Because I'M NOT SOFTWARE!
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They want children to have a day one patch.
Ahh, the good ole "Blue Screen of Death."
I love it when you can visibly see it on the NPC faces.
This is excellent.
Can we please bring back NPC memes?
I've never heard anyone use the phrase "up to date" to describe Covid vaccine boosters.
It's also a bad metaphor because software updates are synonymous with increased protection against viruses.
Saying, "Because I'm not software" as a metaphor is like being proud that you haven't updated your virus scanner signatures... which is idiotic.
It was floated recently by the CDC to replace "fully vaccinated" because as we know, once you start, you can never be "fully vaccinated" any more.
They're synonymous with removed features, more breakage, crashes, more vulnerabilities, maybe one security fix and OH WAOW DARK THEME.
Huh, I see only the exact opposite.
I remember Windows 95 being the most famous example of faulty software because it's initial release was very unstable, but the updates fixed things fairly quickly.
So I presume you never update your virus scanning software or firmware to protect against malicious attacks... because you believe that will only make things worse? /s
Good luck with that.
I was going to say this- my first advice to any one who has bought a new computer over the years is to get rid of mcaffee or Norton and get something else because they bog down the system so much.
No. Read my comment again, but this time read it carefully. I'm talking about all software updates ranging from operating systems, firmware, software and virus scanner signatures.
No. Virus scanning software is not obsolete, it's world-wide industry best practice. Any company that's running software, firmware or virus scanning signatures that's more that a few months old, is asking to be fucked. We both know this is how the real world works, at least in this universe.
If you walked into an interview in any information technology company and bragged about how you don't believe in updating firmware, software, operating systems or virus signatures... the interview would end and they would laugh at you... and they'd be right to ridicule you.
This meme is good. You are way over-thinking it. This comeback will shut an NPC up. It’s not about some obscure, highly-debatable point about firmware updates, it’s about man vs. machine. It’s not just about logic either, it’s about wordplay. It doesn’t even have to be rational to work.
You have to make your argument in like one sentence to reach a normie verging on turning into an NPC before their minds identify the argument as coming from a non-conforming source and they stop listening. “Because I’m not software.” That stops their attack and they have to defend.
You’re correct. u/anders is that ridiculous dude at the party who, when everyone laughs at a funny joke, does not laugh but instead says “actually…”
U/anders does not get invited to parties
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I disagree.
Updates fix buggy software.
It's that simple.
This meme confuses everything from the critical world-wide industry best-practice need to keep firmware and virus software updated, to understanding the difference between software releases that contain bugs and the updates that fix them.
The entire premise is based on misunderstandings and ignorance, like comparing the dangers of vaccines with the dangers of global warming.
This meme relies on people's ignorance and confusion. Oh yeah, I get it... when they don't.
Not a good meme.
I don't mind the down-votes because this is supposed to be a truther community.
But the text in the image says, "I'm NOT software". That's what it's saying - we're not like software. You don't just upgrade people because they're out of date. Because they're not software.
No. Because virus development and firmware exploits is a huge industry and protection against it is world-wide best practice for good reason.
Everything from governments, the military, home PCs and nuclear power stations are vulnerable.
Protecting server firmware from attacks is always good. Protecting operating systems from exploits and virus attack is always good. It is and always has been.
You are likely updating your virus scanner signatures right now, simply because I reminded you and we both know how important it.
New firmware exploits are created daily and so are viruses. This isn't rocket science. I won't arguing this further with you because this has become silly.
I just read through your back and forth exchanges. I regret that decision. I have concluded that you both are gay.
I'm not vulnerable to computer viruses. I haven't had a single one in well over 30 years of computing, and I've never used antivirus software. It's too big a drain on resources. And yes, I do have measures in place in case a virus ever appears: wipe the drives, reload, and continue. Simple.
This is absolute fact. You can avoid almost all viruses by following proper safe computing practices. Companies get viruses because of individual stupidity.
I believe the viruses are written by the antivirus companies.
And then Windows 95 became more stable. (Well, it was still Windows 95, so...) And when 98 came out, some organisations would choose to stay on 95 for a while until 98 stabilised and they were sure they could upgrade without problems. This was very common for a lot of software. It seems less common nowadays. Everything's rolling-release, "update now!". Instead of bug fix releases, bugs are fixed (if at all) in the next release bundled along with all the new bugs.
Amen to this. Your PC comes with windows defender. Your body comes with an immune system. Installing Mcafee is the same as getting covid boosters. It's a perfect analogy.
CCleaner is snake oil lmao.
Go get your booster, cuck
Seems to me software quality peaked at some point, after which projects started to implode under the weight of their own complexity, caused by an obsession with frameworks and design patterns. I can't determine when that peak was. Windows 95 was before that peak, while desktop software written in JavaScript is definitely after.
That's quite a presumption. I don't use any. Most times when I'm forced to update software, it's because the old version refuses to work and demands to be updated (e.g. Skype). Usually after the update, something else is broken (but at least they added new emoticons!).
Depends what firmware you're talking about.
Thanks. It's been going well so far.
I think Windows XP might have been the peak. That's why I have it on my computer in a virtual machine.
Good taste.
I still play that pinball game.
No, I'm confident civilized people can disagree without resorting to personal attacks, caste class systems or division.
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I've read your 12 hour posting history here.
Ok, so you don't know anything about Q.
Ok, so you don't mind being incredibly offensive to minorities.
Mmm hmm. Tippy-toing around the "Jewish question" like you've just been banned and created a new account 12 hours ago.
It makes complete sense, with the above revelations, how you are contrarian to the hilarious meme posted above.
I'm just calling it like I see it. You've been deported already, you're on a fresh account and already pushing the limits for as long as you can get away with it before you lose this one as well.
I've blocked you for trying to win an argument by looking at my post history and taking quotes out of context.
I was willing to have a respectful, informed and rational discussion with you, but this Reddit level behavior is not what I'm here for... and yes, I do stand by all of my comment history.
If you're forced to resort to the logical fallacy of mud throwing then this discussion should have ended long ago.
You just sound like an a-hole though…
If I'm mud throwing and I'm simply quoting you, doesn't that mean you're mud throwing?
That only makes him look right, and you like a shill.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
Here pal. Since you haven't seen it, let me look it up for you.
You're talking down to people in your replies like you're some haxor but you've apparently never experienced an update breaking something?
Not at all. Maintaining software updates is world-wide industry best practice, especially when it comes to virus software.
Software bugs and errors are synonymous with newly released software and those problems are solved using updates.
“Not at all.” People are telling you what their common perception and experience is of buggy software updates and you aren’t listening. It doesn’t matter how much you personally love software updates and think they are great, even if you are right, the common perception is that software updates suck, and memes are based around common perception.
Buggy software is cured by updates - hence the critical flaw in this meme and it's confused and contradictory simile.
It's that simple.
Yikes
Buggy software "ought" to be cured by updates, but the updates that I've seen almost always break something else or delete features I was counting on, thus making the software worthless to me.
I can't help it if you can't understand memes.
Buggy software is cured by updates. Covid-19 is cured by vaccines and boosters. It's that simple.
As an apparently less computer literate person than you, it made total sense to me. Maybe I'm an idiot but I thought it fitting. And funny.
To that person below who can't understand the meme and claims that the phrase "up to date" has never been applied to the shots, just take a look at this one little example:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
I hate know-it-alls who really don't.