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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
11/10/09

In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
Well, I have predicted that something like that would happen one day.
People already use other people's computer to hack in anonimity... why not use them to store files?

And that's why arresting people for "possession" of virtual files is something really complicated.

It's extremely hard for everyone who is not living in complete isolation to keep a thorough check on every file in their personal computers. And I'm talking about people who knows how to deal with their PCs VERY well... let alone people who don't.

A good exercise to this is taking a look at temporary internet files. You'll find stuff there you'll never find out where it came from.

If by any chance you got into a more suspicious website... by mistake or not (let's say you were doing a very innocent Google Image search) you could end up with very compromising stuff and never know about it.

But I feel I'm going off topic... so let's leave it at that. #virus
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nutbastard
11/10/09

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Uh, hey what's going on here?

Why don't you have a seat?

Ok.

Why are you here?

I was just uh going to say hello...?

Uh-huh. It says here that you said you "want to bang you so hard all night long".

No, see, I... I thought she was 18!

Uh-huh. Let's see... ah here it is, "I want to pound your 14 year old ass until we hit peak oil" - did you say that?

it was uh... it's a typo!

Uh-huh. Let me ask you something: What makes you think that even a naive, libidinous 14 year old girl would want to touch your crusty Frankenstein-looking ass?

I uh.... I like turtles!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/10/09

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So Frooch. You're saying that fleshlight porn got on your computer via a virus? #virus
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/10/09

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Oh boy, that's one handsome dude. #virus
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Truth Bringer :D
11/10/09

@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: He kind of has a Will Ferrell look about him... weird. #virus
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Yuri Dambyotch
11/10/09

@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: One of my favorites....I believe this is one of the gentlemen(predators) that shows up and disrobes in the kitchen. This guy was on before they started involving Law Enforcement, and a couple of weeks later they caught up with him at a McDonalds waiting to meet a 13 year old boy..... #virus
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/10/09

@Yuri Dambyotch: Castration is a wonderful thing... for some people. #virus
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Yuri Dambyotch
11/10/09

@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Only if it's above the neck castration. #virus
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RainyDayInterns
11/10/09

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It is not the infection by a virus that is scary... it is the actions of those in power who are "techno-illiterates."

Sounds a lot like a modern-day Salem Witch Trial. #virus
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something_unique_and_descriptive
11/10/09

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Why do I get the distinct feeling that this is ignorant fear mongering?

They make it sound like this could happen to anyone... it could happen to YOU!

But stop and take a look at it and every one of them was engaging in the online equivalent of drunken sex with a transvestite hooker (shady warez site, P2P network). Even if you're using a condom (AV software) if you do it enough times sooner or later it's going to break and you're going to catch something. #virus
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dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
11/10/09

@something_unique_and_descriptive: how about my poor neighbor who is computer illiterate and whose kid keeps downloading stuff off the internet and screwing up his computer. I installed av software and cleaned his computer for him, it had over 150 viruses on it. The most I've ever seen one computer by far. #virus
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mike.m
11/10/09

@something_unique_and_descriptive: I agreed with you until you correlated P2P with transvestite hooker. Warez sites, yes. P2P, no.

P2P != warez. or shady.

Peer-to-peer is a distribution architecture. How can something inert give you a virus?

Now can viruses be found on P2P networks? Absolutely!

Viruses can be found on webpages too. Should we also avoid HTTP?

EDIT: And I make this comment because I use peer-to-peer literally every single day and have not had a virus on my PC in YEARS. Probably since the napster days.#virus
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something_unique_and_descriptive
11/10/09

@dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: You should have locked the little f**ker out. Or set the DNS on his router to OpenDNS and set up an ACL.

Ignorance is no excuse. If someone is computer illiterate they need to find someone who knows what they're doing and learn from them. #virus
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something_unique_and_descriptive
11/10/09

@mike.m: If they're dumb enough to be trawling through non-scene warez sites you think they're going to be using P2P for anything other than piracy? These folks weren't downloading the latest Debian Alpha, they were looking for porn (maybe not kiddie porn, but porn none the less).

