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Offline aldo_14

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on: August 03, 2004, 05:56:48 am
 

Offline WMCoolmon

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Reply #1 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
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Offline aldo_14

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Reply #2 on: August 03, 2004, 06:10:26 am
It's not a security vulnerability....it's,er, a 'leveraged distributed access feature'

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Offline kasperl

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Reply #3 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.
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Reply #4 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.........
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Offline Setekh

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Reply #5 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
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Reply #6 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:
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Offline kasperl

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Reply #7 on: August 04, 2004, 03:40:04 am
You have no idea how often I'll need those when I start writing C.....
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Reply #8 on: August 04, 2004, 07:14:18 am
Down with IE.
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Reply #9 on: August 04, 2004, 08:26:01 am
It doesn't corrupt every file it saves.... it "creates dynamic work situations"
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #10 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!
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Reply #11 on: August 04, 2004, 08:49:42 am
The screen doesn't break and switch off, it "moves into energy conservation mode".
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #12 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!
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Reply #13 on: August 04, 2004, 09:11:15 am
The computers not horribly slow, it's "allocating user thinking time"
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #14 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.
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Reply #15 on: August 04, 2004, 09:42:34 am
Thats not a virus, its a 'System protection testing device'.
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