Woohoo, official off-topic thread!

Started by NemeBro3,949 pages

"Suddenly"?

I have always been honest about my quest for plot boyo.

So his defining moment is simply stolen from The Neverending Story?

So what's this I hear about the internet shutting down tomorrow?

Its about some Malware virus. Personally I think people are blowing it out proportions.

If I do somehow have this DNS virus and it does crash my computer as it's being killed off, I'm gonna be pissed if the government can't replace it. That would be like in a convenience store, you broke something but you didn't buy it despite the angry cashier behind the counter demanding that you pay for it.

Originally posted by Phanteros
Its about some Malware virus. Personally I think people are blowing it out proportions.

Quite possibly. Apparently, the FBI has a site you can use to check to see if you're infected. Just think of all the pirated software and illegal porn they can arrest you for now.

http://www.dns-ok.us/

This is the site if anyone gives a damn.

My father was freaking out about this and had me check it, lol.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
So his defining moment is simply stolen from The Neverending Story?

Someone ****ed a horse?

Originally posted by Nemesis X
If I do somehow have this DNS virus and it does crash my computer as it's being killed off, I'm gonna be pissed if the government can't replace it. That would be like in a convenience store, you broke something but you didn't buy it despite the angry cashier behind the counter demanding that you pay for it.

How is it the government's fault if you got possibly got a virus?

Originally posted by Peach
How is it the government's fault if you possibly got a virus?

You mean besides crashing my computer in the process (assuming that does happen when they attempt to remove it)?

What she's saying is, why would the government be responsible for you getting a virus.

It'd be like blaming the government for you getting in a car accident, or something. That isn't something they can really control.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
If I do somehow have this DNS virus and it does crash my computer as it's being killed off, I'm gonna be pissed if the government can't replace it. That would be like in a convenience store, you broke something but you didn't buy it despite the angry cashier behind the counter demanding that you pay for it.

You break it you buy it. You broke it, they can't sell it.

Common sense.

All that's happening is that the temp DNS servers are getting taken down. If you've taken any sort of care of your computer, even if you did get the virus it's gone now.

And even if you still had it, the only thing that would happen would be you not accessing the internet. There's absolutely nothing in this situation that would "crash your computer." As usual the media is blowing things out of proportion to scare people.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
What she's saying is, why would the government be responsible for you getting a virus.

It'd be like blaming the government for you getting in a car accident, or something. That isn't something they can really control.

I'm not saying the goverment gave me a virus. I'm saying they may crash my computer if I actually have it. I hope I don't.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
You mean besides crashing my computer in the process (assuming that does happen when they attempt to remove it)?

What the **** are you even talking about?

They're shutting down the temporary DNS servers. That means if you're infected, you can't access the internet. That doesn't mean your computer is going to crash, FFS.

I'd want one of these

Originally posted by Nemesis X
I'm not saying the goverment gave me a virus. I'm saying they may crash my computer if I actually have it. I hope I don't.

How would 'they' crash your computer by shutting down some servers if you have a virus? 😐

Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
I'd want one of these

How would 'they' crash your computer by shutting down some servers if you have a virus? 😐

That looks pretty dope.

I wouldn't spend more than ten dollars on an action-figure, though.

YouTube video

:3

Originally posted by Peach
They're shutting down the temporary DNS servers. That means if you're infected, you can't access the internet. That doesn't mean your computer is going to crash, FFS.

Well sorry I thought otherwise since a dozen people on the internet won't shut up about it. They're getting the idea from somewhere.

What the **** are you even talking about?

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Originally posted by Nemesis X
Well sorry I thought otherwise since a dozen people on the internet won't shut up about it. They're getting the idea from somewhere.

La li lu le lo la li lu le lo

So why are you trusting random people saying the sky is falling over the FBI? People panic whenever they hear something they don't fully understand and blow it completely out of proportion. They're not getting it from anywhere.