this is so silly
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| tuxchick Apr 25, 2009 3:10 PM EDT |
Why aren't people who spout this kind of drivel get embarrassed? They should be! The author has to ignore over a decade of continual and escalating security flaws in Windows-ware, and numerous vulnerabilities in Adobe's PDF software that have nothing to do with monoculture, but their own shoddy insecure products. |
| DiBosco Apr 25, 2009 3:26 PM EDT |
What is a rhetorical stance? |
| phsolide Apr 25, 2009 3:55 PM EDT |
If you read security-related email lists (Bugtraq, Full Disclosure, etc) you'll occasionally see Roger Grimes take a huge head in the sand attitude towards Windows and Windows-related security flaws. I think he's rather accustomed to spouting drivel. As Samuel Johnson once wrote, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." |
| jdixon Apr 25, 2009 4:03 PM EDT |
Rhetoric is the spoken or written word used for a particular effect. I.e, writing or speaking with a goal in mind. Thus a rhetorical stance would be a verbal or written position taken to achieve a desired goal. Because it's language used for a given purpose, it often carries the negative connotation of being insincere, manipulative, or even an outright lie; the goal being considered as more important than the language used to achieve it. The Merriam Webster definition of rhetoric can be found here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhetoric |
| dinotrac Apr 26, 2009 8:14 AM EDT |
Um -- The guy is a full-time Microsoft employee. What choice does he have? |
| jdixon Apr 26, 2009 10:29 AM EDT |
> What choice does he have? To quit and find a real job? |
| dinotrac Apr 26, 2009 10:38 AM EDT |
Yeah, he's going to find a lot of great opportunities with this "monoculture is good" crap. |
| jdixon Apr 26, 2009 10:47 PM EDT |
> Yeah, he's going to find a lot of great opportunities Hey, there's nothing wrong with good honest janitorial work. |
| dinotrac Apr 27, 2009 9:10 AM EDT |
nothing at all wrong with it. Much more benefit to society than 9 out of ten Wall Street types, too. |
| jdixon Apr 27, 2009 10:29 AM EDT |
> Much more benefit to society than 9 out of ten Wall Street types, too. Now you're just trying to get me and Bob started, aren't you? :) |
| gus3 Apr 27, 2009 11:01 AM EDT |
No no no, you did qualify it at 90%. Which means 10% on Wall Street are actually useful. |
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