In my Custom PC magazine there's an article, it's quite interesting and not too long so here it is. Just thought you guys and gals would like the hear about it, it's quite interesting, even if it is rather ridiculous...
That's satire, clearly based upon the trusted computing initiative. Satire or no, it's not too far off from what MS is really doing. The EFF is very concerned about the implications of Trusted Computing, as well they should be.
What I said is satire? I've never understood what the word meant, even when reading definitions there are many and they are often quite different...I've never been too good with English...is what you said a good or bad thing? If it's bad then I apologise...
Satire is a form of straight-faced humor used to criticize or bemuse. Check out Wikipedia for a more detailed defenition. Whether or not it's good or bad, I'd say depends on your sense of humor. But I just wanted to make it clear that it wasn't real news, but satirical mock news. Trusted computing is real though, and it is on our doorstep. And unless you don't want any say over what you do on your own PC, everyone should be concerned about it. -AT
If you had read what AT said, It isn't true and judging by the fact that www.bushybeard.org is no longer there I think it is a bit dodgy...
no, but if thise stuff does exist, count me out of using vista, i dont want to be banged up in a prison cell and i dont want to loose my new graphics card after spending nearly £200 on it :*(
Highly unlikely it's going to happen, they can't 'blow up' people's computer because they have a Linux distro sitting around...or they have versions of Linux on their PC...i just hate whatPauline Brundle said "Isn't this just what you deserve if you're sharing files or using Linux? All PC users are evil by nature and need an operating system that treats them like the freeloading scum they are" Screw her, seriously I'm not no freeloading scum...and I'm not evil, seriously she needs to take a look around...
i've never planned on vista anyway. i think it's a total waste of time, money, and computer resources. the recommended specs make me want to poop my pants.
Sad, but well said. The majority of people will jump all over it, hoping it will fix the existing problems they're having with XP. Unfortunately, the bloated new 'features' will likely only serve to cause more problems. I'm just glad I migrated when I did. Bye Windows, don't miss 'ya. :x:
Dual-core AMD64, 2+gb RAM, 256mb+PCIE video, SATA2 in RAID-0 or 5... yeah, I'd say that'd be a pretty kickin' Linux rig. :love:
I really hate to tell you guys this, but that Microsoft story was pure fiction. It was part of a series called "If only it were true" which entirely consists of fictional news stories, like a guy modding his dog into a performance PC, how the Vatican has chosen ATi as its official graphics supplier, and how Nvidia SLI is actually ancient Egyptian technology. I just can't believe you've taken it this seriously.
If you would have payed attention to our thread, you might have noticed that the thread itself is also full of satire. In fact, we acknowledged the satirical nature of the story from the very first responding post: Maybe you just don't know what satire means?
Then why criticize if your grasp of the situation was clear all along? As you can see, the word satire is used like half a dozen times to describe your (admittedly witty) article. Why would you think anybody here was taking it seriously? If anything, your article helped spark a discussion on certain other undesirable attributes of Vista, which are unfortunately very real in nature.
That is the intention with these articles. Take something real and push it that little bit further into absurdity, so you start to wonder if the real thing is absurd too. I guess it was a success! And thanks for the compliment. It's nice to know you're appreciated!
