And if my computer is ruined by one of their viruses realeased in the wild, I have to ASK permission to sue them?!?!
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Reality is a serious condition brought on by a lack of alcohol in the system
posted on July 26, 2002 01:54:28 PM new
Yeah, and 38 seconds after they release their master virus the Napster crowd will have the patch. But two politicians get to take smiley pictures, spend a few mill and the beat goes on.
You know the recording industry has always been pushing to recover their "loses" from people copying. They constantly predict the death of the industry if something isn't done. Yet the indusry continues to have record sales (no pun intended). These people actually think you're going to buy a CD for home, a separate tape for the car, and a minidisk for the portable.
posted on July 26, 2002 02:45:24 PM new
Hope these people don't have a computer system anywhere that is vital to their business. Once you get in a P-SS-NG contest with a bunch of antisocial radical crackers you best just take the system offline unless you have a very high tolerance for crude humor.
I knew of a executive wanted to talk to some "hackers" and two called him at his office on a party call in response to a newspaper ad using their net names. He figured he had at least one of them on his caller ID when he hung up. The number was a bar in Tokyo.
posted on July 26, 2002 03:07:45 PM new
True about the hardcore hackers. But what of the innocent computer users who will be accidently nailed? The computer programmer who will see months of his life's work wiped out because for a kick, he named the files after Metallica songs. And for the final insult to his dignity, HE WILL HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION TO SUE.
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Reality is a serious condition brought on by a lack of alcohol in the system
