got no argument except that 'America's Great' and 'You're Anonymous', isn't really working so far, is it?
Only because I have not had to hack hundreds of Mac boxes just to keep them working in my day-to-day routine. (That's true.)
Macs are just so shit hot that user incompetence (like forgettting passwords) never even occurs. (That's known as sarcasm. It's a thing that exists. People do it sometimes.)
1 - Compromise system
2 - Replace OS code with some that allows access to said file
OR
1 - Compromise system
2 - Install something like the WinPE layer that allows access to said file
OR
1 - Compromise system
2 - Perform complicated SQL injection and Javascript hack that allows access to said file
Notice how the first step is always 'compromise system'? Whether that involves standing in front of it or breaking RSA... suddenly it's like, "Oh noes, I can see teh files that make up the system I currently use to operate my boxen!"
Anyone can pull a simple network cable from one end of a building to another - OK I know that's not really true, it's damn hard work. The rich people in IT are those who realised that 99.99% of customers will believe you if you tell them you are doing something in a certain special way.
...the reason why mercenary Linux sysadmins still make 3-4x the hourly rate that their Windows friends do, no matter how many MCSEs they have.
I was more referring to things like missing certificates on fresh Exchange 2k7 installs, the fact people can't jump to email replies in Outlook 2003, the way that Excel's 'X' button behaves differently than any other Windows program, the way your legitimate Windows XP key won't work with any available installation media, the fact that Windows can use a 100Mbit connection but take minutes to transfer the names of the files in a directory, misconfigured default fax settings on Server 2008, the way that Explorer handles files by extension but hides them... and so on.
I'm being MS-centric here (because it's easy), but going back to my days as a Debian sysadmin (of sorts), I'm sure I could think of similar examples. And yes, I do agree with you, if you tell someone to click the right mouse button (in those words) and they can't understand, you quite often wonder how such a person can avoid drowning in their cereal, let alone administer your organisation!
As a dev, at least the people who are causing you pain can be called up or negotiated with. If you feel you're carrying the project, you might actually have a chance of getting a proportionate amount of the profits. With IT it seems you just keep giving other people the money, regardless of whether their products are inferior to others or just plain broken, then you do all the running around to support it, and for sweet FA.
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This wouldn't get onto LifeHacker; the editors/reviewers there give a fuck.
iPhones of course! When they aren't taking purple photos...
With hacked ROM my Samsung Note runs for over a week without charging.
ANY notion in the marketplace that there's a choice could set off a landslide of defections which would really hurt Microsoft.
That's why it's so wonderful that their products have all become utterly useless bloated piles of shit that don't do what any of their customers want. A huge amount of people are about to learn about 'alternatives' to Windows 8 and I really hope that at this point MS is finally led around behind the shed with a shotgun.
have the self-respect to pull this piece of bullshit from their front page, or will they just roll on to the next?
Also in Australia, red light cameras are now becoming speeding cameras too, reducing the urge to hit the gas when the light goes yellow.
I have noticed that many drivers speed up when the light is yellow. This fundamentally retarded action (why weren't you going the correct speed already?) no doubt accounts for the fact that rear-endings have increased.
If I was Samsung, what I would now do is increase the price a further 20%.
'The app has its share of annoying problems'...
...and I'm _sure_ they didn't do it on purpose!
You chose the dumbest device that ever existed to carry around and now you think you're 'savvy' so you're just starting to notice...
Anyone who fails to post on here saying how fucking stupid this question is loses their membership?
So we're sure that the aliens use cartesian coordinates for pixels and three channels of light mixture that thankfully are at the same frequencies as what we consider visible?
Sounds like any aliens who can view these photos won't have to look at them to know what we were like anyway.
Because nobody believes for a second they've done enough to compensate for the massive drag on humanity of billions of wasted man-hours since they released Office.
Excellent, so I can expect a toilet that will cost a fucking fortune but that I won't actually be able to shit in.
What the fuck slashdot? This is without a doubt the worst content you have ever served up. Two paragraphs of whining that's so full of mistakes and false assumptions a 12 year old would be able to see through it.
