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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Compute This

Oh What a penis*
The entity who controls which software can be executed on a device ...

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Rodge – I bought a new hp computer and after having fun with Win8, I’m moving back to Win7.

Had a little prollem with installing the new hard drive and came upon secure boot when updating the bios.

Ahem.

Mark Miller

I am obviously disposed to agree.

*Mother, she wrote "Oh what happiness!"

PS- I am being driven crazy. I will go to the range tomorrow,

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Rodger the Real King of France 7/31/2013 10:59:00 PM 12 Comments

"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. "
Argus Hamilton

12 comments:

iri said...: "Secure Boot" can be disabled. It looks like a simple fix. The article was probably written by an Apple fanboy.; 8/1/13, 6:40 AM
iri said...: NSA SEES ALL

Drudge

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'

• XKeyscore gives 'widest-reaching' collection of online data
• NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches
• Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history
• NSA's XKeyscore program – read one of the presentations

It's back to pen and paper?; 8/1/13, 7:43 AM
Jon said...: Classic Shell (among many others) cures the Win 8 GUI headache.

http://www.classicshell.net/

You're welcome.; 8/1/13, 8:25 AM
Anonymous said...: Beat to the punch by iri? When does that happen?

Secure Boot is meant to keep malware from running. If you want to fear Big Brother, rightly fear every jot and tittle that is being logged by our masters at network control.

Casca; 8/1/13, 11:20 AM
iri said...: "When does that happen?"

When you stay up too late googling pressure cooker and backpack!

"Google 'Pressure Cookers' and 'Backpacks,' Get a Visit from the Cops (Feds)"

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-knocking-doors-because-google-searches/67864/; 8/1/13, 3:09 PM
Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm said...: Not every PC and laptop is capable of having the Secure Boot "feature" disabled. Unfortunately, there's no way to be absolutely certain until after a purchase.

The intent of Secure Boot may be to keep malware from running, but the most glaring consequence is that it keeps operating systems other than Windows 8 from running. I'll just take my chances with my old, insecure 2011 laptop with Win 7, an up-to-date AV package, and my common sense.; 8/1/13, 5:20 PM
iri said...: "Not every PC and laptop is capable of having the Secure Boot "feature" disabled"

Linky?; 8/1/13, 6:58 PM
Anonymous said...: iri, as I knew it would, that just got debunked. The bozo guy got "released" from his computer company. Turned in company computer. Boss saw "pressure cooker bomb" and "backpacks" in the search, and wanted to make sure the guy wasn't going nuts.

Overreaction? Hell yes. But I knew that when some lady posts something that incendiary on a blog, it's like BS to get views.

Josh; 8/1/13, 11:00 PM
Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm said...: iri:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/t/19475612.aspx

I'm actually playing with the 8.1 preview release right now via VirtualBox as well as Classic Shell (thanks Jon!) to see if it's salvageable. Windows 8 as-is sucks hard, sorry.; 8/1/13, 11:50 PM
iri said...: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417361,00.asp

Try this from PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417361,00.asp

I've not read anything good (to my mind) about windows 8 but when shopping for a new PC I noticed that the big stores and private makers usually offer either 7 or 8installed. I'd already decided that if I buy a new PC it would have Windows 7. Good luck. I hate computers.

Josh, I saw that update from the lady in question on Drudge this morning. But, the cops acted like assholes regardless of where they got their information. The man's former boss was a super asshole, in my opinion. Thanks for the info.; 8/2/13, 6:48 AM
Anonymous said...: No doubt the boss was a moron, and investigating a work computers web history is a gross waste of law enforcements time. I just knew that was one of those weird vague stories that would change in short order.

Josh; 8/2/13, 9:38 AM
Unknown said...: Downloaded 8.1 and ran it for about 1 hr. , it still sucks donkey balls................; 8/2/13, 9:40 AM

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