Because I'M NOT SOFTWARE!
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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 You don't just upgrade people because they're out of date.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.
And you're confused because this meme is the definition of the logical fallacy of False equivalence: updating software is a good thing. It's good for fixing bugs in newly released operating systems, essential for fixing firmware exploits and essential for all virus scanning software.
Comparing Covid vaccine boosters with something that is undeniably good makes this a poor meme in the same way as a meme comparing the dangers of socialism with global warming.
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.