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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 03:25:22 +1100
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On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 3:09 AM, alister
<alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>> Sounds ominous. Is that better or worse than the final solution?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> As in "this program will inadvertantly self distruct in five seconds"?
>>
>> It's usually implied as being externally enforced, so I'd say it's more
>> akin to my solution to all manner of Windows problems.
>>
>> ChrisA
>
> Is that the same as my solution to windows related problems?
>
> (Dad bought a new laptop on Sat it was sterilised (As in disinfected )
> immediately & has never run Windowz - lucky thing).

Yes. What Steven is referencing is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution

And is unrelated to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Problem

ChrisA