All viruses get in through security holes, but now days in my experience most of them use the one between the chair and the keyboard
That was part of the point I was making. You can't expect your average user to be as knowledgable as your average slashdot reader, and it's not a good thing that he thinks he's safe because he's running AV.
The last picture in the series has a guy in the driver's seat of a car. Presumably he's parked... but there are some incredibly stupid people out there. On my way to work this morning I saw a guy trying to glue his rearview mirror on (no kidding).
There are enough distractions as it is - a mayfly buzzed past my face while traveling Friday, and I thought it was a wasp and almost wrecked the car.
Whoever laid out that series of photos, why can't you be a little more responsible? People are stupid. Please don't encourage dangerous stupidity! It's bad enough that kids think it's safe to text on their cells while driving, you'll have them thinking it's ok to use your computer while driving.
That was an incredibly irresponsible photo, whoever posted it should be ashamed of him/herself.
It seems to me that should we declare war on another country (which we haven't actually done since WWII; my friend Ralph fought in that one and he's 86 years old) anything that isn't prohibited by the Geneva Convention or US law is legal. Also if Congress declares war on another country, any treaty with that country would be instantly nullified.
I'm scratching my head about a couple of things here. First, why the parent post was modded "offtopic". Second, why he posted anonymously; 0 offtopic implies that he had a karma bonus as opposed to not being logged in. Perhaps he's in the military?
I've been proud of my country most of my life, and served in the Air Force (I was born in an Army hospital) but I'm not too damn proud we attacked Iraq. It was completely out of character for us.
And although we are freer than quite a few contries, when I can smoke a joint while playing a game of blackjack with hookers, when I can picket the statehouse without a permit, when I can park in front of a house in the ghetto without being jumped by the DEA, FBI and local cops like I was last summer, when the local police ask my permission before looking around my garage, when I can fly in a commercial airliner without taking off my shoes or showing ID, THEN I'll feel a lot more free.
What was the line in The Patriot about being opressed by an elected body as easily as by a monarch?
and while they're at it perhaps they could invest the money needed to finally get fission working too.
I think you mean "fusion". Fission is what the present nuclear plants use. As to fusion, I'm hopeful yet skeptical, as when I was a kid fission (nuclear power) was going to make electricity "too cheap to meter".
I'm too old for the ammo box, haven't been called to the jury box in years, the ballot box is broken, all I have left is Heinlein's fourth box - slashdot.
I don't even know why I bother going to the polls (yet I still do), but if you read a couple of things I wrote, one back in 2005 and one last year you'll see that I've come to believe that the rule of law in the US is a farse. When your rights can be violated on a whim and the courts agree, the rule of law is gone.
The Constitution is plain English, yet the second amendment squeaked through five to four and Chicago's mayor vows to fight it.
We are a plutocracy. In the US, no rich powerful man goes to prison unless a richer, more powerful man wants him there.
I am a foreigner in your country. If I visit your country I will show you and your countrymen respect. I will try to learn your language if I don't already speak it. I will NOT try to change your laws. I will NOT try to take over your industries. I will NOT try to subvert your customs.
Sadly, most people are not like that, especially those with the money to be world-travellers; those sort think they are owed anything they wish because they have always gotten everything they wanted.
Wht you and the mods sem to miss is that it's my opinion, nothing more. The WTO is harming America (and other countries as well) for their own financial gain and and damn it, they should stop.
I don't worry about the karma; mine remains excellent. I metamoderated this morning in fact. It does piss me off that someone with mod points doesn't want my opinion to be seen, and he/she is likely on the board of some multinational corporation.
I have no fear that other metamoderators will see to it that their modding days may come to an end.
I think it should read "G8 Summit Aims To Kill independant music labels and film studios". I guess Star Wreck really rattled Hollywood. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning was incrediby well done and hilarious.
"My" representatives don't even represent my country, let alone me. They represent the foreigners who own the entertainment industries.
I don't know about your country's WTO members, but as an American I want all American WTO people tried for treason and put in front of a firing squad. And I want their companies' buildings leveled in the most hostile manner possible and their business licenses revoked.
