I ran the test last night and shut down my home computer. Just to be safe.
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Vortex - Apr 01, 2009 5:38:52 am PDT #9580 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
amych - Apr 01, 2009 5:47:59 am PDT #9581 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Any news on that worm thing?
Conficker activation passes quietly but threat isn't over. Apparently, it did activate (wasn't a hoax), but hasn't actually done anything yet; people are advised to keep on worm-hunting.
sumi - Apr 01, 2009 5:59:13 am PDT #9582 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
What is the test for that worm?
My university shut down the dial-up modem part of their system yesterday. (Which means I cannot connect from home 'til it's back up.)
Vortex - Apr 01, 2009 6:00:59 am PDT #9583 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Try here, Sumi [link]
tommyrot - Apr 01, 2009 6:40:29 am PDT #9584 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot - Apr 01, 2009 6:46:15 am PDT #9585 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
megan walker - Apr 01, 2009 7:13:47 am PDT #9586 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Megan, a Tivo will work without a subscription. You won't be able to set up season passes, but you can manually schedule recordings.
Yeah, but TiVos are relatively expensive. I have to get a DVD player anyway. I don't get why there isn't a DVD/DVR that you can just set like a VCR.
This is what annoys me about "progress". You used to be able to get TV free. You used to be able to buy something fairly cheap that was easy to set and record. I have specific things I watch, I know what and when they are. I don't need it to be automatic.
Of course, since I'm not sure I can really justify spending $1000 a year for TV and internet, this may all be moot anyway.
Jessica - Apr 01, 2009 7:15:45 am PDT #9587 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah, but TiVos are relatively expensive.
If you don't need HD, you can probably get a used Series 2 off Craigslist for pretty cheap.
Ailleann - Apr 01, 2009 7:16:10 am PDT #9588 of 25501
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
This is what annoys me about "progress". You used to be able to get TV free. You used to be able to buy something fairly cheap that was easy to set and record. I have specific things I watch, I know what and when they are. I don't need it to be automatic.
megan, I kind of love you right now. Not that I'm not a Tivo lover, but DUDE.
megan walker - Apr 01, 2009 7:16:45 am PDT #9589 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If you don't need HD, you can probably get a used Series 2 off Craigslist for pretty cheap.
If you could see my TV, you would understand why I'm laughing right now...