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  Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-19 15:35 -0500
    Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-19 21:21 +0000
      Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-19 16:59 -0500
        Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 00:10 +0000
          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 16:53 -0800
          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-19 20:02 -0500
            Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 01:37 +0000
              Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-19 20:56 -0500
              Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-19 23:49 -0500
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 14:54 +0000
                  Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-20 16:24 -0500
                    Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 22:08 +0000
              Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-19 23:49 -0500
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-20 09:33 -0500
                  Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-20 16:40 -0500
                    Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-20 22:45 +0100
                      Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-21 18:27 -0500
                        Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-22 00:58 +0100
                          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-21 19:56 -0500
                          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-22 06:46 -0600
                            Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-22 08:42 -0500
                            Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-22 15:36 -0700
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 14:55 +0000
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-20 15:04 -0500
                  Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-21 18:28 -0500
      Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-20 09:43 +0000
        Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 15:01 +0000
          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-20 10:32 -0500
            Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 15:48 +0000
              Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-20 13:05 -0500
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 19:10 +0000
                  Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-20 15:56 -0500
                    Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 21:20 +0000
                      Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-20 17:45 -0500
                        Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 08:51 +0000
                          Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-21 09:42 -0500
              Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-20 16:24 -0500
                Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 22:00 +0000
                  Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-21 00:46 -0500
                    Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 00:57 +0000
                      Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-21 12:16 -0500
                        Re: Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 18:56 +0000

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#341073 — Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones

ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
problems.

<http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>

-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341076

Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
> problems.
> 
> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
> 

Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.

CVE-2013-4312
CVE-2015-7566
CVE-2015-8767
CVE-2016-0723
CVE-2016-0728

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
<quote>
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
</quote>

anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
anon@lowtide:~$

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#341082

On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
>> problems.
>>
>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
>>
> 
> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
> 
> CVE-2013-4312
> CVE-2015-7566
> CVE-2015-8767
> CVE-2016-0723
> CVE-2016-0728
> 
> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
> <quote>
> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
> </quote>
> 
> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> anon@lowtide:~$

At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
"advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.


-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341104

Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
>>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
>>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
>>>
>> 
>> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
>> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
>> 
>> CVE-2013-4312
>> CVE-2015-7566
>> CVE-2015-8767
>> CVE-2016-0723
>> CVE-2016-0728
>> 
>> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
>> <quote>
>> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
>> </quote>
>> 
>> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
>> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> anon@lowtide:~$
> 
> At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
> "advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
> aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
> they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
> cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.
> 

I mainly use Linux because I like it and it makes a good VMware host.
If I were that bug-eyed about security, I'd be using OpenBSD as my
primary desktop. 

http://www.openbsd.org/security.html

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#341108

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 9:10:06 AM UTC+9, owl wrote:
> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> > On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
> >> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> >>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
> >>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
> >>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
> >>> problems.
> >>>
> >>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
> >>>
> >> 
> >> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
> >> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
> >> 
> >> CVE-2013-4312
> >> CVE-2015-7566
> >> CVE-2015-8767
> >> CVE-2016-0723
> >> CVE-2016-0728
> >> 
> >> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
> >> <quote>
> >> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
> >> </quote>
> >> 
> >> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
> >> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >> anon@lowtide:~$
> > 
> > At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
> > "advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
> > aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
> > they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
> > cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.
> > 
> 
> I mainly use Linux because I like it and it makes a good VMware host.
> If I were that bug-eyed about security, I'd be using OpenBSD as my
> primary desktop. 
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/security.html

BSD developers are not beer and weed junkies and not in bed with the NSA?

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#341109

On 2016-01-19 7:10 PM, owl wrote:
> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>> On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
>>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
>>>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
>>>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
>>>> problems.
>>>>
>>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
>>> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
>>>
>>> CVE-2013-4312
>>> CVE-2015-7566
>>> CVE-2015-8767
>>> CVE-2016-0723
>>> CVE-2016-0728
>>>
>>> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
>>> <quote>
>>> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
>>> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>> anon@lowtide:~$
>>
>> At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
>> "advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
>> aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
>> they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
>> cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.
>>
> 
> I mainly use Linux because I like it and it makes a good VMware host.
> If I were that bug-eyed about security, I'd be using OpenBSD as my
> primary desktop. 
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/security.html

I think the only thing working against BSD at this point is the fact
that it compares poorly with GNU/Linux when it comes to overall speed.
I've never used it for long times but it seemed neat enough.


