In the USA English perhaps. Not in UK English. Not in the Apple dictionary widget either - no mention of virii - to stray vaguely on topic ;-).
Sorry it just grates that gradually American mis-spelling and bad pronunciation is spreading. Christ, last week I even heard an English BBC presenter pronouncing IRAQ the American way - ie. like eye-rack instead of the Iraqi way.
In the USA English perhaps. Not in UK English. Not in the Apple dictionary widget either - no mention of virii - to stray vaguely on topic ;-).
Sorry it just grates that gradually American mis-spelling and bad pronunciation is spreading. Christ, last week I even heard an English BBC presenter pronouncing IRAQ the American way - ie. like eye-rack instead of the Iraqi way.
Anyway, stepping off today's hobby horse...
It's American English that's spreading around the world.
Pronunciation changes over the years as well. The truth is that almost all English have terrible pronunciation. We do as well. It depends on where you are from.
Lower class English pronunciation and accents are the worst I've ever heard. At least the strongest American accents are understandable.
I don't understand why so many people rushed to install 10.4. Even less I have a hard time understanding those people's reactions to bugs in a .0 release.
Hello?
6.0? 7.0? 7.5? 8.0? 8.5? 9.0?, 10.0.0?, 10.1.0?, and lets not forget the infamous 10.2.0!
I waited for 6.1, 7.1, 7.6, 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, etc.
Dance for me guinea pigs! DANCE! MUHUHAHAHAHA
/goes back to his rock-solid 10.3.9 system with his rock-solid 10.3.9-friendly applications
I don't understand why so many people rushed to install 10.4. Even less I have a hard time understanding those people's reactions to bugs in a .0 release.
Hello?
6.0? 7.0? 7.5? 8.0? 8.5? 9.0?, 10.0.0?, 10.1.0?, and lets not forget the infamous 10.2.0!
I waited for 6.1, 7.1, 7.6, 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, etc.
Dance for me guinea pigs! DANCE! MUHUHAHAHAHA
/goes back to his rock-solid 10.3.9 system with his rock-solid 10.3.9-friendly applications
ROFLMAO funny sh1t mate,
(iBook 933mhz G4 256mb RAM on the world's most stable prosumer operating system, Mac OS 10.3.9)
There's a lot of things people might and can do. Popups with shakey gifs inside that tell you your PC is infected get clicked on too when it obviously some hook for spyware.
In my opinion, all that is needed is some security settings relating to new/untrusted widgets. Apple has done the minimum, but they could take a few extra steps to ensure that lamers don't get themselves rooted.
I'd be more worries about unscrupulous individuals posting some new killer widget to VersionTracker that actually kills, doing more harm than good. Those who love to install all these random apps and such would likely download and approve the widget, and the damage would be done long before the Mac community jumps on them and to the rescue.
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Originally posted by Gene Clean
Some people might.
All too right.
Some people will think that it's coming from Apple.
"Forthcoming Mac OS X 10.4.1 Update addresses Tiger issues"
You mean Apple's going to release an update for Tiger? And it's going to address some bugs? No way! Who'dve thunk?
MrToast
Originally posted by MrToast
I'm sorry, but I think that's got to be one of the dumbest article titles I've ever read.
"Forthcoming Mac OS X 10.4.1 Update addresses Tiger issues"
You mean Apple's going to release an update for Tiger? And it's going to address some bugs? No way! Who'dve thunk?
MrToast
WOW!
You're sharp.
Originally posted by Chucker
The "virii" spelling is just as correct as "viruses".
Both pronunciations are correct. Cf. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ry&va=ideology
Originally posted by Chucker
The "virii" spelling is just as correct as "viruses".
Both pronunciations are correct. Cf. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ry&va=ideology
In the USA English perhaps. Not in UK English. Not in the Apple dictionary widget either - no mention of virii - to stray vaguely on topic ;-).
Sorry it just grates that gradually American mis-spelling and bad pronunciation is spreading. Christ, last week I even heard an English BBC presenter pronouncing IRAQ the American way - ie. like eye-rack instead of the Iraqi way.
Anyway, stepping off today's hobby horse...
Originally posted by aegisdesign
In the USA English perhaps. Not in UK English. Not in the Apple dictionary widget either - no mention of virii - to stray vaguely on topic ;-).
Sorry it just grates that gradually American mis-spelling and bad pronunciation is spreading. Christ, last week I even heard an English BBC presenter pronouncing IRAQ the American way - ie. like eye-rack instead of the Iraqi way.
Anyway, stepping off today's hobby horse...
It's American English that's spreading around the world.
Pronunciation changes over the years as well. The truth is that almost all English have terrible pronunciation. We do as well. It depends on where you are from.
Lower class English pronunciation and accents are the worst I've ever heard. At least the strongest American accents are understandable.
Language may mutate. These forums should not. Get hither with yon linguistic soliloquies, before I pop a cap in yo ass.
I don't understand why so many people rushed to install 10.4. Even less I have a hard time understanding those people's reactions to bugs in a .0 release.
Hello?
6.0? 7.0? 7.5? 8.0? 8.5? 9.0?, 10.0.0?, 10.1.0?, and lets not forget the infamous 10.2.0!
I waited for 6.1, 7.1, 7.6, 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, etc.
Dance for me guinea pigs! DANCE! MUHUHAHAHAHA
/goes back to his rock-solid 10.3.9 system with his rock-solid 10.3.9-friendly applications
Originally posted by strobe
10.3.9 still working great.
I don't understand why so many people rushed to install 10.4. Even less I have a hard time understanding those people's reactions to bugs in a .0 release.
Hello?
6.0? 7.0? 7.5? 8.0? 8.5? 9.0?, 10.0.0?, 10.1.0?, and lets not forget the infamous 10.2.0!
I waited for 6.1, 7.1, 7.6, 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, etc.
Dance for me guinea pigs! DANCE! MUHUHAHAHAHA
/goes back to his rock-solid 10.3.9 system with his rock-solid 10.3.9-friendly applications
ROFLMAO
(iBook 933mhz G4 256mb RAM on the world's most stable prosumer operating system, Mac OS 10.3.9)
Originally posted by strobe
Dance for me guinea pigs! DANCE! MUHUHAHAHAHA
I refuse to do anything more than run on this wheel
Originally posted by Gene Clean
Some people might.
There's a lot of things people might and can do. Popups with shakey gifs inside that tell you your PC is infected get clicked on too when it obviously some hook for spyware.
In my opinion, all that is needed is some security settings relating to new/untrusted widgets. Apple has done the minimum, but they could take a few extra steps to ensure that lamers don't get themselves rooted.
I'd be more worries about unscrupulous individuals posting some new killer widget to VersionTracker that actually kills, doing more harm than good. Those who love to install all these random apps and such would likely download and approve the widget, and the damage would be done long before the Mac community jumps on them and to the rescue.
In general: Look Before You Leap
Sorry guys, but it's the truth... this could be a big deal.