Vista: The Vacuum, Verified

August 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Thanks to zacksback we now have two links to places that talk about Vista Sucking.

I went and read the sites so you don’t have to. Trust me. You’re glad you don’t have to.

The first link is to a place called “cryptogon.com,” where they have determined that Vista has a security hole that makes the Mexican border look like a dripping faucet.

The second link is to an Ars Technica story that says while the situation is bad, it could be a lot better if Microsoft does some things differently. The guy who wrote the Ars Technica story is Peter Bright. Really. His proofreading is only slightly worse than mine. All the way through the story you get the feeling that the Vista situation is as bad as the BlackHat guys say it is – although the facts seem to support that it’s actually worse.

After reading both of these articles, two things occur to me:

1. Vista has more exploitable holes than an Academy Awards party at Paris’ house.

2. Techies who plan to write should attend some kind of remedial composition class.

News is that the App Store has sold 1,000,000 USD worth of applications per day since it opened.

Some copycat stores have already been announced.

They will suck. Some already do.

Sony-BMG now owns Sony-BMG. They bought it from Bertelsman. This was reported as news. You may give a shit if you’d like, but please go to a remote corner of the area, and don’t disturb the rest of us.

Here’s a CNN video from a few days ago that should put the whole “iPhone killer” oeuvre into its proper perspective.

Acknowledging that the iPhone is a groundbreaking and revolutionary device does not make one a fanboi. The failure to make that connection makes one a technological ignoramus.

Consumer Reports has a blog about electronics. They compared the iPhone 3G to the Instinct. Don King and Lyle Lovett did not have hair appointments the week this video was shot, so their hairdresser was free to donate the day to the Consumers Union.

Also, apparently being a member of the Consumers Union involves tasting a LOT of fast food french fries.

Don’t forget to sign the guest book. And please pick up a copy of our colorfully illustrated brochure before you leave.

Taxi!

Tags: DRM Follies · Follies of Humanity · Gadgetry · General Detritus · Malware · Vista sucks · iPhone · iPhone killer |

7 responses so far ↓

  • 1 baxtrice // Aug 11, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    Brochure! Brochure? Dammit Rip, you have to tell me about these things before you announce them. I haven’t finished the brochure yet!

  • 2 Nxxx // Aug 11, 2008 at 8:48 pm

    Hell, I’ll just settle for the paper, getting a bit short of loo roll. They never thought of that when they promised us a paper less world. Can I borrow your iPhone for a minute?

  • 3 Huh? // Aug 11, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    There’s no crayons! I’m not posting.
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    ….rats.

  • 4 Ace Deuce // Aug 11, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    Many years ago when Xerox was trying to sell my company some fancy new Docutechs, I asked a salesman what ever happened to the paperless office that had been touted for several years prior. He answered that it was on the fourth floor next to the cafeteria, but nobody went in there anymore because without the paper it was hard to get anything done.

  • 5 jmz // Aug 12, 2008 at 3:12 am

    with at least two cats hogging my keyboard at any given time, i would settle for a purr-less office. No get off my mouse, you stupid cat!

  • 6 zacksback // Aug 12, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Oh.. the cat thing. We have three, one of which is a Maine Coon. He will lay on the keyboard and look up with that “Give me strokes….NOW!” look.
    Needless to say we do a lot of vacuuming in our house.

  • 7 baxtrice // Aug 12, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    I’ve got a Himalyan/Persian mix kitty — Vacuuming sux.

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