-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341112

Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> On 2016-01-19 7:10 PM, owl wrote:
>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>> On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
>>>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
>>>>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
>>>>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
>>>>> problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
>>>> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
>>>>
>>>> CVE-2013-4312
>>>> CVE-2015-7566
>>>> CVE-2015-8767
>>>> CVE-2016-0723
>>>> CVE-2016-0728
>>>>
>>>> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
>>>> <quote>
>>>> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
>>>> </quote>
>>>>
>>>> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
>>>> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>> anon@lowtide:~$
>>>
>>> At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
>>> "advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
>>> aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
>>> they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
>>> cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.
>>>
>> 
>> I mainly use Linux because I like it and it makes a good VMware host.
>> If I were that bug-eyed about security, I'd be using OpenBSD as my
>> primary desktop. 
>> 
>> http://www.openbsd.org/security.html
> 
> I think the only thing working against BSD at this point is the fact
> that it compares poorly with GNU/Linux when it comes to overall speed.
> I've never used it for long times but it seemed neat enough.
> 

I only recently added an OpenBSD VM.  I used to host a domain from my
house about 15 years ago and had OpenBSD as my mail server.  I had been
using FreeBSD as my desktop system for a while then and never really
used OpenBSD as a GUI desktop.  The VM I have now i have set up with fvwm.
OpenBSD team provides a nice, sane default config for fvwm, and their 
manpages are excellent.  I have FreeBSD and NetBSD VMs here also. 
All of the BSDs are nice.  

I actually got so used to the BSD feel back then that it was hard to
come back to Linux.  Linux had sort of a sloppy feel by comparison.
Hard to put my finger on exactly what it was.  I really wish I could
use BSD as a VM host.  Just not practical.  I may have to start spending
more time in the VM.

I don't know though.  I'm getting old.  I don't have the passion I used
to have for computers.  Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on
the shelf that I haven't read yet (non-computer-related).

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#341113

On 2016-01-19 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>> On 2016-01-19 7:10 PM, owl wrote:
>>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>> On 2016-01-19 4:21 PM, owl wrote:
>>>>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>>>> ROFL! It's in the kernel too. "The flaw, which was introduced into the
>>>>>> Linux kernel in version 3.8 released in early 2013, resides in the OS
>>>>>> keyring." Looks like your toiletware is ONCE MORE the source of security
>>>>>> problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Shit happens.  Good thing I don't have to wait until "Patch Tuesday" and
>>>>> then fight a hostile upgrade attempt just to patch a security vuln.
>>>>>
>>>>> CVE-2013-4312
>>>>> CVE-2015-7566
>>>>> CVE-2015-8767
>>>>> CVE-2016-0723
>>>>> CVE-2016-0728
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
>>>>> <quote>
>>>>> For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
>>>>> </quote>
>>>>>
>>>>> anon@lowtide:~$ uname -a
>>>>> Linux lowtide 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>>> anon@lowtide:~$
>>>>
>>>> At the end of the day, posting such an article is mostly to show the
>>>> "advocates" what kind of fools they are. You're actually honest, they
>>>> aren't. Just your response to my post shows how respectable you are. If
>>>> they had even a shred of your integrity, they wouldn't have to resort to
>>>> cleaning toilets or wiping dicks for an income.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I mainly use Linux because I like it and it makes a good VMware host.
>>> If I were that bug-eyed about security, I'd be using OpenBSD as my
>>> primary desktop. 
>>>
>>> http://www.openbsd.org/security.html
>>
>> I think the only thing working against BSD at this point is the fact
>> that it compares poorly with GNU/Linux when it comes to overall speed.
>> I've never used it for long times but it seemed neat enough.
>>
> 
> I only recently added an OpenBSD VM.  I used to host a domain from my
> house about 15 years ago and had OpenBSD as my mail server.  I had been
> using FreeBSD as my desktop system for a while then and never really
> used OpenBSD as a GUI desktop.  The VM I have now i have set up with fvwm.
> OpenBSD team provides a nice, sane default config for fvwm, and their 
> manpages are excellent.  I have FreeBSD and NetBSD VMs here also. 
> All of the BSDs are nice.  
> 
> I actually got so used to the BSD feel back then that it was hard to
> come back to Linux.  Linux had sort of a sloppy feel by comparison.
> Hard to put my finger on exactly what it was.  I really wish I could
> use BSD as a VM host.  Just not practical.  I may have to start spending
> more time in the VM.
> 
> I don't know though.  I'm getting old.  I don't have the passion I used
> to have for computers.  Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on
> the shelf that I haven't read yet (non-computer-related).

I've lost much of the passion myself. A younger version of me would have
loved to experiment with the overall mediocrity of GNU/Linux but I've
since come to value my time and don't waste to waste it anymore. I'd
rather write a few books of questionable quality and teach rather than
have "fun" with something morons like Wideload Porkster programmed.


