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From: RJK on 4 Aug 2010 19:29 ....same old hair being split again an again :-) ....when someone dumps a system box in my lap, or pleads down the 'phone, he or she often suspects that "...there's a virus in it." :-) regards, Richard
From: FromTheRafters on 4 Aug 2010 20:09 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:i3cqva02q3j(a)news6.newsguy.com... > From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> > > | "John Slade" <hhitman86(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message > | news:NXi6o.35931$F%7.12219(a)newsfe10.iad... >>> On 8/3/2010 2:47 PM, Buffalo wrote: >>>> Dustin wrote: >>>>> That's like some electricians I know that call all 9" linemans >>>>> pliers >>>>> klein, even tho they aren't. As klein is actually a company name. > >>>> Hey, how did you know I am a licensed electrician? >>>> And yes, it is common in the trade to call them 'kleins', like in, >>>> 'can I >>>> borrow your kleins?' >>>> Buffalo :) > > > >>> It's like people calling powdered drink mix from Flavor Aid, >>> "Kool-Aid". I'm sure we've all heard the expression, "Drinking the >>> Kool-Aid" when talking about someone who follows something or >>> someone >>> blindly. Well it came from the Jim Jones tragedy in Jonestown, >>> Guyana. >>> They drank poisonded Flavor Aid but most people still call it >>> Kool-Aid. > > | Same sort of thing applies to crescent wrench (Crescent is a brand > name > | of a very popular open end adjustaqble wrench). Crowbar is another, > | where a wrecking bar is almost always incorrectly called a crowbar. > | Dykes are a misnomer for the shortening of the tool known as a > "diagonal > | cutter". > > | Most people don't care about using correct terminology, and so there > is > | often confusion and shouts of *mere semantics* when someone tries to > | inform them. > > > Mom always told me not to be anti semantic :-) :oD
From: David H. Lipman on 4 Aug 2010 20:51 From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> >> Mom always told me not to be anti semantic :-) ::oD But then again... Maybe Mom meant not to be anti Symantec ;-) -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: Dustin on 5 Aug 2010 00:19 John Slade <hhitman86(a)pacbell.net> wrote in news:G1j6o.53362$dx7.3611 @newsfe21.iad: > "Virus" is both a generic term and a specific term. Why do > you think they call the software used to clean trojans and > worms, "Anti-Virus" software? I'm sure you don't think that they > only clean viruses and leave trojans and worms alone. It's all a > matter of semantics. Just about all of the major anti-malware > vendors have products that they call Anti-Virus. This is because > it just stuck. You're a professional and you don't know this? The only people who think virus is a generic term are the ones who don't know any better and wouldn't be considered professional in my book. The reason virus isn't a generic term is because it describes a very specific function and requirement of the software to be called a virus. It's obvious to me atleast that you are someone who fixes computers and you might even do a good job of it, but you aren't deserving of the title professional. I do respect the knowledge you do have, but at this time, I wouldn't agree with your self assessment. -- "I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." - author unknown.
From: ~BD~ on 5 Aug 2010 02:46
FromTheRafters wrote: > Viruses are rather unique Being pedantic and specific, FTR - explain why viruses are not simply 'unique' - are they is some way /rather/ special? ;-) -- Dave - and all along I've thought 'malware' was the more modern term! |