Right now one of the major selling points of a vehicle is its resale value. So if they were to put an agreement such as this on a vehicle it would definitely hurt sales.
When the next "cash for clunkers" happens, the used market will be further depressed. Everything has to be new sometime...
We thought the same thing, but when I actually looked at the link it turned out to be an.SCR.
And a.scr is nothing more than a.exe renamed to.scr. Try this:
move c:\windows\system32\logon.scr c:\windows\system32\logon.scr.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\logon.scr
then log off and wait for the screensaver. Tada, SYSTEM user command prompt instead of screensaver. Screensavers are just executables on windows.
For further information please see this article about Wikipedia.
Wasn't all of that information on Wikipedia's Wikipedia page original research written by Wikipedia? That article should be deleted for being non-notable, and original research.
What IS implied is that the average Mac user has to be less concerned about viruses and malware than the average PC user. Being a computer engineer and a user of both PCs and Macs I have to say that I can't find anything wrong with this implication.
Being a sysadmin maintaining Win/Lin/Mac, I have to say that Mac users are the worst offenders at downloading random crap off the web and running it willy nilly. If they were allowed sudo access, they'd be running keyloggers and other crap as root. The regular Mac users really do think that Mac OS X is magically invulnerable.
Macs don't get PC viruses Okay, if what they meant was "Macs don't get viruses designed for other operating systems" then they're right. But it has as much intellectual value as saying "Macs don't get carbon life-form viruses" or "Macs don't possess the capacity for 'evil intent' required for a conviction of murder". The marketing value is quite high though, because since the sentence doesn't make any sense in the context, the human mind tries to force a useful meaning: "They're telling me something good about their product. Well, it's obvious they can't possess the capacity for 'evil intent' and thus can't murder. Macs won't kill me!" All the while forgetting that Macs might be able to commit manslaughter. "Macs don't get PC viruses" is like "Macs don't get a Blue Screen of Death". It's a gray screen of death, but the thing people take away is that there is _no_ screen of death of any color.
well apple is not often in the position where its oses have a large enough marketshare for any hackers to really bother with them
But keyloggers and botnets exist on Apple OSes. Macs are the sweet spot for botnets right now. GNU tools, just like linux boxes, but less secure by default, and with users who have a culture of just downloading software from random websites and running it "because macs don't have viruses".
I bet that the most vocal Apple critics here are those that keep buying Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPods and iWhatevers. If you don't like'em why do you buy them.
The only way to be a true critic of a bad product is to have actually used it. Others can decry the nature of Apple as a company; their business tactics, their mercurial licensing agreements, etc., but I can testify about my personal experiences and headaches with an iPhone, iMacs, OS X [Server], etc.
I'm afraid they're ignorant of more than just that and if Slashdot readers cannot understand and articulate the principles of basic Enlightenment philosophy, how much less the average American citizen? The founders' great error was to stake the future of this nation upon the existence of educated, reasonable and well informed citizens. Indeed, if they could see now the level to which the public discourse has descended, they would no doubt be ashamed of us for squandering the inheritance that they bequeathed.
To be fair, the founders actually staked the future of this nation upon the existence of educated, reasonable and well informed land-owning males. And that was just for the base level of voters. A higher echelon of voters were put into place above them.
-- That the bumbling organization that can't keep PFC Manning from stealing all its data is simultaneously capable of pulling off a black op of this scope just to discredit the guy, rather than simply making him have an accident, and eliminating the problem.
Because clearly PFC Manning was the subect of the entire agency's scutiny, and "preventing" him would not have meant spreading resources to prevent all of the other PFCs that were doing similar work. A regular Joe off the street can pay a woman to sleep with a guy and cry rape. It doesn't require a conspiracy, but that doesn't mean that a conspiracy couldn't have ordered the regular Joe to pay her.
So, every woman in the group found the dull head-bob most attractive, or most of the women found it attractive? All it takes is one woman for it to be attractive to for passing on the genes.
Some fake windows, even just glass blocks with lights behind them, will do wonders. Also, make it so that people have to get up from chairs once in a while.
2. The pour rate would have to be really slow so that the water stays in contact with the carbon long enough to absorb the toxic stuff. Five minutes+ for a cup of water??
5 minutes for water versus running to the toilet every 5 minutes. Good trade.
AC had his definitions reversed. As your dictionary quote shows, truth is the true or actual state of a matter, actuality or actual existence. Facts are perceptions or expressions of truth. They are not actual truth in and of themselves.
Public ball fields and open spaces are either infested with drug dealers [...] If the thought of sending children out into that cold, cruel world to get some exercise makes you at all pale, clammy, or weak-kneed, then congratulations, you may be part of the problem.
I'm not sending my kids out to play ball where drug dealers ply their trade.
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Right now one of the major selling points of a vehicle is its resale value. So if they were to put an agreement such as this on a vehicle it would definitely hurt sales.
When the next "cash for clunkers" happens, the used market will be further depressed. Everything has to be new sometime...
Many industries have been trying for literally decades to prevent used or second-hand sales..
Expect an End User License Agreement with your next car or house. Car manufacturers and home builders would love that.
We thought the same thing, but when I actually looked at the link it turned out to be an .SCR.
And a .scr is nothing more than a .exe renamed to .scr. Try this:
move c:\windows\system32\logon.scr c:\windows\system32\logon.scr.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\logon.scr
then log off and wait for the screensaver. Tada, SYSTEM user command prompt instead of screensaver. Screensavers are just executables on windows.