For fuck's sake read this shit before you approve it.
I hope someone is charging them an absolute pantload of money and giving them absolutely no support options whatsoever.
You've gotta be kidding! Al Jazeera is US approved middle eastern news. That's why it's the only middle-eastern channel available, even here in Australia.
Do you think between those bunch of countries all together they could only come up with one TV station?
LMFAO.
No, just like the guy who can't grasp that the idea was bad, you've STILL got this idea that they have a right to an opinion on Iran because they live in the US.
And somebody, I *think* it was one of those naughty middle east countries, I can't quite remember which, has to pay for those twin towers! Right?
Over, and over, and over, and over again...
And now it's to the point where they think they can blatantly push their propaganda and nobody will call them on it. They just stand and crank the war-machine in plain view and we are supposed to go "hmm yeah, democracy and shit, we're awesome"?
Yeah except you're incapable of wrapping your head around the idea that we DON'T think that was a good idea! It's like arguing with a religious zealot.
Again with the anonymous call? Are you going to come over with a bunch of uneducated hicks, all your guns, in your pickup trucks (also known as the US army) once you know who we are?
Essentially all you're trying to do is put down anyone with a viewpoint different to your own, having successfully been brainwashed by your own media.
The fact that you've got no argument except that 'America's Great' and 'You're Anonymous', isn't really working so far, is it?
Only because I have not had to hack hundreds of Mac boxes just to keep them working in my day-to-day routine. (That's true.)
Macs are just so shit hot that user incompetence (like forgettting passwords) never even occurs. (That's known as sarcasm. It's a thing that exists. People do it sometimes.)
Does that make you feel all better now?
In fact, let me clarify by example:
1 - Compromise system
2 - Replace OS code with some that allows access to said file
OR
1 - Compromise system
2 - Install something like the WinPE layer that allows access to said file
OR
1 - Compromise system
2 - Perform complicated SQL injection and Javascript hack that allows access to said file
Notice how the first step is always 'compromise system'? Whether that involves standing in front of it or breaking RSA... suddenly it's like, "Oh noes, I can see teh files that make up the system I currently use to operate my boxen!"
Has anyone discovered a good BeOS or OS/2 hack recently?
Not an apple guy. Not by a long shot.
But thanks for picking up on the one brand name in my argument and latching onto that instead of the point I was making.
That being, unless your box is disconnected and locked in a safe, there WILL ALWAYS be ways to manipulate the OS, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
You now have my permission to go back to playing Angry Birds your iPads you inbred self-hating dimwits.
...you're just not thinking in the IT mindset...
...the reason why mercenary Linux sysadmins still make 3-4x the hourly rate that their Windows friends do, no matter how many MCSEs they have.
Anyone can pull a simple network cable from one end of a building to another - OK I know that's not really true, it's damn hard work. The rich people in IT are those who realised that 99.99% of customers will believe you if you tell them you are doing something in a certain special way.
I was more referring to things like missing certificates on fresh Exchange 2k7 installs, the fact people can't jump to email replies in Outlook 2003, the way that Excel's 'X' button behaves differently than any other Windows program, the way your legitimate Windows XP key won't work with any available installation media, the fact that Windows can use a 100Mbit connection but take minutes to transfer the names of the files in a directory, misconfigured default fax settings on Server 2008, the way that Explorer handles files by extension but hides them... and so on. I'm being MS-centric here (because it's easy), but going back to my days as a Debian sysadmin (of sorts), I'm sure I could think of similar examples. And yes, I do agree with you, if you tell someone to click the right mouse button (in those words) and they can't understand, you quite often wonder how such a person can avoid drowning in their cereal, let alone administer your organisation! As a dev, at least the people who are causing you pain can be called up or negotiated with. If you feel you're carrying the project, you might actually have a chance of getting a proportionate amount of the profits. With IT it seems you just keep giving other people the money, regardless of whether their products are inferior to others or just plain broken, then you do all the running around to support it, and for sweet FA.