[OT] MacDefender

[Peter Brigham MD]

On May 21, 2011, at 4:13 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:

> On 19/05/2011 19:50, Richmond Mathewson wrote:
>> 
>> My father (78-9) touched the 'update' thing on Ubuntu and fairly
>> effectively hosed his
>> laptop; now into week 4 of a trans-Europe (England-Bulgaria) e-mail
>> attempt to "unhose"
>> things . . .
> 
> I've done that with ubuntu too, the impressive part is how it hoses the
> update thing itself. I assume that's to prevent you making the same
> mistake again.
> 
> Updates, pah! We don't need no stinkin' updates.

Definition:

Update, n. In software, a program revision that introduces a new set of bugs, typically even more unexpected and serious than the user has been accustomed to.

-- Peter

Peter M. Brigham
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