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Comment Re:Temperature (Score 1) 633

I think the real question is:
      Do you give a shit that the earth /IS/ becoming warmer?

If so, take any and all actions to stop it. Don't wait for catastrophic disasters. Until then, run with the science we HAVE. Ignore who may be financially impacted by a change to not make our lives MISERABLE AS A SPECIES, at best.

Then again, most of the asshats here don't give a shit. I hope most of you die in the heat.

Comment Re:Instant Karma... (Score 1) 757

"It spreads without the knowledge of the computer owner"... uhm, no it doesn't.

It does not install itself on any other machine. And "without the knowledge of the computer owner" does not define a virus. A virus attaches itself to executables, or spreads to machines by other means without user intervention. Typing in your admin password at installation is user intervention.

A Trojan is something you download thinking it's one thing, and it contains something else. (Look up the "Trojan Horse" sometime, it's where the name comes from.) If the user installs this on 50 machines, it's still not a virus. Perhaps that user is...

Comment Re:Tips for Running non-Admin (Score 1) 757

As one would say of Linux:

"ZOMG, my grandmother can never use that crap! So confusing and ARCANE! Windows will never fly as a mainstream OS!"

And it's true, not as a secure mainstream OS, it never will. So instead, nanna is gonna run as administrator.

Actually, linux is a lot easier if your grammy's name is "Ruby Oot"... so you don't need to explain the login name she uses.

Comment Re:Instant Karma... (Score 1) 757

What?

No... they are less exploitable remotely. That doesn't mean you can't write bad software that will hurt them and convince idiots to download and install it by tossing it on the interwebs.

The difference here, as compared to that Cornflicker (or whatever the crap it is), is that people had to actually DO something other then BE IN THE NET to get this installed on their systems. (they downloaded illegal copies of software, executed them, and likely type in their admin password).

No system in the world can secure you from your own stupidity.

Comment Report them! (Score 1) 958

Ok, well not at first... Bring it up to management. If they force you to install pirated software, report them to the authorities. There's federal laws against retaliation for whistle blowing. Once they force you to perform illegal actions, it's your duty as a citizen to report them. Assuming they do force you to install pirated software... once reported, you'll never really need to "work" any more as any "firing" could result in a retaliation lawsuit by you. Enjoy your full-time WOW job. (Note, this is mostly sarcasm...)
Communications

Good Open Source, Multi-Platform, Secure IM Client? 308

Phil O. writes "I work for a company with 30+ locations across North America. Some offices have hundreds of employees; some only a dozen. We're looking for a secure, multi-platform IM client we could implement across the organization. One group is pushing for Microsoft's solution, but it has a number of drawbacks (including cost). What other options are out there, and what has worked well in similar situations? Security is a big concern for the company."
The Internet

Internet Pranks in Schools 404

Ferante125 writes "An interesting article about online pranks by students and teachers' responses to them. There are some interesting stats that sounded a little hard to believe. My immature side finds it funny and my more mature side is interested in the legal aspects." For the most part it seems like this article thinks pranks are basically just name calling and flaming on websites.

Dvorak on Our Modern World 420

DigitalDame2 writes "If people from the 1920s suddenly landed in the here and now, they'd probably find modern technology a bit weird. Take digital cameras for instance. Nobody would have predicted that most people would now take pictures by holding the camera out in front of them and look at the preview screen to frame a shot. Then there's the iPod phenomenon. Is anyone's music collection that interesting? How many people are being deafened by these things, and what kind of a public health disaster is this? Take a stroll through our modern world with John C. Dvorak's hilarious take."

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