Hell, I'm guessing we're probably talking Kazaa, Limewire, etc. not BitTorrent. #virus
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dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
11/10/09

@something_unique_and_descriptive: okay but in the real world there are people (like your grandparents perhaps) who will never be able to understand what's going on with their computer. When you're talking about throwing someone in jail for the rest of their life and costing them everything they own, well obviously it's a situation requiring a little more sensitivity than the average uptight computer nerd may be able to muster. #virus
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Kaiser-Machead
11/10/09

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This is a general transmission to all out there listening on the Internets. If you know anyone that does this shit, kill him dead this instant. Any and all methods of dispatch are encouraged. Speed of death is irrelevant. Results are top priority. All other considerations secondary. You will be rewarded by FSM in the afterlife.
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kennyg311
11/10/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Yes, but really how great a reward can the Federated States of Micronesia give?? #virus
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Kaiser-Machead
11/10/09

@kennyg311: @hatedinamerica: I don't consider the long-term punishment of cockroaches that find themselves in the path of one's heel. Just stomp and move on. :P
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Truth Bringer :D
11/10/09

@Kaiser-Machead: How about something a little slower that'll give them a chance to think about what they've done.... Strap them nude to an aquarium (Junk down) full of piranha. and surround the Tank with those lovely quick growing bamboo trees.... I think that's sufficient to the pain they cause an idiot who didn't properly protect their computer. #virus
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Kaiser-Machead
11/10/09

@Truth Bringer : D: Personally, I'm more at peace with the idea of a threat to society simply not existing anymore. All else is for the lulz. While I'm all for doing things for the lulz, perhaps certain things should not be. #virus
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Isolder
08/08/09

In reply to Gross Virtual Girlfriend App Is One-Upped by its Gross Fox News Coverage
I could do without the cheap shots against Fox News or any other news channel on this GADGET BLOG. It's off topic in and of itself, without mentioning health care or any other popular non gadget related topic.
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zenpoet
08/10/09

@Isolder: If you don't like the politics, don't read it. If it offends you, move on. A blog is beholden to its viewers, and if too many leave because of the politics, they may change them.
But, a blog is a blog is a blog. Its going to have opinions, that its point.
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Mike Vernon
08/08/09

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hilarious segway around 50 sec. mark
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qbrad
08/10/09

@Mike Vernon: I didn't see a Segway anywhere near that ho.
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Adam Frucci
08/07/09

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Attention Fox News defenders: I loathe all 24 hour news stations equally. I hate MSNBC and that jerkoff Keith Olbermann as much as I hate Glenn Beck and his tin foil hat. There is almost nothing of value on any of those networks. Also, there's nothing political in this clip, so stop bringing up off-topic bullshit like health care. I will ban you.
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FalinProteus
08/07/09

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actually #1 in news can be backed, and they are. As per a quick wiki search "In July of 2009, the Fox News Channel continued its cable news dominance. It was not only beating CNN and MSNBC combined, but showing the most growth in the younger demographic."
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
08/07/09

@FalinProteus:
A larger viewership does not equate to better coverage.

I don't understand why people like you act as if an attack on Fox news is an attack on your beliefs and stances on political issues.

Fox news is attacked because, like MSNBC, it presents one-sided news. You KNOW that that's true. It's bad for a news station to promote one political agenda, no matter what that agenda might be.

CNN is OKAY; not as bad as the others, but they're still a bit too subjective when it comes to coverage.

Honestly though, Fox News may not have their heads up Obama's ass... but they sure as hell had them up the asses of everyone in the Bush administration and the entire republican party.

The fact is, whenever somebody came on their network and criticized Bush, they were accused of being anti-American. Today, the folks over at Fox go further than most of the people who ever came on their show did.

They criticize Obama's policies, and that's great. There needs to be criticism. However, they also insult him, calling him a 'Racist,' and a 'socialist.'

They also participate in fear mongering, ESPECIALLY when it comes to healthcare.

So get your head out of your ass and realize that America's 24 hour news networks are not doing their job when it comes to informing the American public.
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fleebailey33
08/07/09

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This is not an attack on fox news!
This wasn't even political at all!
I think people are being to defense, and its really sad anyway that the country decides who to vote for on a party rather then the best candidate,
In general I believe news reporters are dumb! And this could of been on any network....
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The Donut Pirate:Now with sprinkles
08/07/09

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You didn't post this because it had to do with an iPhone app. You posted this so you could get a cheap shot in at Fox News. Why do you even bother? It makes no difference in the world at all.
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Yuri Dambyotch
08/07/09

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I just made Courtney my virtual girlfriend.
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dimsum4u
08/07/09

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Guess this coverage was better than when they did the apple tablet coverage. Either way fox is the greatest news organization ever, I'm surprised they didn't have a story about a politician with the momo app.
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