Sure, because you want the same people who were infected on Windows (likely by clicking on "FREE ANTIVIRUS SCAN!" banners) to be setting up linux boxes, most likely running as root while they work their way through "Linux for Dummies." That's fucking brilliant.
"Yeah, viruses send SPAM. Yeah, viruses keep stealing data. But do they disable your computer completely?"
In this case, apparently so. The support thread linked to has a comment from someone showing SHA checksums of infected and clean atapi.sys files; systems that are already infected are the ones getting the bluescreen after the update.
"Except you have to have the recovery console installed first"
No, you do not have to have it installed to use it. The article you linked to is for people who want to be able to select Recovery Console from boot.ini (as if you were selecting between different OS installs) instead of rooting around for their Windows install disk.
My anecdotal evidence nullifies yours. I have more battery life with Windows 7 than I did with XP, on the same hardware, with the same Rightmark CPU Clock power/speed settings.
"Probably the height of its audacity was when Tilley told his shareholders in May of 2002 that GE had offered $2 billion 'sight unseen' to buy out the technology."
And the height of stupidity came from those shareholders who took his word for it.
"I would like to ask Slashdot what methods others have used to deal with office environments such as this."
I usually dump my extra work on the new guy so I have more time to relax and goof off. You should pressure your company to hire someone newer than yourself.
"what if people hadn't cared that your taxes went to some foreign king across the ocean that none of you would probably never see. What if they had said "such is life" and simply moved on with their lives?"
What if we were forced to buy Apple's products, giving your analogy some semblance of relevance? It would be chaos!
Apple (along with any other company in its position) can do business in China according to its laws, Break China's laws, or refuse to do business in China. Only one of these options is guaranteed to make these companies money. If you think they're going to choose idealism over cash, you have some high-grade pot at your disposal.
No. Every account I've seen, including from the people who love it, states that it has a shoddy plot but looks pretty. I don't watch movies for pretty.
"Was the plot only thing he was complaining about?"
Nope. But seeing the movie in 3D still wouldn't fix it. He was complaining about it. It doesn't take a great leap in logic (for most of us, I guess) to understand that the 3D version still won't be to his liking. maybe *you* should read his post again.
It seems more like he was fucking the audience in the ass without lube while depositing an enormous paycheck. By the way, I wonder how much the MPAA is raking in on this one.
I could see a lot of potential in a HUD that just overlayed street names on the streets. That seems a hell of a lot safer than squinting at sometimes tiny, filthy, or tree-obscured street signs.
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Sure, because you want the same people who were infected on Windows (likely by clicking on "FREE ANTIVIRUS SCAN!" banners) to be setting up linux boxes, most likely running as root while they work their way through "Linux for Dummies." That's fucking brilliant.
"Yeah, viruses send SPAM. Yeah, viruses keep stealing data. But do they disable your computer completely?"
In this case, apparently so. The support thread linked to has a comment from someone showing SHA checksums of infected and clean atapi.sys files; systems that are already infected are the ones getting the bluescreen after the update.
"Except you have to have the recovery console installed first"
No, you do not have to have it installed to use it. The article you linked to is for people who want to be able to select Recovery Console from boot.ini (as if you were selecting between different OS installs) instead of rooting around for their Windows install disk.
My anecdotal evidence nullifies yours. I have more battery life with Windows 7 than I did with XP, on the same hardware, with the same Rightmark CPU Clock power/speed settings.
What I've seen of Raw Story tells me it's about as newsworthy as Weekly World News, or Slashdot.
"Probably the height of its audacity was when Tilley told his shareholders in May of 2002 that GE had offered $2 billion 'sight unseen' to buy out the technology."
And the height of stupidity came from those shareholders who took his word for it.
In other breaking news: the sun is hot, granite is hard and water is wet.
I'll tell you when you tell me what the best console is. Also the best OS, car, pet, and musical genre.
Why would it be intuitive? I don't think MS intended for people to be using it, which is why it doesn't come with an install icon.
Unless you meant you don't understand how to enable it, in which case I suggest you read the article more carefully.
"I would like to ask Slashdot what methods others have used to deal with office environments such as this."
I usually dump my extra work on the new guy so I have more time to relax and goof off. You should pressure your company to hire someone newer than yourself.
"what if people hadn't cared that your taxes went to some foreign king across the ocean that none of you would probably never see. What if they had said "such is life" and simply moved on with their lives?"
What if we were forced to buy Apple's products, giving your analogy some semblance of relevance? It would be chaos!
Apple (along with any other company in its position) can do business in China according to its laws, Break China's laws, or refuse to do business in China. Only one of these options is guaranteed to make these companies money. If you think they're going to choose idealism over cash, you have some high-grade pot at your disposal.
"go see the movie"
No. Every account I've seen, including from the people who love it, states that it has a shoddy plot but looks pretty. I don't watch movies for pretty.
I haven't watched South Park since around season 9, so feel free to consider it parallel originality.
"harnesses the most advanced computer animation techniques imaginable"
Really? Because all I get from the trailers is that it's an updated version of The Smurfs.
Kids who can type "who is the president?" (implied: "...of the US") into a search engine and get a result back probably already know the answer.
"Was the plot only thing he was complaining about?"
Nope. But seeing the movie in 3D still wouldn't fix it. He was complaining about it. It doesn't take a great leap in logic (for most of us, I guess) to understand that the 3D version still won't be to his liking. maybe *you* should read his post again.
It seems more like he was fucking the audience in the ass without lube while depositing an enormous paycheck. By the way, I wonder how much the MPAA is raking in on this one.
Does the 3D version fix the plot he was complaining about?
Servers or not, it's a shitty datacenter that doesn't enforce its AUP with its customers.
The Pope [tm] can suck my dick.
"the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke."
I will now become a heavy smoker in hopes of gaining X-Men-like superpowers.
"Or point at a person who was either served or not."
Whores: keeping the American Dream alive.
I could see a lot of potential in a HUD that just overlayed street names on the streets. That seems a hell of a lot safer than squinting at sometimes tiny, filthy, or tree-obscured street signs.
It's rare to find this fine quality of flame on Slashdot these days. You youngsters need to take notes.