well, the thing of it is, in Vista, they pop up EVERY time. Any Unix or Linux I've ever used can be configured to pop up a dialog only after a certain amount of time has passed since the last dialog.
That's great if you're configuring a new system or installing a lot of new hardware or software. Enter your password once, get it done with no hassle.
Vista, you have to click Accept *TWICE* for every application that needs to make a change; sometimes *TWICE* for every change.
Ubuntu on my laptops, HTPC, one server and one desktop, Win2k on one server, XP, Vista and Win7 on the other 3 desktops.
You mean young, impressionable and desiring of acceptance from the "in" crowd?
The iPod became "cool", one of the "cool" kids bought a Mac, everyone that wanted to be their friend went out and bought a Mac and an iPod to be more like them.
Yeah. That's how it happens. Think Adidas, Nike... hell anyone remember Girbaud? That wasn't just middle school, it was high school and college as well.
I should tell you, I had Adidas shoes last a couple months, Nike shoes last a couple weeks, Girbaud clothing I could only wear once or twice before stitches came loose. Were they popular? Yes! Were they quality? Hell no.
Nike is still a popular brand, though I haven't seen MUCH of an increase in quality. Why? Because the cool kids buy it, so everyone that wants to be LIKE the cool kids buys it, too.
That's all that's happening with Apple. Whether it will be a passing fad or it will stick is yet to be seen.
Absolutely true. My wife worked at Sam's Club for a while and employees were NEVER searched. Once they knew me, neither was I.
Thing is, just because someone's a regular doesn't mean they're never gong to steal.
My wife stopped the store manager outside the building one day while I was "shopping". Just as the door attendant, who is supposed to check everyone, no matter who they are, let me walk on through with a $100... I forget what... in my shirt, he happened to be looking.
He knew me and he knew I saw him. Given that she had him at the door, he figured out real quickly what was going on. I showed him what I was able to get out with and he had a "meeting" with his LP staff and door attendants later that week.
Yes, the alarm went off as I walked out the door.
No, nobody stopped me.
That said, such security is used by places without door nazis, as well. Home Depot, for example. Unless you live in downtown Hell, there are no door nazis to be seen. Many products are, however, either locked in a cage (by a combination lock that can be opened by and department associate, head cashier, manager or most other associates who've ever had to cover that department), a plastic case (key at register) or an alarmed wire wrap (key at register).
I caught a drive failure in my HTPC literally 30sec before it died that way.
System was working fine, video was playing, I told my fiancee` to pause it so I could fix something.
Soon as I SSH'd in, it locked up. Never rebooted, drive was shot.
Thing is, it made no noises that I could actually consciously hear. No clicking, no whining, no stuttering sounds. Nothing. Yet, I knew it was dying.
Ever worse, it was the newest drive in the system. OS drive, of course. Getting that system back up means replacing the drive, reinstalling the OS, remembering (why, oh why did I not write it down) how I had the software RAID (of 8 year old disks, of which I keep a hot spare) for the media array configured, messing with XRandR until the old Radeon AIW outputs to TV again...
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well, the thing of it is, in Vista, they pop up EVERY time. Any Unix or Linux I've ever used can be configured to pop up a dialog only after a certain amount of time has passed since the last dialog.
That's great if you're configuring a new system or installing a lot of new hardware or software. Enter your password once, get it done with no hassle.
Vista, you have to click Accept *TWICE* for every application that needs to make a change; sometimes *TWICE* for every change.
Ubuntu on my laptops, HTPC, one server and one desktop, Win2k on one server, XP, Vista and Win7 on the other 3 desktops.
Yes, I know what I'm talking about.
Thus we see the ultimate Open Source solution for anti virus is to remove the vectors which viruses cannot attack.
So, Microsoft got it right?
It removes the biggest flaw of all: user.
If the non-compete is not legal in CA, then it may be discharged by the state of NY, as the obligation was not made legally in CA.
Not touching your meat co-processor?
