Artyom

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[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not really, but you can get a virus from movie.mkv.exe, which will probably show up in windows as "movie.mkv" but will actually run a program.

That being said, I've never actually seen this in the wild and it was mainly talked about in the mp3 era.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago

The US govt basically has a perfect credit score. They have almost infinite payment history and almost infinite available credit.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Unless your laptop isn't brand new, at which point Linux absolutely beats Windows on compatibility.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Or here's a much better idea; strap yourself to the dolphin so when they leave, you get to come with. Make sure you bribe them with fish.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

In the case of this breach, I'd be happy with a $10 payout, the consequences for me are actually pretty low here. That being said, I think we'd be lucky if Dell had to pay more than $0.50 per person, and that money will probably go to a lawyer's fees, not me.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ummm...your username is "Blizzard"...

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"We want to turn things around at Unity, so we hired the COO of the company behind great games like Farmville! He also has spent much of his time at EA, everyone's favorite gaming company. This will surely bring our users back after our fee fiasco."

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Android is FOSS, but is your phone FOSS?

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 70 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Still confused why that fiasco didn't end his political career forever.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 22 points 7 months ago

Yes, but layoffs and rehiring has a 40% reduced blowback potential in press than pay cuts, so some manager will get a nice bonus this year for handling it well.

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