The WTO is anti-human. They need to be stopped by fair means or foul.
It's disgusting that this comes before my country's Independance Day. My country's government is owned by foreigners and American traitors.
All AV software compaies are slimey, because AV software gives you a false sense of security. It can't detect any malware that isn't in its database, and it can't stop a luser from running a trojan. But the luser doesn't know this, and thinks it's safe to click on any damned thing.
1. Unplug your internet cable 2. Back up all your data 3. FDISK and reformat your drive 4. Reinstall Windows 5. Disable networking in Windows 6. Shut off the computer 7. Plug your internet cable back in 8. Put Linux install CD in the drive 9. Turn on computer 10. Follow the prompts to inatall Linux dual-boot
You won't need antivirus after following those steps. Alternately: 1. Buy a Mac
Hanlon's Razor is often cited, but I don't think it applies. I rather believe in most cases the truth is the exact opposite; you can call it "mcgrew's razor" if you like.
"Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by greedy self-interest unless proven otherwise."
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All viruses get in through security holes, but now days in my experience most of them use the one between the chair and the keyboard
That was part of the point I was making. You can't expect your average user to be as knowledgable as your average slashdot reader, and it's not a good thing that he thinks he's safe because he's running AV.
For the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would buy a computer that was manufactured by a company that would put rootkits on music CDs.
You would buy a computer from Sony? What were you thinking?
The last picture in the series has a guy in the driver's seat of a car. Presumably he's parked... but there are some incredibly stupid people out there. On my way to work this morning I saw a guy trying to glue his rearview mirror on (no kidding).
There are enough distractions as it is - a mayfly buzzed past my face while traveling Friday, and I thought it was a wasp and almost wrecked the car.
Whoever laid out that series of photos, why can't you be a little more responsible? People are stupid. Please don't encourage dangerous stupidity! It's bad enough that kids think it's safe to text on their cells while driving, you'll have them thinking it's ok to use your computer while driving.
That was an incredibly irresponsible photo, whoever posted it should be ashamed of him/herself.
It seems to me that should we declare war on another country (which we haven't actually done since WWII; my friend Ralph fought in that one and he's 86 years old) anything that isn't prohibited by the Geneva Convention or US law is legal. Also if Congress declares war on another country, any treaty with that country would be instantly nullified.
I'm scratching my head about a couple of things here. First, why the parent post was modded "offtopic". Second, why he posted anonymously; 0 offtopic implies that he had a karma bonus as opposed to not being logged in. Perhaps he's in the military?
I've been proud of my country most of my life, and served in the Air Force (I was born in an Army hospital) but I'm not too damn proud we attacked Iraq. It was completely out of character for us.
And although we are freer than quite a few contries, when I can smoke a joint while playing a game of blackjack with hookers, when I can picket the statehouse without a permit, when I can park in front of a house in the ghetto without being jumped by the DEA, FBI and local cops like I was last summer, when the local police ask my permission before looking around my garage, when I can fly in a commercial airliner without taking off my shoes or showing ID, THEN I'll feel a lot more free.
What was the line in The Patriot about being opressed by an elected body as easily as by a monarch?
Besides, being in favor of solar power helps you score with hippie chicks.
Dude, most hippie chicks are older than me, and I'm a geezer. OTOH twenty bucks will get you laid by a crackwhore. Just don't let her in your house!
Hookers beat hippie chicks hands down.
and while they're at it perhaps they could invest the money needed to finally get fission working too.
I think you mean "fusion". Fission is what the present nuclear plants use. As to fusion, I'm hopeful yet skeptical, as when I was a kid fission (nuclear power) was going to make electricity "too cheap to meter".
Those plants that live on the sun are damned HOT!
I looked up solar power in the uncyclopedia. I was going to quote it but WTF, I can't be bothered.
It is the end of the world as we know it!
And REM feels fine.
Hippies with money don't care about the poor trying to get by with high heating oil/energy costs.
"Hippies with money" is an oxymoron. PETA isn't hippies, it's yuppies. Upwardly mobile professionals with too much money and not enough compassion.
