Yes, I know (or I think I do) what you’re thinking: Sunni doesn’t run Windows, so why’s she going off on it again? There are two Windows machines in the house: one of the Snolf computers, which rarely goes online; and one of the teenagers runs it on his machine, because he’s deeply into gaming.
We got FAPped last Friday. We had been getting FAPped fairly regularly on Friday, so I asked everyone to check their machines to make sure auto-updates are really, truly disabled, and to check for other potential leaks. They all pooh-poohed me ... and so [you can see this coming, right?] I’m on deadline today ... and we’re FAPped again. And this time, probably because Lobo’s home, they did check—and it appears Mr. Windows has a virus or trojan, as 200M of something was uploaded in the wee hours of this morning (and yesterday morning).
Once I get my copy written, my plan was to try to catch up on my mounting email backlog ... that may or may not happen, as I don’t think I’ll have sufficient patience left for sitting and waiting while pages load agonizingly slowly. Sorry. Blame Windows and the careless teenager.
P.S. Now that the few kinks in my Kubuntu upgrade are behind me, my machine is probably the most solid one in the house—and that includes the three Macs that live here. The only problem I (rarely) have is Firefox freezing under heavy load—but I’m talking a seriously heavy load for that to happen. Pengy power FTW!
Why I STILL Hate Windows
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Dumb question...
I get the general idea, but, what is "FAPped" exactly?
Hope they get the problem under control soon.
Not dumb
Or maybe I'm dumb - I don't know "FAP" either. Good luck with it though!
Thought I’d ranted enough on it
... for the term to be familiar. HughesNet has a “Fair Access Policy”—FAP—that sets a maximum download per rolling 24 hours; the max limit depends upon which level of service one chooses. When the limit is exceeded, one is punished via bandwidth being choked to below dialup levels for the next 24 hours—that punishment period is commonly referred to as “being FAPped”. And it truly, deeply, royally sucks.
Truly!
Truly deeply and royally!!!
- NonE (fellow FAPee)
OMG
My meager memory recalls hearing about this concept, but I must have pushed it out of my brain as too horrible to contemplate or retain. My deepest sympathies on your FAPping.
Going Linux Dot Com
I don't know if this is of any interest or value to you, but I recently came across a podcast called GoingLinux.com which is designed to hand hold newbies through the transition into a well rounded functional Linux environment. I'm still arguing with Billy over his view of the world, but am happy to see that Linux is getting ever closer to providing a serious alternative to those who don't live on caffine, hohos and digits.
- NonE
Redmond Delenda Est
I'm still using XP because I've got an old HP desktop that refuses to run anything but Windows.
Automatic updates are one of the worst things about Windows. I disabled them so I could select which ones to download and control the time of installation, if I thought they were really necessary to address some security issue. When I finally give in and download and install, the computer never stops bugging me until I restart. Every five minutes: "Are you ready to restart now? How about now? Now? Still not ready? How 'bout now? Are you ready now? Huh? Huh? Huh? Are ya?" And so I give up, save everything I'm working on and close all my tabs, and reboot. And it's usually a day or two before that fucking little yellow balloon pops up and says "New updates are ready to download." God damn Bill Gates to hell.
Even worse, they keep trying to slip Genuine Advantage in with the updates, so you have to really look carefully every time and make sure you reject that one. A moment's carelessness, and the Whore of Redmond will trick you into downloading that piece of malicious software.
At least a puppy is cute.
I had happily forgotten that annoying scenario. At least puppies (and sometimes, children) can be cute when they nag or beg ... never a machine. And that sneakiness! I remember letting my guard down once on something like that. Arrrgh.
I hope you can get a new machine soon, Kevin.