I reported that to Google, next time I typed "Bactrim overdose" the first hit was "Bactrim overdose in dogs", a PDF with a paper describing the exact procedure of fighting the overdose. The spammer sites were nowhere to be found:)
I trust you forwarded that PDF file to your vet, just in case he (or she, since your post doesn't state one way or another) has to deal with a similar emergency again at some point?
After all, they have the best "operating system" in the world, don't they? No bugs, no security problems, works fine, lasts a long time, perfectly implements all relevant internationally-agreed standards, totally interoperable with a wide variety of other computing architectures,
But then someone observed them and quantum physics kicked in. This caused the possible Microsoft you describe to collapse and the Microsoft that we all love or hate to become the one true Microsoft in this universe.
Is that the Shroedinger's Cat theory, or would that be better named as Balmer's Chair?
I seem to remember the expression at that time was:
Fire up your preferred search engine.
For me back then, that would have been Infoseek. Nowadays though, I use Google as my primary search, and go to ask.com if I get frustrated with Google's search results.
Seriously, I don't know for you but for me nothing else on my computer really matters more than my home directory. Yes I would be pissed off having to reinstall the system but nothing more. ( OK technically yes I'm using a backup software )
Well, I was thinking in terms of a corporate or other major multi-user environment. In that case, the other users should be safe from dumbassuser. Everyone else could continue plugging away at their jobs while dumbassuser gets to pay a little visit to his workgroup manager or boss to explain why he lost everything in his home directory. Lesson learned and possibly a job opening in dua's cubicle.
Which is exactly the problem on Windows currently. And that's why reduce right context is an intersting feature of Vista.
I do hope that feature proves to be effective for Vista users. I don't plan on ever using Vista myself at home. I'm quite content with my current setup with Debian Sid, and really have no need to replace a perfectly good suite of hardware just to do the same stuff I do now.
What would do all those windows users that happily install those wonderful "Free smiley", "Free Nude Pron", "Free cursor", "Shopping helper"... willingly/on purpose on their computer if they move tomorrow to Linux or MacOS ? They will get a magic clue with the install CD ?
More likely, they will get a collection of magic clues from at least 3 sources:
1 : The geekly person who does their install for them. 2 : The geekly person they go to for assistance while they are learning their way around the system, if they took the plunge and did the install themselves. 3 : The geekly people on whatever message forums or mailing lists for their particular distro when they go posting about how to do things they shouldn't.
In short, it all comes back around to user education. They may take a few hits at first, but eventually, they will wise up and learn.
Apologies if my post seems incoherent. But I'm nearing the end of a 12 hour night shift at a network control center at a base in Afghanistan, and my brain and body are in zombie mode and in need of a recharge.:)
Doesn't the user actually have to make the code executable before it can run? I thought that files created on a *NIX system weren't executable by default.
If everyone were to migrate to Linux, Viruses/Bugs would migrate aswell, but with ease. When someone has access to the source of your operating system....thats like giving a theif the layout of your security system to your home.
That bit of FUD has been debunked too many times to count. Lack of viruses has very little, if anything, to do with how prevalent an OS is. Linux and other *NIXes are designed in a way that makes it extremely difficult for a virus to do more than damage a user's home directory, unless you are stupid enough to always run as root. To educate yourself further, start with this article...
That also touches on the benefits of having the source publically available for anyone to read. There's a couple other links you can check out from there for more info.
I actually thought that the explosion of the Death Star, which occurred "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" would have just about reached us by now.
But why haven't our telescopes yet detected those giant yellow words scrolling gracefully towards us through space?
This storey reminds me of one I heard about in the 1980's. Some smart *ss decided to get a vanity plate that read "NONE". It seems that whenever a police officer or parking commisionair issued a ticket for a vehicle without a license plate, they would write in "NONE" where it said plate.
Would this by chance be the one you are referencing?
Barbour, a sailing enthusiast, wrote down "SAILING" and "BOATING" as his first two choices; when he couldn't think of a third option, he wrote "NO PLATE," meaning that if neither of his two choices was available, he did not want personalized plates. Plates reading "BOATING" and "SAILING" had indeed already been assigned, so the DMV, following Barbour's instructions literally, sent him license plates reading "NO PLATE." Barbour was not thrilled that the DMV had misunderstood his intent, but he opted to keep the plates because of their uniqueness.
Just compare Mario Bros. to Mario 64. Mario Bros. limited you to jumping around two dimensions. Mario 64 was in 3D and the player movements were quite varied.
And to top it off, Mario Brothers took place on only a single screen with no scrolling, unlike Super Mario Brothers.
Anyway, for software there would hardly be a storage problem (at some US$400 per Terabyte) and the documentation&disclosure function of the patent system could even be much improved by requesting actual working and compilable source code as both a model and a "preferred embodiment"
Even better would be someone submitting the source code, and the examiner informing him that he has the wrong office. Go submit it to the copyrights office instead.
Has anyone ever done something to your car or your property while you were sleeping? Didn't you want to know who the bastard was that did it? See, it's CHEAP enough now to set up camera spying and expense was the only real reason it hasn't been done before.
If I ever have a need for surveillance cameras at home, I will install them myself and maintain full control over them.
It doesn't help that this one company runs the telephone, cable TV and internet access for the entire county, and they refuse to offer internet access via cable for faster speed.
Single-User is limited to a single IP address and up to three PCs. Single-User service is not available for customers who utilize a subnet or server for connecting four or more PCs.
