From: MassiveProng on
On Mon, 19 Feb 07 14:18:38 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us:

>In article <sdeht2prl7cmo2vs6be9g9htsoo3abm0hm(a)4ax.com>,
> MassiveProng <MassiveProng(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
>>On Sun, 18 Feb 07 13:54:49 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us:
>>
>>> Now think
>>>about a human whose banking data is on his system and he needs
>>>to upgrade hard and/or software. You may wish to swallow a
>>>Valium first before you think too much.
>>
>>
>> Dumbshit. ALL of my banking data is in the BANK's database.
>>
>> I can securely and safely access it from ANY web capable computer
>>ANYWHERE in the world.
>>
>> You couldn't BUY a clue.
>
>'Secure and safe' and 'world-wide access from any computer' are
>orthogonal.
>


You're an idiot. You prove with each and every post you make that
you are over a decade behind the rest of the world.
From: MassiveProng on
On Mon, 19 Feb 07 14:23:17 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us:

>No one is thinking about my assignment. You cannot restore your
>bank balance that was saved yesterday or a year ago or 10 years
>ago.

My bank balance is at the bank, and the data surrounding it is
stored on the same computers it has been on for years.

You really need a clue in the worst way.
From: MassiveProng on
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:02:03 +0000, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> Gave us:

>
>
>MassiveProng wrote:
>
>> I can boot Linux from a DVD and RUN it all day long, and I don't need to do
>> ANY installation!
>
>That sounds interesting.
>
>Where can I get one ?
>
>Graham


Knoppix.org
It requires an NTFS (under windows) volume, and a download manager
capable of large files (GetRight).

5.1.1 also on hundreds of mirrors.

kernel.org has a fast link for us Amurikans.
From: MassiveProng on
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:57:32 -0800, The Ghost In The Machine
<ewill(a)sirius.tg00suus7038.net> Gave us:

>In sci.physics, Eeyore
><rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com>
> wrote
>on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:10:12 +0000
><45D9BDD4.B68B994E(a)hotmail.com>:
>>
>>
>> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> The Ghost In The Machine <ewill(a)sirius.tg00suus7038.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhd2lnCTWQM
>>> >
>>> >skipped horribly on initial load, but that looks to be
>>> >more of a bandwidth problem than a CPU one. CPU utilization was
>>> >slightly lower.
>>> >
>>> >SFW. Its main themes are apparently music, a school
>>> >bus, and dancing. Replay was possible without skipping.
>>> >Full screen utilized almost 90% of CPU, so that might be
>>> >an issue.
>>> >
>>> >FWIW.
>>> >
>>> If this becomes a common usage, it sounds like a dedicated
>>> processor will be installed.
>>
>> It's called the CPU.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>
>The CPU is not a dedicated processor.
>

Sure it is. It is dedicated to processing everything the OS throws at
it.
From: MassiveProng on
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:06:20 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net
(Ken Smith) Gave us:

>In article <5c240$45d96d08$4fe71f9$16508(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>,
>nonsense(a)unsettled.com <nonsense(a)unsettled.com> wrote:
>>d.086(a)hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Could you please terminate this thread. It's off topic and crossposted
>>> to sci.physics, sci.chem, sci.electronics.design, sci.med The
>>> discussion below is only about electronics design. Please start a new
>>> thread in your own news group and give it a Subject heading
>>> appropriate to the topic under discussion. Please no more 'Jihad needs
>>> scientists'. It's offensive.
>>
>>That's nice.
>
>By posting that you did exactly the thing he was asking you not to do. I
>really don't see why you did it after all he should get his way about what
>happens on the usenet shouldn't he?
>


Said the idiot that also posted to all the same groups.