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The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence should obviously focus on looking for an ancient Von Neumann probe within our own solar system, rather than hoping that someone out there is currently blasting radio signals in our general direction for no clear reason.

That said, seti@home is still pretty neat in principle. ^_^

Edit: If you run seti@home, you already have the BOINC software installed, and you can always just add another project! ^_^ Rosetta's project URL is just http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta, if anyone is interested.

I like this thread. It's progressed from prognostications of the really bad to discussing the potentially really good in the space of two pages.

phoenix1 wrote:QUOTE (phoenix1 @ Mar 23 2009, 07:11 PM) Except that trojan condoms suck.

No they dont.

In fact I find flashing around Gold Packaged Magnums often has the same effect as flashing a Centurion Card

spideycw wrote:QUOTE (spideycw @ Mar 24 2009, 12:06 PM) No they dont.

In fact I find flashing around Gold Packaged Magnums often has the same effect as flashing a Centurion Card

Truth, right there

Orion wrote:QUOTE (Orion @ Mar 23 2009, 11:14 PM) is NOD32 free? if so, provide links ;P

Download the 30 day trial on their homepage, install, enjoy 30 days, download again, if you want to be even more secure cut your pc from the internet now, de-install the old one, install the new one, get back online, enjoy again 30 days, ... (I recommend the only antivir-thingy, no person on earth needs this blown up suites for all and nothing that just need extra cpu)

That's the version to do it without having to thrust really unreliable torrents and crack programs that might get you in the trouble you try to avoid.


On another note: I sometimes run my PC without an antivir for weeks and nothing happened so far. I really don't know where people surf or which files they open.

I had the same problem using Firefox, got a virus. I then tried Internet Explorer and got a good clean download. I wouldn't hit a dog in the butt with FF, I won't use it! I also run AVG.

NOD32 is only $40.00 on Newegg.com. Hell, I'd probably pay $100.

One of those places I'd support because they should stick around . . . until they go bad.

Bull wrote:QUOTE (Bull @ Mar 24 2009, 05:50 PM) I had the same problem using Firefox, got a virus. I then tried Internet Explorer and got a good clean download. I wouldn't hit a dog in the butt with FF, I won't use it!

Wait, wait, hold on, I thought Firefox was supposed to be more secure than Internet Explorer?

In my experience, it is. And every metric I've read also comes to that conclusion (but it isn't perfect). However no browser will protect you from a truly malicious attack or from your own stupidity. (I'm not suggesting that this is what happened to Bull.)

I was reading some recent article posted to slashdot about a hacking contest, and the hacker said basically all the browsers have holes, but Firefox was one of the toughest to exploit. (Actually he said something along the lines of he didn't expect people to disclose any unknown vulnerabilities because they would be too valuable on the open market, since they are so hard to find these days).

However he did say safari on mac was like swiss cheese.