And how are they going to know if you are using 4 or more computers? I mean, with only 1 IP address, you are obviously going to have something with NAT up and running if you are going to have more than 1 computer connected to their service.
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That's one way to force upgrades.
I seriously doubt that one single game is going to convince very many people to go through the expense of switching to another version of Windows, and upgrading their hardware.
You can do this by adding "-site:ebay.com" to your search query.
Thank-you. I was not aware of that. If I had mod points, I would mod you Informative...if I hadn't already posted in this thread...then there wouldn't have been anything to mod as Informative...
Try a search for a Linux-related topic and then wade through the endless number of pages that are nothing more than "reprints" of a related man page without thinking it's a RTFM conspiracy.
Even worse (and it isn't with just Linux-related searches either), is searching for a solution to some problem, and getting dozens of search results on different forums from other people asking the same question; yet none of those posts having any responses.
And another good example is searching for some specific bit of old freeware or shareware, or a document, or whatever, and all the search results are sites that link to one specific site that no longer hosts whatever file you were looking for.
Slashdot Mirror
Thanks a lot. Now you have me craving some sort of Wonkabar. But since there are no Wonkabars, I guess I'll have to settle for a Reeses instead.
I trust you forwarded that PDF file to your vet, just in case he (or she, since your post doesn't state one way or another) has to deal with a similar emergency again at some point?
But then someone observed them and quantum physics kicked in. This caused the possible Microsoft you describe to collapse and the Microsoft that we all love or hate to become the one true Microsoft in this universe.
Is that the Shroedinger's Cat theory, or would that be better named as Balmer's Chair?
I seem to remember the expression at that time was:
Fire up your preferred search engine.
For me back then, that would have been Infoseek. Nowadays though, I use Google as my primary search, and go to ask.com if I get frustrated with Google's search results.
Well, I was thinking in terms of a corporate or other major multi-user environment. In that case, the other users should be safe from dumbassuser. Everyone else could continue plugging away at their jobs while dumbassuser gets to pay a little visit to his workgroup manager or boss to explain why he lost everything in his home directory. Lesson learned and possibly a job opening in dua's cubicle.
I do hope that feature proves to be effective for Vista users. I don't plan on ever using Vista myself at home. I'm quite content with my current setup with Debian Sid, and really have no need to replace a perfectly good suite of hardware just to do the same stuff I do now.
More likely, they will get a collection of magic clues from at least 3 sources:
1 : The geekly person who does their install for them.
2 : The geekly person they go to for assistance while they are learning their way around the system, if they took the plunge and did the install themselves.
3 : The geekly people on whatever message forums or mailing lists for their particular distro when they go posting about how to do things they shouldn't.
In short, it all comes back around to user education. They may take a few hits at first, but eventually, they will wise up and learn.
Apologies if my post seems incoherent. But I'm nearing the end of a 12 hour night shift at a network control center at a base in Afghanistan, and my brain and body are in zombie mode and in need of a recharge.
What a horrible thought. SCO sponsoring conventions for the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes. What is this world coming to?
Doesn't the user actually have to make the code executable before it can run? I thought that files created on a *NIX system weren't executable by default.
Instead of that word, I'll just use Nee! instead.
That bit of FUD has been debunked too many times to count. Lack of viruses has very little, if anything, to do with how prevalent an OS is. Linux and other *NIXes are designed in a way that makes it extremely difficult for a virus to do more than damage a user's home directory, unless you are stupid enough to always run as root. To educate yourself further, start with this article...
http://librenix.com/?inode=21
That also touches on the benefits of having the source publically available for anyone to read. There's a couple other links you can check out from there for more info.
But is that in an upright or a cannister vacuum? And what brand of vacuum would that be, for that matter: Hoover, Kirby, Bissell?
But why haven't our telescopes yet detected those giant yellow words scrolling gracefully towards us through space?
Semenary has its own classes? Wouldn't that be covered in biology or sex education?
*** ducks out of the way of the inevitable flying pies ***
Would this by chance be the one you are referencing?
http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp
And to top it off, Mario Brothers took place on only a single screen with no scrolling, unlike Super Mario Brothers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Brothers
Blecch. Supermodels are all skin and bone. Now figure skaters, on the other hand...
Even better would be someone submitting the source code, and the examiner informing him that he has the wrong office. Go submit it to the copyrights office instead.
Or more accurately...
COH is supported on Linux via Cedega.
http://cedegawiki.sweetleafstudios.com/wiki/City_
And how are they going to know if you are using 4 or more computers? I mean, with only 1 IP address, you are obviously going to have something with NAT up and running if you are going to have more than 1 computer connected to their service.
Or more appropriately...
Death by Boonga Boonga!!! http://www.syberpunk.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=bo
I seriously doubt that one single game is going to convince very many people to go through the expense of switching to another version of Windows, and upgrading their hardware.
If I remember correctly, the quote was actually:
"We can't live in the past anymore, Elaine, or the present. This is the future."
And to quote Ozzy:
"Today was tomorrow yesterday. It's funny how time can slip away."
Running that number through Google brings up an outfit in St. Louis called oss|solutions
Thank-you. I was not aware of that. If I had mod points, I would mod you Informative...if I hadn't already posted in this thread...then there wouldn't have been anything to mod as Informative...
Even worse (and it isn't with just Linux-related searches either), is searching for a solution to some problem, and getting dozens of search results on different forums from other people asking the same question; yet none of those posts having any responses.
And another good example is searching for some specific bit of old freeware or shareware, or a document, or whatever, and all the search results are sites that link to one specific site that no longer hosts whatever file you were looking for.