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Tyrphanax

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#619351
Topic
Les Miserables
Time

TV's Frink said:

TheBoost said:

Warbler said:

considering seeing the film today, even though I said I decided not to.  

btw, Does this thing have an intermission?   I think it's a long enough movie to justify one.

No. Warning. I took a potty break right after "Master of the House"

This.

Was thinking this exact thing, btw.

Love that episode. George gets so worked up over the price.

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#619339
Topic
If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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georgec said:

Tyrphanax said:

Never buy Norton. Frink is dead wrong with that. Norton is practically malware itself and won't ever do anything but take your money and slow your computer down; it's considered one of the bigger jokes in the PC world.

This is what any sane person uses.

If you have bigger problems than day-to-day care, MalWareBytes is where you go. 

I've had no problems with MSE, yet somehow they failed AV testing and lost certification.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/microsoft_security_essentials_flunks_av-test_loses_certification419

Yeah, because MSE doesn't really do 0-Day detection like programs that throw out a false positive over everything that could maybe possibly someday be a virus. I don't find the lack of 0-Day "preparedness" a big deal because it's not a big risk that you'll be one of the first people to get a virus on the first day or before it's recognized and definitions are updated.

That added to the fact that MSE is super lightweight to run and updates very quickly when stuff is recognized without raising a false flag over everything you do makes MSE the first choice for anyone I know who does computery stuff seriously.

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#619321
Topic
Facebook hacking or has my cousin lost his mind??
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Ah jeez. No bueno. Definitely not hacking, and definitely sounds like some kind of delusional disorder...

As a person who has a brother who dealt with very, very severe OCD and still deals with mild-moderate OCD and who is very likely regressing due to his lack of progress due to him not being honest with his doctors due to him feeling ashamed of his disorder, keep up the good work. If you can/are willing, meet with the doctors and fill them in on the things your cousin won't, but keep attempting to convince him to, as well.

This is some pretty heavy stuff, good on you for stepping up.

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#619307
Topic
Christmas 2012
Time

darth_ender said:

I wish I'd mentioned this a few days ago. My family and I went to Tucson to go to Winterhaven, the nicest neighborhood of Christmas lights in Southern AZ. It was very lovely--a whole subdivision where nearly every house puts up Christmas lights, usually on no small scale. Some are incredibly elaborate. Considering temps rarely have gotten below freezing here and I've been too busy to have a truly festive season, it was a nice experience, and it has become something of a tradition for my family.

Hey I was also in Tucson then.

Scary.