Hmmm, did you even read the article??? They tested the initial XP install, then installed SP2 and tested that release, and then rolled the system up to the current patch level, and tested that also.
Each OS was tested independently.
The OSes were not compared with others, nor was there an attempt to choose sides or suggest one OS is better than another...
I agree with this. Nobody ever knows what happens with the money that governments collect in fines. It certainly is never returned to consumers in any tangible way - tax breaks, refunds, or any other manner that benefits the people.
Governments are like the 20-something trophy wifes of a centi-millionaire - always asking for more money to spend on frivilous things, but when the dusts settles, the tangible results are few and far between. Most of the money ends up being fed to the ever-hungry bureaucratic machine, never to be seen again.
Evidence? Take a look at California's roads and schools - both are near the worst in the country. And no, its not the fault of Prop 13 - the record capital income tax revenues from the dot-com boom and record property tax revenues from the subsequent real estate boom of 2001-2005 refutes that argument.
Since WGA only applies to XP, it might be time to reinstall Win2k.
However, if you're still running Win2k, then no worries, as the WGA doesn't apply according to Microsoft - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921914#appliesto
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Hmmm, did you even read the article??? They tested the initial XP install, then installed SP2 and tested that release, and then rolled the system up to the current patch level, and tested that also.
Each OS was tested independently.
The OSes were not compared with others, nor was there an attempt to choose sides or suggest one OS is better than another...
Regarding nuclear waste, I've always wondered why the first and only option every discussed or utilized is storing it in the ground.
Why can't we attach a container to a missle and send it on a one-way trip to the Sun?
Do the decision makers feel there is that high of a chance of early-stage accident causing the spread of radiation and waste throughout the planet?
I'm sure the short-term expense of single-use rockets is less than the longer-term costs of storing and later cleaning up the storage sites.
Impact lost since you typed "carrier single lost" instead of "carrier signal lost". Nice try.
I agree with this. Nobody ever knows what happens with the money that governments collect in fines. It certainly is never returned to consumers in any tangible way - tax breaks, refunds, or any other manner that benefits the people. Governments are like the 20-something trophy wifes of a centi-millionaire - always asking for more money to spend on frivilous things, but when the dusts settles, the tangible results are few and far between. Most of the money ends up being fed to the ever-hungry bureaucratic machine, never to be seen again. Evidence? Take a look at California's roads and schools - both are near the worst in the country. And no, its not the fault of Prop 13 - the record capital income tax revenues from the dot-com boom and record property tax revenues from the subsequent real estate boom of 2001-2005 refutes that argument.
How do you know the NSA hasn't already done so. If they have, they'd never tell us.
Since WGA only applies to XP, it might be time to reinstall Win2k. However, if you're still running Win2k, then no worries, as the WGA doesn't apply according to Microsoft - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921914#appliesto