Posted by Neredbojias on 10/23/75 11:39

With neither quill nor qualm, Richard Sexton quothed:

> In article <OEKGf.1593$No6.37820@news.tufts.edu>,
> John Salerno <johnjsal@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> >Richard Sexton wrote:
> >
> >> Come for the search and replace, stay for the lack of blue screen of death
> >> and viruses.
> >
> >Honestly, I don't think I've ever had a problem with either of these in
> >the 10+ years I've used computers. Maybe it's just been so long since
> >I've seen the blue screen that I've forgotten what it looks like.
> >
> >And as for viruses, if you're smart enough, you won't get them. Not to
> >mention that probably the biggest reason that viruses are more of a
> >problem on PCs than Macs is simply because PCs are far more prevalent,
> >so viruses target them more. Even if Macs are inherently better
> >protected, people could still create viruses for them if they wanted to.
> >So trying to get everyone to convert to Macs only seems to hurt the case
> >of "we have no viruses." :)
>
> I used to say this too. I've used Windows since version 1.0. No kidding;
> although my work is primarily c/unix I've had to use Windows forever.
>
> Until XP I found windows annoying but mosty usable. Now, keep in mind
> I'm on a dialup line here at home where I work; my servers are in
> another city in another country.
>
> I live far enough away from civilization that dialup is the only
> option, period and on a good day I get 28.8. I've never got higher
> than that with any modem. There's a 4 db loss between here and the CO.
>
> So, I tried XP. Seems nice for a chnage, but once a month it would
> shit itself. SP2? Check. MS anit-spyware ? check. AV? check? Zone
> alarm ? Check. Windows update on? Check.
>
> The damn thing spent so much time updating itself
> I was lucky to be able to use 75% of my bandwidth.
>
> And it still got infected. I'm not sure on dialup it can update
> itself fast enough.
>
> I've written Windowss device drivers for several graphics and
> scsi cards. I think I know what I'm doing. But I don't have hours
> a day to waste trying to keep it on the air. Meanwhile the mac
> somebody gave me as a joke seems to jsut work and doesn't waste
> my time. Perhapos one day it will be a problem too, but at the
> end of the day I get paid to write C, not unfuck a lame OS.
>
> I'm gad there are people that can use it and keep it on the
> air. Much to my own amazement, I am not one of them. Whateever.
>
> I still have an XP box here dor video work but I will not connect
> it to the internet. Hot swap SCA is my friend. I use W98 to
> connect windows to the net where I need to but I'm phasing
> out all MS software here. It just doesn't work.

Yes, I agree, that automatic-update parasite on XP was a BAAAAAAADD
idea. -As are most things that ultimately take control away from the
user.

Interestingly, though, I'll take IE6's javascript performance over the
current Gecko's. It just works better. -And Opera? Hah!

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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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