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Comment Re:idgi (Score 1) 628

Allow me to explain what the issue is, because all the modded up replies don't seem to know.

It's not that nudity is offensive per-se, it's that Playboy and it's use of the female body as a sex object to sell copies and provide an unrealistic fantasy for men/lesbians is problematic in the setting of a classroom. Wiipedia has a long article on Playboy that discusses the issues so I won't repeat them here, but what it boils down to is that it isn't some kind of conservatism that is offended by the naked body, it's genuine criticism of the use of an image from Playboy.

Comment Re:CHANGE EVERYTHING! (Score 1) 628

This doesn't seem to have anything at all to do with rights. Notice how she hasn't filed a lawsuit, or demanded new laws, or otherwise tried to force the discontinuation of use of the image. She wrote an article stating her thoughts. If anything, the MRA outrage appears to be trying to censor her right to state her opinion because it happens to offend them. Ironic, that.

This person is just pointing out that using a pornographic image of an airbrushed, idealized woman in an academic setting that is supposed to be inclusive probably isn't a good idea. If it were not for historical context, it probably wouldn't be selected today. It's not even a very good test image, having a fairly limited colour palette.

Comment Re:acceptance is the only fair outcome (Score 1) 301

It's true that we need more men's liberation. Like women threw off the old ideas of what the ideal woman was in the 60s, men need to do the same today. Forget all that macho crap about not backing down, not showing emotion or weakness, having to take care of women to feel valued. Don't blame women or get upset because they seem to have freed themselves and you haven't. They are showing you the way to liberation, embrace it.

Comment Re:Isn't "Chinese Security Vendor" an oxymoron? (Score 1) 63

You are just projecting US thinking onto the Chinese government. They have little interest in turning AV software into a trojan, because they don't want or need to spy on their citizens that way. They have more direct means, and prefer censorship over mass spying because it's cheaper and easier.

Unlike the US, China does have an interest in keeping its citizens safe so doesn't break their security software.

Comment Re:Broken test? (Score 2) 63

Sure, sometimes keygens are trojans as well, but those are covered under the heading "virus". Most anti-virus software also detects perfectly harmless keygens these days, supposedly to "protect" the user from "accidentally" generating a key and pirating software.

I use some keygens for old software that can't be bought any more. It would be lost to the world without those keygens. I even had keys for some of it, e.g. a Windows 98 serial that was stuck (with a non-removable sticker) to the side of an ancient PC case long ago sent to the dump, and which I now want to install in a VM to play some old games that don't work on Windows 7.

I don't want my AV software deleting those perfectly safe files, thanks. I'm already paranoid enough to run them in a disposable VM anyway.

Comment Re:Gamechanger (Score 1) 514

It sounds like you would be better off reducing your power consumption if it that high. Do you have electric vehicles perhaps? There are lots of things you can do that improve quality of life and reduce power consumption, and in the medium term save money.

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