-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341117

On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:


> I'm getting old.

You no life, limp-dick mf.



>  Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on
> the shelf that I haven't read yet (non-computer-related).


Gods and Monsters
Maurice
Giovanni’s Room
Dancer from the Dance
The Year of Ice
Tuck and Cover
Plan B
I Am Not Myself These Days

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#341139

DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
> 
> 
>> I'm getting old.
> 
> You no life, limp-dick mf.
> 
> 
> 
>>  Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on
>> the shelf that I haven't read yet (non-computer-related).
> 
> 
> Gods and Monsters
> Maurice
> Giovanni’s Room
> Dancer from the Dance
> The Year of Ice
> Tuck and Cover
> Plan B
> I Am Not Myself These Days
> 
 
Thanks for the recommendations, but that's not really my area
of interest.
 

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#341188

On 1/20/2016 9:54 AM, owl wrote:
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm getting old.
>>
>> You no life, limp-dick mf.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on the shelf that I
>>> haven't read yet (non-computer-related).
>>
>>
>> Gods and Monsters Maurice Giovanni’s Room Dancer from the Dance The
>> Year of Ice Tuck and Cover Plan B I Am Not Myself These Days
>>
>
> Thanks for the recommendations, but that's not really my area of
> interest.


The Year of Ice: "owl, a retired USMC Lt. General and Linux lover, is a 
marginal student in love with keggers, rock and roll, and--unbeknownst 
to anyone else--a boy in his class with thick eyelashes and a bad attitude."

LMAO!

Who knew you had such a crush on John Gohde...

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#341197

DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> On 1/20/2016 9:54 AM, owl wrote:
>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm getting old.
>>>
>>> You no life, limp-dick mf.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Plus I've got about a year's worth of books on the shelf that I
>>>> haven't read yet (non-computer-related).
>>>
>>>
>>> Gods and Monsters Maurice Giovanni’s Room Dancer from the Dance The
>>> Year of Ice Tuck and Cover Plan B I Am Not Myself These Days
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the recommendations, but that's not really my area of
>> interest.
> 
> 
> The Year of Ice: "owl, a retired USMC Lt. General and Linux lover, is a 
> marginal student in love with keggers, rock and roll, and--unbeknownst 
> to anyone else--a boy in his class with thick eyelashes and a bad attitude."
> 
> LMAO!
> 

You have a peculiar taste in books.

> Who knew you had such a crush on John Gohde...
> 

https://gifsound.com/?gifv=Omc5lA6&v=usTCQpcllb8

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#341118

On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:

> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.


I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted buying 
anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.


new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
4GB more RAM  ($20)
new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)


Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited... or a 
dozen crullers.

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#341137

On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:
> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
> 
>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.
> 
> 
> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted buying
> anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
> 
> 
> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
> 
> 
> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited... or a
> dozen crullers.

I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little bit
more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does, you'll
appreciate the newer generation card.

-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341193

On 1/20/2016 9:33 AM, Slimer wrote:
> On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:
>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.
>>
>>
>> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted buying
>> anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
>>
>>
>> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
>> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
>> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
>> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
>>
>>
>> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited... or a
>> dozen crullers.
>
> I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little bit
> more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does, you'll
> appreciate the newer generation card.


There's always something better and faster.

Somehow the 750 Ti shows up in the list of 'high-end' cards on

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net

HD 5770:     1686 G3DMarks (I paid $165 in 2010)
GTX 750 Ti:  3688 G3DMarks for around $100
GTX 950:     5253 G3DMarks for around $150
GTX 980 Ti: 11532 G3DMarks for around $600


I only got 3262 G3DMarks when I ran their benchmark, but it will be fine 
for my uses for a few years.  The most current game I own is Bioshock 2 
from Mar 2012.

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#341194

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:40:25 -0500
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:

> On 1/20/2016 9:33 AM, Slimer wrote:
> > On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:  
> >> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
> >>  
> >>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.  
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted
> >> buying anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
> >>
> >>
> >> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
> >> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
> >> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
> >> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited... or a
> >> dozen crullers.  
> >
> > I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little bit
> > more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does, you'll
> > appreciate the newer generation card.  
> 
> 
> There's always something better and faster.
> 
> Somehow the 750 Ti shows up in the list of 'high-end' cards on

750 Ti is Maxwell architecture. Same as 9xx series...

I bought it in 2014 ;)

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#341288

On 1/20/2016 4:45 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:40:25 -0500
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/20/2016 9:33 AM, Slimer wrote:
>>> On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:
>>>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted
>>>> buying anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
>>>> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
>>>> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
>>>> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited... or a
>>>> dozen crullers.
>>>
>>> I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little bit
>>> more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does, you'll
>>> appreciate the newer generation card.
>>
>>
>> There's always something better and faster.
>>
>> Somehow the 750 Ti shows up in the list of 'high-end' cards on
>
> 750 Ti is Maxwell architecture. Same as 9xx series...


