Microsoft Shuts Down Rustock Botnet

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rfatcheric

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Wow.. How about some spell and grammar checking. I think I'm done with Toms, the quality has slipped to an all new low.
 

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[citation][nom]Snipergod87[/nom]One down and way to many left go to...Damn "Submit My Comment" button does NOT work in IE9, Toms Staff can you fix this.[/citation]

I meant to say does NOT work reliably.
 
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a bunch of devices connected and controlled via a central system.... iOS is a botnet?
 

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[citation][nom]iOSBotnet[/nom]a bunch of devices connected and controlled via a central system.... iOS is a botnet?[/citation]
Yes, whoever controls iOS has that much power. Same for Android and probably others.
 

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In a related story, the US Marshals and Microsoft have discovered evidence to prove that Apple is actually nothing more than a sophisticated Botnet that has pioneered the use of proprietary hardware components into the net.

So far the Apple botnet seems to have only been used to push spam apps and emotions of unjustified superiority on its victims. Officials are unsure if any more nefarious plans are in store for the botnet's victims.
 

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Alright. Lock and load, Microsoft... time to do something about it.

...now if only they could get rid of all those Nigerian princes who need my bank account to break out of the country. Man, quality control down there must suck with so many of them... :D
 

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[citation][nom]rfatcheric[/nom]Wow.. How about some spell and grammar checking. I think I'm done with Toms, the quality has slipped to an all new low.[/citation]

I'll correct your grammar mistakes for you in your stone throwing sentence.

Wow. (one period) How about some spelling (ing) and grammar checking? (a question) I think I'm done with Toms. (period, end of statement) T(cap)he quality has slipped to an all new low.
 

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[citation][nom]Snipergod87[/nom]One down and way to many left go to...Damn "Submit My Comment" button does NOT work in IE9, Toms Staff can you fix this.[/citation]
Use Chrome or Firefox, fix't.
I would have just given you thumbs down but they don't work. People who use IE and complain that stuff on the internet doesn't succeed on their fail browser is very 2007. Get with the times.
 

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[citation][nom]Snipergod87[/nom]One down and way to many left go to...Damn "Submit My Comment" button does NOT work in IE9, Toms Staff can you fix this.[/citation]
Sometimes don't work in any browser - from time to time I have to copy paste from chrome to ie or vise versa to post at all. But being unable to log in from a mobile device and the 'desktop version' not working is even more annoying than their piece of beep cms
 

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[citation][nom]mleejr[/nom]I'll correct your grammar mistakes for you in your stone throwing sentence.Wow. (one period) How about some spelling (ing) and grammar checking? (a question) I think I'm done with Toms. (period, end of statement) T(cap)he quality has slipped to an all new low.[/citation]

The difference is, he is not a paid journalist. He also has every right to question poor grammar.
 

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[citation][nom]hanrak[/nom]The difference is, he is not a paid journalist. He also has every right to question poor grammar.[/citation]
And paid journalists aren't paid proof readers. They're paid to inform you, which they do if you focus on their content, rather than how they try to communicate it to you.
 

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[citation][nom]neiroatopelcc[/nom]And paid journalists aren't paid proof readers. They're paid to inform you, which they do if you focus on their content, rather than how they try to communicate it to you.[/citation]


i wonder why they don't have a proof reader though >_< english majors usually have a hard time finding employment, i bet they could find one cheap!
 

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[citation][nom]neiroatopelcc[/nom]And paid journalists aren't paid proof readers. They're paid to inform you, which they do if you focus on their content, rather than how they try to communicate it to you.[/citation]

So by your logic it would be acceptable to read a major broadsheet newspaper like the times or the telegraph riddled with grammatical errors because the journalist is not expected to use correct spelling only report? How about a news reader on the BBC or a journalist in the field reporting live using slang?

Give me a break.
 
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