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Libertine wrote:Good! I was really happy when he got eaten in 'Jeepers Creepers'. Made my weekend.I think Steve Jobs is a great CEO, a total jerk to work for and a flaming liberal even though it would seem we agree on the matter of the NEA.
In the same vein, how tight are you on the subject of Steve Jobs? I understand that, in his spare time, he barbecues small kittens over a pit full of burning UNICEF packages.
Where's BJ right now? He should be here for this.
El Scorcho wrote:Never mind. I forget.
I think Steve Jobs is a great CEO, a total jerk to work for and a flaming liberal even though it would seem we agree on the matter of the NEA.
Why?
PAmedic wrote:yeah, well your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberriesWell, your mom was a pentagon and your dad smells like a pork chop train. So there!
Libertine wrote:OK now even the king ofPAmedic wrote:yeah, well your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberriesWell, your mom was a pentagon and your dad smells like a pork chop train. So there!
(ME) is confused!Libertine wrote:We're having a conversation here, Knuckle, so just let the grownups talk for a minute.Sorry Daddy! You were looking quite Gray when last I saw you!
Knucklehead wrote:Better gray than away. Son.Libertine wrote:We're having a conversation here, Knuckle, so just let the grownups talk for a minute.Sorry Daddy! You were looking quite Gray when last I saw you!
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OSExcerpted from WinPlanet Windows Software Reviews
Symantec Report Gives Windows Nod in Handling Security
Andy Patrizio
Microsoft is frequently dinged for having insecure products, with security holes and vulnerabilities. But Symantec (Quote), no friend of Microsoft, said in its latest research report that when it comes to widely-used operating systems, Microsoft is doing better overall than its leading commercial competitors.
The information was a part of Symantec's 11th Internet Security Threat Report. The report, released this week, covered a huge range of security and vulnerability issues over the last six months of 2006, including operating systems.
The report found that Microsoft (Quote<) Windows had the fewest number of patches and the shortest average patch development time of the five operating systems it monitored in the last six months of 2006.
During this period, 39 vulnerabilities, 12 of which were ranked high priority or severe, were found in Microsoft Windows and the company took an average of 21 days to fix them. It's an increase of the 22 vulnerabilities and 13-day turnaround time for the first half of 2006 but still bested the competition handily.
Red Hat Linux was the next-best performer, requiring an average of 58 days to address a total of 208 vulnerabilities. However, this was a significant increase in both problems and fix time over the first half of 2006, when there were 42 vulnerabilities in Red Hat and the average turnaround was 13 days.
The one bright spot in all of this is that of the 208 Red Hat vulnerabilities, the most of the top five operating systems, only two were considered high severity, 130 were medium severity, and 76 were considered low.
Then there's Mac OS X. Despite the latest TV ads ridiculing the security in Vista with a Matrix-like Agent playing the UAC in Vista, Apple (Quote) has nothing to brag about. Symantec found 43 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and a 66 day turnaround on fixes.
PAmedic wrote:Yea we're full circle to the goober commentSurprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OSHAH!
EAT THAT goobers
FlameDad wrote:The report found that Microsoft (Quote<) Windows had the fewest number of patches and the shortest average patch development time of the five operating systems it monitored in the last six months of 2006.IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 2006!
El Scorcho wrote:That's b/c there are only something like 124 Mac users in the entire country. Why bother writing the virus?
To date there are still NO know viruses for Mac OS X. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Zip. There are over 150,000 known viruses for Windows XP. Put that in your security pipe and smoke it.
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