Dark side of the Net (they re spying on your computer - and you)

Livewire ^ | June 12 2002 | Nathan Taylor

[toupsie]

True, but since many Mac users are utter morons, that capability will probably not help them.

They can't be that dumb owning a Mac! :P

[toupsie]

I'm glad you said it. My heterosexuality prevents me from using a Mac.

Are you calling President Bush a fag?

President Bush and his PowerBook G3/500 "Pismo"
The notebook of a true American President.

[WIMom]

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[Psycho_Bunny]

This is what Mac/Linux Fringefreaks refuse to admit:

If the market share shoe were on the other foot, and most computers were Apples and Linux systems, the Virus/Spyware shoe would also be on the other foot.

[dheretic]

Not necessarily. You are assuming that the basic design differences between Darwin/TypicalLinuxDistribution and Windows are trivial.

[Bush2000]

Are you calling President Bush a fag?


I dunno ... but look at that pink tie and that pinky finger. Definitely a Mac user, in any case.

[Bush2000]

They can't be that dumb owning a Mac! :P

Good God, Forrest. They've gotten to you, too.

[Bush2000]

Not necessarily. You are assuming that the basic design differences between Darwin/TypicalLinuxDistribution and Windows are trivial.

Tell ya what: I'll send you a piece of email. Run the binary attachment and let me know whether the basic design differences make much difference.

[dheretic]

Tell ya what: I'll send you a piece of email. Run the binary attachment and let me know whether the basic design differences make much difference.

You are so full of it. Mr. "I write kernel-level code" who thinks that a x86 Win32 binary is going to run on a PowerPC box running MacOS X or Linux. Different bytecode, different API, different email software. Unless you are trying to give me an Office macro virus you're SOL.

[dheretic]

My heterosexuality prevents me from using a Mac

I pitty you if your computer purchases are dictated to you by your dick.

[Psycho_Bunny]

No. I assume nothing. I know the what the inevitable outcome of the brute force of the sheer numbers of crackers, coupled with the occasional brilliant hacker, will be.

Don't under estimate the crafty determination of these folks. If it's connected to a network it's a target, and someone's going to figure out how to attack it. The code behind a lot of viruses, and etc... is excellent and tight and sometimes, down right deviously ingenious. If all those people were after Apples and Linux systems instead of Windows systems...they would get through.

There's too many gullible and stupid users out there. The intelligence curve for Linux is still pretty high. Businesses, with all their average stupid users, haven't switched over to Linux yet. As business starts to accept Linux more and more (as it should) the Stupid User Curve will shoot up....patches won't be as diligently applied...Email programs will expand in Automation Functionality...the door will open. It's inevitable.

If there's a Stupid User at the keyboard and it's connected to a network, there is no such thing as a secure computer.

[Bush2000]

You are so full of it. Mr. "I write kernel-level code" who thinks that a x86 Win32 binary is going to run on a PowerPC box running MacOS X or Linux. Different bytecode, different API, different email software. Unless you are trying to give me an Office macro virus you're SOL

I'm talking about on OSX or Linux binary, ya aquamaroon! ;-)

[rdb3]

Dark side of the Net (they re spying on your computer - and you)

Uhhh, no they're not. They're trying to be sure. But their failing.

Double proxies squash this nonsense. Plus you never install warez which have spying trojans built in.

[rdb3]

This is what Mac/Linux Fringefreaks refuse to admit...

Now just where did this ad hominem insult come from? What is its purpose other than to begin a flame war?

[WindMinstrel]

Double proxies squash this nonsens

Not to mention Freenet

[rdb3]

Don't be so touchy, people might mistake you for a Mac/Linux Fringefreak...

It's not about being "touchy." Fact is, I'd love to read and take part in a technology-related thread WITHOUT childishness, flaming, and insults. Is it too much to ask that adults act like, well... ADULTS?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Address the issue or don't respond to me. I wasn't talking to you.

[rdb3]

Just as I expected. I should have known better.

Fellas! Get a load of this.