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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on August 03, 2004, 05:56:48 am

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 03, 2004, 05:56:48 am

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/03/mozilla_bug_bounty/

They'd be bankrupt

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: WMCoolmon on August 03, 2004, 06:00:05 am

Nah, they'd sue the crap out of anyone who actually FOUND bugs for 'exploiting software vulnerabilities'. :p

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 03, 2004, 06:10:26 am

It's not a security vulnerability....it's,er, a 'leveraged distributed access feature'

:nervous:

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: kasperl on August 03, 2004, 11:38:17 am

aldo: That your text, or an old joke?

Actually, I thought today's most interestings reg articles were IBM's mighty morfin procesorrs, and the headset screen +PDA+mic+laptop in backpack mobile computing idea. That last one was pure genius, too.

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 03, 2004, 12:00:52 pm

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Originally posted by kasperl
aldo: That your text, or an old joke?

Er...mine, sort of.  Long running excuse at uni -  it's not broke, it's a feature!

i.e. it doesn't crash every 10 seconds, it has a 'time critical working environment to stimulate productivity'

Or.... it doesn't hog memory, it 'maximises resource usage potential'

Or... it doesn't throw error messages every time you click on a button, it has 'dynamic response mechanisms'

etc.

Strangely, every one always cropped up in a discussion related to Windows.........

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: Setekh on August 03, 2004, 08:32:12 pm

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Originally posted by aldo_14
i.e. it doesn't crash every 10 seconds, it has a 'time critical working environment to stimulate productivity'

Or.... it doesn't hog memory, it 'maximises resource usage potential'

Or... it doesn't throw error messages every time you click on a button, it has 'dynamic response mechanisms'

Wait wait, slow down, I have to write these down... :p

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: Taristin on August 03, 2004, 08:36:35 pm

The lack of a copy and paste tool isn't a bug... it's a feature aimed at improving typing skills... :rolleyes:

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: kasperl on August 04, 2004, 03:40:04 am

You have no idea how often I'll need those when I start writing C.....

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: Sandwich on August 04, 2004, 07:14:18 am

Down with IE.

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 04, 2004, 08:26:01 am

It doesn't corrupt every file it saves.... it "creates dynamic work situations"

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: kasperl on August 04, 2004, 08:37:53 am

That's no bubblegum in the printer port, it's a dynamicly formed heat sensitive port protector!

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 04, 2004, 08:49:42 am

The screen doesn't break and switch off, it "moves into energy conservation mode".

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: kasperl on August 04, 2004, 08:59:51 am

These are going into a nice little list for the school's sysops.

The new system didn't bork the media players, it is a productivity upgrade patch!

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: aldo_14 on August 04, 2004, 09:11:15 am

The computers not horribly slow, it's "allocating user thinking time"

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: kasperl on August 04, 2004, 09:15:43 am

That's not a piece of a floppy stuck in the drive, it's a virus contamination protector!

It did work as one, last time I SysOpped that net caf. Twas a bloody ***** to get out with as only tools some plastic eating utensils though.

Title: If Microsoft did this..........
Post by: Hippo on August 04, 2004, 09:42:34 am

Thats not a virus, its a 'System protection testing device'.