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Post #184,033
by folkert
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11/14/04 9:55:25 AM
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New It is because you are the obligatory...
Non-IT industry person here, not as an insult, but as a wrench to throw in the works from time to time.

To us that just seems/feels RANDOM.
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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 #184,038
by Nightowl
11/14/04 1:20:49 PM
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New Hehehe, I get it now
At least I have half of the criteria. After all, I'm good with information... just not technology. ;)

Brenda


"It's not where a person stands in time of comfort and security, but rather where they stand in times of strife and controversy that determine true friends."
(Quote sent to me by a true friend, author unknown).
     For your approval (or not): The 2008 IWeThey Ticket. - (Another Scott) - (62) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:39:08 PM EST
         ! -NT - (admin) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:27:12 PM EST
         Me! - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:27:38 PM EST
             :-) - (Another Scott) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:32:35 PM EST
         I'm an ambassador! - (pwhysall) - (4) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:30:40 PM EST
             Course, rather than recruiting us, you'd have to move here. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:34:18 PM EST
                 Nah. - (pwhysall) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:43:09 PM EST
             whats the iron rock? -NT - (daemon) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:44:01 PM EST
                 D'oh! - (Another Scott) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:36:39 AM EST
         ?! - (drewk) - (20) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:39:54 PM EST
             You've been put where you can do least harm. -NT - (pwhysall) - (17) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:41:27 PM EST
                 ?!?!?!?! - (rcareaga) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:53:42 PM EST
                     Have a Ferrero Rocher. - (pwhysall) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:56:53 PM EST
                 Ha! - (Another Scott) - (14) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:02:24 PM EST
                     You missed Ferrero Rocher off my list. -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:05:00 PM EST
                     by all means - (rcareaga) - (11) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:11:11 PM EST
                         Okay. - (Another Scott) - (10) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:12:31 AM EST
                             Thank you. I accept :-) -NT - (mmoffitt) - Nov. 4, 2004, 09:59:20 AM EST
                             Wow! Nicely done - (jb4) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:57:26 PM EST
                             I stumbly - er - humbly accept :) -NT - (deSitter) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:58:49 PM EST
                             Ok. That was grand! - (folkert) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:14:23 PM EST
                             Nice. - (inthane-chan) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:36:38 PM EST
                             What's the pay scale? - (Silverlock) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2004, 09:38:41 AM EST
                                 Why volunteer of course. You live on the bribes & kickbacks -NT - (jbrabeck) - Nov. 5, 2004, 09:43:11 AM EST
                                 $157k for Chief of Staff. Long hours though. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2004, 10:09:39 AM EST
                                     Had to relook at a couple - (jbrabeck) - Nov. 5, 2004, 10:28:42 AM EST
                             thanks,,,position accepted! - (slugbug) - Nov. 6, 2004, 12:13:45 PM EST
                     NOT! -NT - (lincoln) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:57:01 PM EST
             Must also completely agree w/ BeeP as Sec. of Commerce! -NT - (jb4) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:50:30 PM EST
                 Probably the only job.. - (bepatient) - Nov. 4, 2004, 01:29:13 PM EST
         nope I want BAFT as well -NT - (daemon) - (3) - Nov. 3, 2004, 10:42:43 PM EST
             You can have that too. - (broomberg) - Nov. 13, 2004, 09:49:05 AM EST
             That's under the DOJ - Brandioch's domain. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 13, 2004, 10:03:30 AM EST
                 yabut hoover was "under" kennedy too :-) -NT - (daemon) - Nov. 15, 2004, 07:53:08 PM EST
         Not sure whether to feel slighted or pleased... - (Yendor) - (4) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:24:57 PM EST
             Sorta feel the same way - (Nightowl) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:42:26 PM EST
                 :-) - (Another Scott) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:20:18 AM EST
             Sorry. I don't know too much about you. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:17:17 AM EST
                 What Mike understands is "sporks". -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 4, 2004, 12:21:38 AM EST
         Well, I'm not there - (Nightowl) - Nov. 3, 2004, 11:41:12 PM EST
         What I wanted to be was a fly on the wall for those - (Arkadiy) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:10:28 AM EST
         Press Secretary? - (lincoln) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:55:04 PM EST
             :-) I calls em as I sees em. Waiting for alternate lists. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 4, 2004, 07:11:38 PM EST
         Do you have to be a US resident? :-) - (static) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 08:06:56 PM EST
             Eventually. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 4, 2004, 08:17:40 PM EST
         A *cough* minor omission - - (Ashton) - (1) - Nov. 12, 2004, 04:58:06 AM EST
             <blush> -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 13, 2004, 09:14:21 AM EST
         Rehashed... - (folkert) - (15) - Nov. 13, 2004, 11:16:17 AM EST
             I protest! :) - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Nov. 13, 2004, 12:48:22 PM EST
                 Oh... no no no no no... - (folkert) - Nov. 13, 2004, 03:44:07 PM EST
             Okay, I'll bite - (Nightowl) - (5) - Nov. 13, 2004, 12:58:26 PM EST
                 Because you're the wild card - (ChrisR) - (4) - Nov. 13, 2004, 02:39:44 PM EST
                     Gosh... take all the FUN out of it. - (folkert) - Nov. 13, 2004, 03:25:25 PM EST
                     Hmmmm pondering this - (Nightowl) - (2) - Nov. 13, 2004, 11:07:42 PM EST
                         It is because you are the obligatory... - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 14, 2004, 09:55:25 AM EST
                             Hehehe, I get it now - (Nightowl) - Nov. 14, 2004, 01:20:49 PM EST
             You know normally... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 13, 2004, 08:36:50 PM EST
                 I understand exactly what... - (folkert) - Nov. 13, 2004, 10:27:41 PM EST
             To keep up with the new economy... - (ChrisR) - (3) - Nov. 13, 2004, 10:43:03 PM EST
                 Can't be that low... - (folkert) - (2) - Nov. 14, 2004, 09:57:37 AM EST
                     LOL! -NT - (slugbug) - Nov. 14, 2004, 11:39:36 AM EST
                     Internetwit? -NT - (Ashton) - Nov. 15, 2004, 12:21:29 AM EST
             Well, I'm disappointed - (jb4) - Nov. 17, 2004, 09:25:19 AM EST

And even if we were to live in that alternate universe where they would be right, they'd still be wrong.
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