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Published Letters: 8

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 01:37 PM

you guys dont get out much!

can you do a story about the real online voting scandal!!!!

i still cant figure out how HAZEL won Brooklyn Industries TOPDOG contest!

http://www.brooklynindustries.com/blog/index.php

I think the FIX was IN from the get-go!

broken voting machines,

online access disabled,

comments disappearing!

no paper trail!

Thursday, November 8, 2007 10:22 AM

"a Windows machine gets so gummed up with spyware, viruses and other nasty stuff"

so the answer is BUY A NEW COMPUTER??

change your behavior exercise caution and your 600mhz Penitum2 with 256 mb of ram running XP on a 20Gb HD will work just fine.

not flashy enough? sorry a computer is a tool not a lifestyle.

keep wasting your money suckers!

this so called machinist columnist actually suggests that people should give away or sell computers without reformatting or using a free program like DBAN boot&nuke to erase any personal information?

stop downloading porn, stop using shareware, stop looking for song lyrics, stop allowing children to have unfettered access to install or click OK on anything that pops up, stop playing 'games', stop looking for zwinkys or playing dress up avatars, stop looking for chatroom programs, chill out with the joining every flavor of the month networking site,

the real tragedy is not that you should feel bad for trying to re-sell a "gummed' up computer, its that it is no longer worth the cost & effort to employ the services of a computer professional at a range of $25-50 an hour.

why pay $50 an hour to clean up spyware and viruses,

re-install all your program, run security updates,

configure your silly preferences, backup your data, restore your data! connect your ipod ETC ETC..

when you can buy another pos box from Dell for $400 with a free lcd, printer & free shipping!?!??!

(and of course you will need $ later more assistance later because you refuse to change your computing habits)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 10:18 AM

cary solution = give up the apt,

im surprised Cary has not suggested that she move out and abandon the apartment,

im mean thats what he suggested for the pregnant roommate!!!

following cary-logic, she should try becoming an alkie

just like he suggested to the recipient of a curse.

Monday, August 3, 2009 05:38 AM

upgrade Micro$oft's bank account

why do i need windows 95,

its an improvement and offers greater security

why do i need windows 98,

its an improvement and offers greater security

why do i need windows 2000

its an improvement and offers greater security

why do i need windows XP

its an improvement and offers greater security

why do i need windows Vista

its an improvement and offers greater security

and it has cool graphics!

wow more security patches,flaws,malware,spyware and hardware that doesnt work

and i need more RAM again

why do i need windows 7

its an improvement and offers greater security

and it has cool graphics

and i need even way more RAM again

coming soon...

more security patches,flaws,malware,spyware and hardware that doesnt work

not too distant future...

why do i need windows 8 Deluxe?

Monday, August 3, 2009 05:40 AM

better upgrade option

upgrade to a MAC!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 06:56 AM

Run Software

run Windows software with bootcamp, parallels or vmware fusion.

factor in the stupidity cost.

if a car was $500-1000 on sale brand new and it cost $500-1000 for a repair, it would be pretty stupid financially to fix the car. if you buy a DVD player for $59 and it cost more to repair than replace it would be pretty stupid to not buy a new one. if your $400 dell sale desktop costs an average of discount $20 a hour to fix spyware or $89 labor to install ram at bestbuy , youll just buy another computer and repeat the same mistakes. repeat millions of times. the world of PC's is stupid at the cost of the planet.

Friday, September 11, 2009 04:49 AM

Read:Ethics in engineering practice and research By Caroline Whitbeck

http://books.google.com/books?id=pp3OIzJFB5QC&lpg=PA146&ots=pavL-bjmc5&dq=citibank%20tower%20welds%20nyc&pg=PA152#v=onepage&q=&f=false

the citibank tower in nyc had a major flaw that required welds instead of blots. they accomplished this in secret to not cause panic.

or Engineering design: a practical guide By Madara Ogot, Gul Okudan-Kremer

http://books.google.com/books?id=EL1XgV3Quw0C&lpg=PA326&ots=vt5tBim2e_&dq=citibank%20tower%20welds%20nyc&pg=PA326#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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