I'm too old for the ammo box, haven't been called to the jury box in years, the ballot box is broken, all I have left is Heinlein's fourth box - slashdot.
I don't even know why I bother going to the polls (yet I still do), but if you read a couple of things I wrote, one back in 2005 and one last year you'll see that I've come to believe that the rule of law in the US is a farse. When your rights can be violated on a whim and the courts agree, the rule of law is gone.
The Constitution is plain English, yet the second amendment squeaked through five to four and Chicago's mayor vows to fight it.
We are a plutocracy. In the US, no rich powerful man goes to prison unless a richer, more powerful man wants him there.
Much better, thanks.
I am a foreigner in your country. If I visit your country I will show you and your countrymen respect. I will try to learn your language if I don't already speak it. I will NOT try to change your laws. I will NOT try to take over your industries. I will NOT try to subvert your customs.
Sadly, most people are not like that, especially those with the money to be world-travellers; those sort think they are owed anything they wish because they have always gotten everything they wanted.
"Foreigner" is not a put-down.
Wht you and the mods sem to miss is that it's my opinion, nothing more. The WTO is harming America (and other countries as well) for their own financial gain and and damn it, they should stop.
I don't worry about the karma; mine remains excellent. I metamoderated this morning in fact. It does piss me off that someone with mod points doesn't want my opinion to be seen, and he/she is likely on the board of some multinational corporation.
I have no fear that other metamoderators will see to it that their modding days may come to an end.
I mean, I have broadband, and it's nice for what i do. But do my parents need it?
My mom's on dialup (80 yrs old), my dad (77 yrs ols) doesn't even have a computer in his house (they got divorced the year I was married).
My friend Ralph (86 yrs old) doesn't have a computer, but he doesn't need one; he has hookers. And blackjack.
But he forgets the blackjack.
If an insightful post is moderated "funny" the mod may well never again get mod points when the metamoderators get hold of the comment.
Yes, moderators' mods get modded.
I think it should read "G8 Summit Aims To Kill independant music labels and film studios". I guess Star Wreck really rattled Hollywood. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning was incrediby well done and hilarious.
"My" representatives don't even represent my country, let alone me. They represent the foreigners who own the entertainment industries.
I don't know about your country's WTO members, but as an American I want all American WTO people tried for treason and put in front of a firing squad. And I want their companies' buildings leveled in the most hostile manner possible and their business licenses revoked.
The WTO is anti-human. They need to be stopped by fair means or foul.
It's disgusting that this comes before my country's Independance Day. My country's government is owned by foreigners and American traitors.
Sorry for the ran but this really pisses me off.
Redefine "the world wide web" to your own private definition that nobody has defined it as before, and then claim it's dead?
Got news for you sparky, the web ain't dead.
All AV software compaies are slimey, because AV software gives you a false sense of security. It can't detect any malware that isn't in its database, and it can't stop a luser from running a trojan. But the luser doesn't know this, and thinks it's safe to click on any damned thing.
If your OS "needs" AV, your OS, IMO, sucks badly.
1. Unplug your internet cable
2. Back up all your data
3. FDISK and reformat your drive
4. Reinstall Windows
5. Disable networking in Windows
6. Shut off the computer
7. Plug your internet cable back in
8. Put Linux install CD in the drive
9. Turn on computer
10. Follow the prompts to inatall Linux dual-boot
You won't need antivirus after following those steps. Alternately:
1. Buy a Mac
They might be dumb instead of slimy
Hanlon's Razor is often cited, but I don't think it applies. I rather believe in most cases the truth is the exact opposite; you can call it "mcgrew's razor" if you like.
"Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by greedy self-interest unless proven otherwise."
I'll believe "slimy" until "stupid" is proven.
Hooray! Look at all the OH SHIT my server's on fire!
AVG spambots got mod points!
In a recording studio, behind a screen, the violins of Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and Charles Beare were played back to them.
The test was worthless. Have you ever heard a digitel recording that you would confuse with a live performance?
Neither has anyone else.