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Comment Re:Why are we still using passwords? (Score 1) 245

by zedmelon on Thursday April 26, 2012 @03:48AM (#39804131) Attached to: Microsoft Says Two Basic Security Steps Might Have Stopped Conficker

I had a bowl of Insensitive Clods this morning.

Comment Re:Two basic steps (Score 1) 245

by zedmelon on Thursday April 26, 2012 @03:41AM (#39804093) Attached to: Microsoft Says Two Basic Security Steps Might Have Stopped Conficker

Not to mention that they allege this was the case six months ago. Curious--albeit not enough to RTFA--as to why they sat on such a golden nugget of PR for so long. My inner cynic is tempted to envision this:

Hrm... Okay, next security vulnerability. This one was submitted 2011/09/29.
(several minutes of analysis pass)
Hey! We fixed this one already. Hey boss! Come here! I GOT ONE!!!

Comment Re:Yes, but other than that, how did you like it? (Score 1) 453

by zedmelon on Thursday April 26, 2012 @03:15AM (#39803997) Attached to: Microsoft's Hotmail Challenge Backfires

actually... being nerds, we avoid the clap without all that much effort.

Comment Big Deal (Score 1) 91

by zedmelon on Thursday July 07, 2011 @01:42PM (#36685204) Attached to: Spanish Surgeon Performs First Synthetic Organ Transplant

Fergie has had an artificial windpipe for years...

Comment Re:Stupid (Score 1) 213

by zedmelon on Thursday July 07, 2011 @01:37PM (#36685114) Attached to: 7 Days In Email Hell

that reminds me. tell your mom to also quit emailing *me*

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