If that ain't true... I dunnah belong heyah!

Post #182,874

11/4/04 5:42:46 PM

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No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]

Post #183,096

by Arkadiy

11/5/04 1:16:34 PM

"I would never join a club that would accept me as member"

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This guy's ahead of his time! He's using quantum programming methods: in universes where invalid data is passed to this function, it does not return. Thus you are ensured that you will only have valid data after calling it. Optimally you'd destroy the universe on failure, but computers haven't quite advanced to that level yet.

-- [link|http://thedailywtf.com/archive/2004/10/26/2920.aspx|The] Daily WTF

Let me know who won - (deSitter) - (13) - Nov. 3, 2004, 01:08:57 AM EST

I never had any hope - (FuManChu) - (2) - Nov. 3, 2004, 01:14:29 AM EST

Re: I never had any hope - (deSitter) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 01:17:28 AM EST

True. Just that my reading of history denies any hope. -NT - (FuManChu) - Nov. 3, 2004, 12:30:27 PM EST

Dunno about you, but I learned something. - (mmoffitt) - (9) - Nov. 3, 2004, 08:08:57 PM EST

Dam son we all knew that but love ya anyway - (daemon) - (3) - Nov. 3, 2004, 08:16:49 PM EST

Amen, bro! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:17:46 PM EST

If that ain't true... I dunnah belong heyah! -NT - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 05:42:46 PM EST

"I would never join a club that would accept me as member" -NT - (Arkadiy) - Nov. 5, 2004, 01:16:34 PM EST

Katha Pollit says it pretty well. - (mmoffitt) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 01:55:31 PM EST

Re: Katha Pollit says it pretty well. - (deSitter) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2004, 03:16:37 PM EST

Note - I mainly disagree with the above - (deSitter) - Nov. 5, 2004, 03:17:48 PM EST

Sorta reiterates what I said (only better) - (jb4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 03:58:02 PM EST

I disagree with part of that - (drewk) - Nov. 5, 2004, 11:09:09 PM EST

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