Heywood Jablowme wrote:
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> "Muad'Dib" <idaspud52@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4BDE7DEB.2000008@nospamhotmail.com...
>> Frank wrote:
>>> On 5/2/2010 10:25 PM, Muad'Dib wrote:
>>>> Tom C wrote:
>>>>> I am a big fan of Netflix and love the streaming Instant queue.
>>>>> According to their own site, Netflix has no plans at the moment to
>>>>> support the Linux OS, so sorry Ubuntu users, you are again out of
>>>>> luck. How to Wiki explains a "work around" on their site, but man, you
>>>>> have to go through a bunch of hoops and hurdles and run VM to even
>>>>> come close. Even if you can get it to work, according to the article,
>>>>> video playback may be choppy. I even looked on Google to see if I
>>>>> could find other alternatives, but didn't find anything worthwhile.
>>>>>
>>>>> I WAS going to try installing Ubuntu on an older computer I have that
>>>>> meets the Ubuntu requirements, but after seeing so many things I
>>>>> couldn't do with it, I decided against even bothering to try.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am so glad I use Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh brother, really, use Winders for what you absolutely HAVE TO and do
>>>> the rest in Linux. No-brainer..
>>>
>>> You got that backwards. In fact, why even use linux at all as Windows
>>> 7 will do everything anyone needs to do on a computer...everything!
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>> Yup, pretty much everything for the general user, another no-brainer
>> and I didn't say it wasn't. I said I use them BOTH for my needs and
>> THEY BOTH serve me well. Thing is so does Linux do everything for the
>> GENERAL user, but in a more secure way. Ya just can't get over the
>> FACT that Winders is very unsecured can you? I don't dare do much more
>> than listen to ripped music, play a few Windows games, and the like in
>> Winders, or maybe edit a few photos. I have had to clean too many
>> WINDERS machines as a result of WINDERS written malware/viruses.
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> I have an up to date antivirus on my machine. My Windows machine doesn't
> get infected. My Windows machine is very secure. Maybe you just don't
> have a clue how to use a computer properly.
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> If I need to do
>> research, and such, I reboot to Linux so as not to run across a hacked
>> trusted site thus catching nasties intended for Winders. Get over it,
>> ya just can't catch Winders viruses in Linux, cuz, well, they are
>> written FOR WINDERS! LOL What a puts, as you know jolly well what
>> REALLY goes on with viruses, malware, Trojans, and the like with
>> Winders, yet you try to deny the very well KNOWN TRUTH. What a
>> crack-up. ..Having to clean even Win7 machines of malware(etc) pretty
>> much seals it for me as far as doing ANYTHING security related in
>> Winders, nope, I'll boot to Linux every time. Oh, and no "snip" as a
>> "public service" so people can jolly well see YOUR foolishness.
>>
>> G'day
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> So you have to clean Windows machines? Sounds like you either don't have
> an antivirus program on your machine or you have one and are negligent
> with updating it.
He was talking about other people's machines and your antivirus is only
as good as its data base which is updated AFTER viruses are in the wild
infecting machines.
> Another possibility is that you visit questionable
> sites, download whatever asks you to download. Maybe you are very
> foolish with computers. In that case, you are better off with Ubuntu.
> Since very few people actually use that piece of crap Ubuntu, nobody
> writes viruses for it! LOL!
Once again, the nymshifter lies and doesn't know the difference between
Windows and Linux.
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> Mostly, Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks who can't get laid and are
> socially inept.
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More lies. Linux isn't just for geeks anymore.
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