Hardware Analysis - Cell Phone WARNING from HTC

Re: Cell Phone WARNING from HTC

Gerritt — 2008-05-05T20:25:49-05:00

I just watched the Farfour YouTube video.
I am feeling physically sick.
That clip is just as bad as the Comic books distributed in Afghanistan by the CIA during the Carter Administration teaching the Afghani children how to fight the Russians.

No matter how legitimate the claims, these tactics re-enforce my lack of faith in the human race as a whole.

Gerritt

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McFly — 2008-05-05T19:26:29-05:00

The Fall of Farfur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2J3my3pOIc

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Sean Costello — 2008-05-05T19:15:34-05:00

ah, good ol Farfur i remember seeing that, there was some other shows they had too that were similar.

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john albrich — 2008-05-05T06:01:43-05:00

Being held at an undisclosed prison...our terrorist is finally being water-boarded for the key information....

"WHO ordered you to check that box on the Dell online order form? Give us a name!"

"blurghle...blub...glug..."

"Quit mumbling...Tell us who is the mastermind of this nefarious computer purchasing scheme. Give...Us...A...Name!"

"Farfur.....It...was...Farfur."

"Take him back to his cell...we've finally got our name."

Thank goodness! That Dell check-box broke the back of terrorism around the world.

edit to add-
For those that don't know, Farfur was a really badly done seemingly psychotic Mickey Mouse-like character on a Middle Eastern kids show. Unfortunately, the show is reported to teach young kids hate and violence, and what to do as they grow up.

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Sean Costello — 2008-05-05T05:30:46-05:00

lol i can see them being dumb enough to do this hahah

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McFly — 2008-05-05T04:17:35-05:00

Evil Terrorist: Yes, yes! I am almost complete with my order of my Dell machine to design my evil terrorist weapons! YES! BUWHAHAHAH!

Dell: Do you pinky swear not to use this computer to design weapons?

Evil Terrorist: Damn. ... *Evil Terrorist closes browser*

Re: Cell Phone WARNING from HTC

john albrich — 2008-05-05T01:45:14-05:00

Phil said:

When buying a Dell online you have to tick a box to declare you are not goin to use the computer for terrorist activities or produce weapons...

That is just so....stupid. I can't believe tax dollars and computer purchasing dollars go to support such utter crap.

No sane person....NO sane person could possibly believe a terrorist would not check that box.

The only thing it will likely do, is if you forget to check it or don't see it and click "submit", you'll probably end up on a watch list of some sort...even if you go back and subsequently check the box. That's the way such things work. There are some 900,000 names already on the terror watch list*, and I bet some of them come from sources as completely worthless as that. And, once you're on them, it's incredibly difficult to get de-listed (assuming they'll even tell you you're on "the list" to begin with).

*http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/us-terror-watch.html
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2008/02/aclu-900000-nam.html
If you want more sources, just google [900,000 watch list]

Re: Cell Phone WARNING from HTC

Phil — 2008-05-04T20:50:50-05:00

When buying a Dell online you have to tick a box to declare you are not goin to use the computer for terrorist activities or produce weapons.

Even if i was i wouldnt pick a Dell....lol

Re: Cell Phone WARNING from HTC

Dragon Peaceful — 2008-05-04T18:37:02-05:00

john albrich said:

Dr. Evil is in so much trouble.

He's more worry about me disabling his "Friking Lazer Beams", then the EULA in his iMilitary computers, which I destroyed also with my Judo Chop. LOL

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A_Pickle — 2008-05-04T08:18:13-05:00

Or Windows Vista Ultimate: Product (RED) edition.

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john albrich — 2008-05-04T06:39:52-05:00

McFly said:

I searched for "missile," "nuclear," and "weapon" in the Vista EULA, nothin'.

That's cause you don't have "Vista: Armageddon Edition"

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McFly — 2008-05-04T06:13:55-05:00

I searched for "missile," "nuclear," and "weapon" in the Vista EULA, nothin'.

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john albrich — 2008-05-04T06:12:13-05:00

Dr. Evil is in so much trouble.

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FordGT90Concept — 2008-05-04T05:53:49-05:00

From what I could search, I didn't find a "nuclear" in an MS EULA. All the EULA's are supposedly here but I can't get any of them (unknown errors):
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/Default.aspx

If any of them had that nuclear, biochemical, etc. notice, it would probably be Vista.

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McFly — 2008-05-04T04:57:51-05:00

No, and I'm glad I didn't. Too dangerous. Looks like I'm free to design my weapons to take over the world.