The 950 sucks up 2x as much power as the 750 Ti (which still isn't that 
bad compared to some cards)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_950_Gaming/28.html


Edit: this site shows them about the same:
http://techreport.com/review/29061/nvidia-geforce-gtx-950-graphics-card-reviewed/10




> I bought it in 2014 ;)

It came out in Feb 2014.

What's the biggest/most demanding game you've played on it?  I'll be 
trying BioShock 2 at some point.

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#341294

On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:27:57 -0500
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:

> On 1/20/2016 4:45 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:40:25 -0500
> > DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> >  
> >> On 1/20/2016 9:33 AM, Slimer wrote:  
> >>> On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:  
> >>>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
> >>>>  
> >>>>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.  
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted
> >>>> buying anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
> >>>> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
> >>>> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
> >>>> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited...
> >>>> or a dozen crullers.  
> >>>
> >>> I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little
> >>> bit more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does,
> >>> you'll appreciate the newer generation card.  
> >>
> >>
> >> There's always something better and faster.
> >>
> >> Somehow the 750 Ti shows up in the list of 'high-end' cards on  
> >
> > 750 Ti is Maxwell architecture. Same as 9xx series...  
> 
> 
> The 950 sucks up 2x as much power as the 750 Ti (which still isn't
> that bad compared to some cards)
> 
> https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_950_Gaming/28.html
> 
> 
> Edit: this site shows them about the same:
> http://techreport.com/review/29061/nvidia-geforce-gtx-950-graphics-card-reviewed/10
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I bought it in 2014 ;)  
> 
> It came out in Feb 2014.
> 
> What's the biggest/most demanding game you've played on it? 

Well, I haven't tried latest titles. I have Shadow of Mordor but didn't
played it yet.

 I'll be 
> trying BioShock 2 at some point.

I think it will play no problem.

> 
> 

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#341296

On 2016-01-21 6:58 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:27:57 -0500
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/20/2016 4:45 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:
>>> On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:40:25 -0500
>>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>>> On 1/20/2016 9:33 AM, Slimer wrote:  
>>>>> On 2016-01-19 11:49 PM, DFS wrote:  
>>>>>> On 1/19/2016 8:37 PM, owl wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I don't have the passion I used to have for computers.  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm in the middle of doing some hardware upgrades.  I've resisted
>>>>>> buying anything new for so long that I'm a little stoked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> new 256GB SSD  (Christmas gift)
>>>>>> new GTX 750 Ti video card  ($105)
>>>>>> 4GB more RAM  ($20)
>>>>>> new heat sink/fan for CPU  ($20)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe you need some new gear to get that inner geek excited...
>>>>>> or a dozen crullers.  
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd replace the 750Ti with a 950 which should only cost a little
>>>>> bit more. If you play the occasional game like Scott Bloaty does,
>>>>> you'll appreciate the newer generation card.  
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There's always something better and faster.
>>>>
>>>> Somehow the 750 Ti shows up in the list of 'high-end' cards on  
>>>
>>> 750 Ti is Maxwell architecture. Same as 9xx series...  
>>
>>
>> The 950 sucks up 2x as much power as the 750 Ti (which still isn't
>> that bad compared to some cards)
>>
>> https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_950_Gaming/28.html
>>
>>
>> Edit: this site shows them about the same:
>> http://techreport.com/review/29061/nvidia-geforce-gtx-950-graphics-card-reviewed/10
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I bought it in 2014 ;)  
>>
>> It came out in Feb 2014.
>>
>> What's the biggest/most demanding game you've played on it? 
> 
> Well, I haven't tried latest titles. I have Shadow of Mordor but didn't
> played it yet.

Ah, the Steam effect: you buy a shitload of games because they're on
special and only later realize that you don't have the time to play them
all. :)


-- 
Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
"Everything seems to work fine, except that occasionally everything
freezes." - Another one of GNU/Linux's many victims
"Sound wasn't even a gauranteed thing on a PC in the 90s." - Linux
apologist JEDIDIAH explaining why sound never worked/works right in Linux

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#341337

Melzzzzz wrote:

> (friendly chit-chat with shitty bastard "DFS", snipped)

-- 
"Hey, we don't call it Apelanta for nothing.  If you're coming here, I
apologize in advance if any screeching jigs make your visit
unpleasant."  -  "DFS"

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