This is why I will never take a government IT job.
You won't take a government job because they won't let you upload your pr0n?
My personal opinion is that console only owners nowadays are pretty stupid. A decent PC graphics card which can do the latest games is around 100$ and the games usually are 20-30% cheaper.
Yes, but for those of us who don't run Windows, or simply prefer to game from the couch, or have families we don't want hogging your main PC, consoles are a much simpler option. Add in the cheaper cost of simply buying another controller for at-home multiplayer and it makes even more sense to go console.
let's see, Windows on hospital equipment recently got Conficker because Microsoft no longer provided security patches for Windows 2000 and NT.
Uh, no. The MS08-067 patch that addresses conficker was released for Windows 2000 at the same time as all the other OSes, with the exception of NT. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
Uh.. What's the point of buying Quake 3 anymore when Quake Live exists?
Uh, no Linux support yet?
I use Firefox as my default browser. Should I care what version of IE is on my (XP) system?
Seeing as how IE is integrated into the OS, having a vulnerable, outdated browser can be a problem. Like when you use windows update.
I have had 100Mbps for years now... That single megabit won't make any difference.
Me too, actually. Costs me $48/month residential.
Indeed. I was on AT&T a year or so ago, when they announced they were prorating the early term fees. I had about 2 months left, my phone was acting up, and th wife wanted verizon because all of her family uses it, so no minutes would be used.
So figuring I'd eat the prorated fees, I called to cancel. The phone support said the pro-rating was for new customers only. Now remember, new users get 30 days to cancel, so why give them prorated fees, and not existing users. After an hour on th phone with 3 different people, I finally said "Fine. Charge me, I want to cancel my service on principal now. I'll pay your fees and never use your service again. Also, be aware that I'll be filing a complaint with the BBB", and ended the call on a stiff but polite note.
I went to BBB.org and found a fantastic online form that allowed me to explain everything, with account numbers, etc. 3 days later I received a call from Executive Support at AT&T, apologizing for the issue that should have been solved (prorated) at T1. They negated my ETFs and actually pro-rated my final month of service bill too. Long story short: The Better Business Bureau actually works.
This is true. However there are over 1.5 billion Java enabled devices worldwide, a good number of which have web browsers.
Indeed. And most of them are sold overpriced coffee by bra-less baristas expecting a tip for looking pretty and doing, you know, their job.
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