For further information please see this article about Wikipedia.
Wasn't all of that information on Wikipedia's Wikipedia page original research written by Wikipedia? That article should be deleted for being non-notable, and original research.
Until the bacterium reroute the main power conduits through the deflector beam to create an inverse tachyon pulse. Then what?
Oh yeah, dupe.
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1780946&cid=33509648
What IS implied is that the average Mac user has to be less concerned about viruses and malware than the average PC user. Being a computer engineer and a user of both PCs and Macs I have to say that I can't find anything wrong with this implication.
Being a sysadmin maintaining Win/Lin/Mac, I have to say that Mac users are the worst offenders at downloading random crap off the web and running it willy nilly. If they were allowed sudo access, they'd be running keyloggers and other crap as root. The regular Mac users really do think that Mac OS X is magically invulnerable.
It's deceiving to the point of almost lying.
No, it really isn't.
Macs don't get PC viruses
Okay, if what they meant was "Macs don't get viruses designed for other operating systems" then they're right. But it has as much intellectual value as saying "Macs don't get carbon life-form viruses" or "Macs don't possess the capacity for 'evil intent' required for a conviction of murder". The marketing value is quite high though, because since the sentence doesn't make any sense in the context, the human mind tries to force a useful meaning: "They're telling me something good about their product. Well, it's obvious they can't possess the capacity for 'evil intent' and thus can't murder. Macs won't kill me!" All the while forgetting that Macs might be able to commit manslaughter. "Macs don't get PC viruses" is like "Macs don't get a Blue Screen of Death". It's a gray screen of death, but the thing people take away is that there is _no_ screen of death of any color.
well apple is not often in the position where its oses have a large enough marketshare for any hackers to really bother with them
But keyloggers and botnets exist on Apple OSes. Macs are the sweet spot for botnets right now. GNU tools, just like linux boxes, but less secure by default, and with users who have a culture of just downloading software from random websites and running it "because macs don't have viruses".
What the fuck do I care ? I'm Athiest anyway ... everyone hates me :-(
God loves you.
And despite the potential for humor in the incongruity of my response to your statement, I'm writing it in earnest.
I bet that the most vocal Apple critics here are those that keep buying Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPods and iWhatevers. If you don't like'em why do you buy them.
The only way to be a true critic of a bad product is to have actually used it. Others can decry the nature of Apple as a company; their business tactics, their mercurial licensing agreements, etc., but I can testify about my personal experiences and headaches with an iPhone, iMacs, OS X [Server], etc.
I'm afraid they're ignorant of more than just that and if Slashdot readers cannot understand and articulate the principles of basic Enlightenment philosophy, how much less the average American citizen? The founders' great error was to stake the future of this nation upon the existence of educated, reasonable and well informed citizens. Indeed, if they could see now the level to which the public discourse has descended, they would no doubt be ashamed of us for squandering the inheritance that they bequeathed.
To be fair, the founders actually staked the future of this nation upon the existence of educated, reasonable and well informed land-owning males. And that was just for the base level of voters. A higher echelon of voters were put into place above them.
What the hell is a snooki,
NSFW
and why are we talking about it on slashdot?
because it's NSFW
not at the New Jersey Guido level though, I do not glow orange yet...
I think you may have found the perfect replacement spokespeople for OrangeGlow.
Sure, I probably need to RTFA, but I think maybe this is in apple.slashdot.org just because a quota needed filling.
-- That the bumbling organization that can't keep PFC Manning from stealing all its data is simultaneously capable of pulling off a black op of this scope just to discredit the guy, rather than simply making him have an accident, and eliminating the problem.
Because clearly PFC Manning was the subect of the entire agency's scutiny, and "preventing" him would not have meant spreading resources to prevent all of the other PFCs that were doing similar work. A regular Joe off the street can pay a woman to sleep with a guy and cry rape. It doesn't require a conspiracy, but that doesn't mean that a conspiracy couldn't have ordered the regular Joe to pay her.
Thank you for clarifying. The way the summary is written, it sounds like a petition with 369 citizens' signatures.
So, every woman in the group found the dull head-bob most attractive, or most of the women found it attractive? All it takes is one woman for it to be attractive to for passing on the genes.
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how exactly do one "consume" news?
Via Powersauce Bars.
Get sauced with Powersauce!
But what's his /. handle? And more importantly, ASL?
Some fake windows, even just glass blocks with lights behind them, will do wonders. Also, make it so that people have to get up from chairs once in a while.
2. The pour rate would have to be really slow so that the water stays in contact with the carbon long enough to absorb the toxic stuff. Five minutes+ for a cup of water??
5 minutes for water versus running to the toilet every 5 minutes. Good trade.
AC had his definitions reversed. As your dictionary quote shows, truth is the true or actual state of a matter, actuality or actual existence. Facts are perceptions or expressions of truth. They are not actual truth in and of themselves.
What's with these Democrats and fingering?
The last one did it with an intern, this one's doing it with a console.
To be fair, it would be difficult for Mrs. Obama to use her penis.
Public ball fields and open spaces are either infested with drug dealers [...] If the thought of sending children out into that cold, cruel world to get some exercise makes you at all pale, clammy, or weak-kneed, then congratulations, you may be part of the problem.
I'm not sending my kids out to play ball where drug dealers ply their trade.