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Comment Re:It's Just a Euphemism... (Score 1) 194

Then there was 'Bandwidth' used by a Ford/GM/Chrysler CEO a few years back. Something like "There is not enough bandwidth in this model..." and so on.
It's just that the managemensturbators have run out of kewl phrasing.

Now the trick is to try and find out the next groovy word, pull it totally out of its normal context and apply it to something completely different.

In the meantime, construction of the Ark B ship is on target. Identification of middle management personnel is almost complete via the Mars One sting and collection points in major centers are being established.

Soon... Soon...

Comment Re:So in 300 years... (Score 1) 313

Well my Grandad knew Hans Delbrook personally. Hans was a genius and it was decided to preserve his brain in a jar at the brain depository. A decade later, it was destroyed by a clumsy thief. A pity, as rumor had it that there was a re-animation experiment going on at the time. It would've been nice to have him back according to Gramps.

Comment This.... (Score 1) 58

SRW Iron https://www.srware.net/en/soft... is touted to be a secure browser [Warning: Demands Java after install]. I don't think it is.
In fact, playing around with FF shows that the problem isn't the browser, but the reliance on 3rd party cookies as 1 example of the way websites are constructed.
If you load FF's Lightbeam and check all the 3rd party sites, block access to them, they often stop the parent website from operating properly or at all. Typically, Google and most banking sites won't work without 3rd party links or cookies.
Then there are routers that claim security but are still running buggy old firmware. AV software like Bitdefender also have issues. AV software still refuses to scan for pup, browser addons and other malware that the UAC allows! I mean if you download an app, UAC asks for permission which you give for that instance, but it automatically gives permissions for all the other installs that come with the package. Why?
I reckon half of the security issues can be fixed if some clever plug-ins, better AV database and a trusted installer with UAC can be done. EG Spoofing 3rd party links and cookies within the browser.
I went here http://alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and downloaded the app a few days ago. It installed on Vista and a Win 7 machine (with MS Defender) I was building. The payload installed as well (Trovi) - I wasn't paying attention btw but the 2nd time I installed it on a Vista machine I had an option of opting out. As a test, I Installed it on another Win 7 box with an updated Kaspersky. It installed (without the payload or opt out!) and when I checked the reports, there was no log or trace that there was any payload at all. Weird, but my respect for Kaspersky has increased and/or the UAC was working properly.
We all talk about security but there are fundamental, easily fixable things we can do right now. I don't think that this has to do with the OS as most of these issues are external.

Comment Oz Pop and Rock (Score 3, Insightful) 218

They tried that in the late 60's in Australia. So the Aust. radio stations refused to play any US pop/rock and concentrated on available UK bands That very thing allowed the local industry to air home grown tracks on radio (and TV) and I for one think it was the beginning of the early commercial Oz music. Eventually the USA licensors gave up but the re-uptake of US bands by radio stations was slow.
The other thing is that quite a few radio stations are owned by religious organizations, even though they are full commercial for the added revenue.

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