You must be new here.
Resctrictive OS == Defect.
Period.
You mean young, impressionable and desiring of acceptance from the "in" crowd?
The iPod became "cool", one of the "cool" kids bought a Mac, everyone that wanted to be their friend went out and bought a Mac and an iPod to be more like them.
Yeah. That's how it happens. Think Adidas, Nike... hell anyone remember Girbaud? That wasn't just middle school, it was high school and college as well.
I should tell you, I had Adidas shoes last a couple months, Nike shoes last a couple weeks, Girbaud clothing I could only wear once or twice before stitches came loose. Were they popular? Yes! Were they quality? Hell no.
Nike is still a popular brand, though I haven't seen MUCH of an increase in quality. Why? Because the cool kids buy it, so everyone that wants to be LIKE the cool kids buys it, too.
That's all that's happening with Apple. Whether it will be a passing fad or it will stick is yet to be seen.
IANAL, (but I do anal)
Yes, that's implied by the statement "I ANAL"
Cracked -> UHV2 MCHT IMON YURH NDS2
Actually, the local user(s) (is/are) the tiny Google Gnome(s) inside the G1. You, the remote user, are gaining root access.
Thus, rooted.
don't
I was gonna suggest that, actually. +1 WTF
Also, +1 mindreading
I'll concede that the above is offtopic, but really, troll?
Hell, I'm not even sure it was offtopic, as parent was talking about boxcutters.
Funny's what I was going for.
But... but... but...
how does one install yum?
you, you -ing -er.
you very much. I don't why I didn't of that myself.
I know a guy named Habib who owns many box cutters.
No scissors, though.
Wonder what he has all those box cutters for, I've never seen a box in his house.
He must get a lot of deliveries after hours.
Absolutely true. My wife worked at Sam's Club for a while and employees were NEVER searched. Once they knew me, neither was I.
Thing is, just because someone's a regular doesn't mean they're never gong to steal.
My wife stopped the store manager outside the building one day while I was "shopping". Just as the door attendant, who is supposed to check everyone, no matter who they are, let me walk on through with a $100... I forget what... in my shirt, he happened to be looking.
He knew me and he knew I saw him. Given that she had him at the door, he figured out real quickly what was going on. I showed him what I was able to get out with and he had a "meeting" with his LP staff and door attendants later that week.
Yes, the alarm went off as I walked out the door.
No, nobody stopped me.
That said, such security is used by places without door nazis, as well. Home Depot, for example. Unless you live in downtown Hell, there are no door nazis to be seen. Many products are, however, either locked in a cage (by a combination lock that can be opened by and department associate, head cashier, manager or most other associates who've ever had to cover that department), a plastic case (key at register) or an alarmed wire wrap (key at register).
Know what, though?
It does fuck-all to stop theft.
And that a better X server isn't going to a lot of people to Linux.
There, fixed that for ya.
I caught a drive failure in my HTPC literally 30sec before it died that way.
System was working fine, video was playing, I told my fiancee` to pause it so I could fix something.
Soon as I SSH'd in, it locked up. Never rebooted, drive was shot.
Thing is, it made no noises that I could actually consciously hear. No clicking, no whining, no stuttering sounds. Nothing. Yet, I knew it was dying.
Ever worse, it was the newest drive in the system. OS drive, of course. Getting that system back up means replacing the drive, reinstalling the OS, remembering (why, oh why did I not write it down) how I had the software RAID (of 8 year old disks, of which I keep a hot spare) for the media array configured, messing with XRandR until the old Radeon AIW outputs to TV again...
I think I'll wait until I can upgrade.
I'm sure you can understand why many previous articles don't attempt to indicate the probability of sea vs land impact.
I'd have to say that many previous articles have also not run with the FUD hype of land impact.
blow is expensive
more money to the hookers
Because it's going to be fucking hot.
No, just assholes like GGP AC poster.
That comes with having shit worth stealing, I guess.