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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?!
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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:36:24 -0800
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Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> writes:
> In comp.lang.c++ Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>> You download things FROM a computer, you upload them TO a computer.
>
> It's a matter of perspective. If a hacker breaks into your computer and
> starts a download from somewhere else into your computer, isn't the hacker
> "downloading" things to your computer?

My understanding of the word "downloading" has always been STOP FEEDING
THE TROLL!

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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