Maybe this is why putting random political comments in a tech article should be kept to a minimum.

Why is water-boarding being defended here? Why is the linked National Review article being used in defense of water-boarding. This is ridiculous in all respects:

“The CIA interrogators who questioned top al-Qaeda captives like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah intended no more harm to them than Navy instructors intended to their SEAL trainees.”

Right.

Can we please keep inane subjects and comments for elsewhere on the net?

I’m glad you are trying to be cute. Now, because you are trying to be snide I’m going to make you look foolish by elaborating:

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjZkNGZiODM0YjNmODNkMWFhZDU5Mzk2ZDMwNGRmMDQ=

I can’t help but feel that finding that your OS is a pain to secure is like finding your partner is cheating you … People deny it, devote time to self-healing, they may even tell friends their partners will do the same. Some will say things like “all [gender] are bitches” …

I had to leave my old OS many years ago when I found it bugged me by requiring constant attention … Life goes on, and OS X suits my needs (and taste).

The anti-Mac security FUD also bolsters the WinDroids (robotic followers of Big Brother Bill who drink the kool-aid without question) into believing their bad OS decision is a good OS decision, their bad hardware decision is a good OS decision, that a cheap Windows PC is more valuable than a more expensive Mac. Drink up me hearties, yo ho! The poison does its job and the nifty rhetorical lies make it all seem just fine.

Meanwhile in reality: There are no viruses for Mac OS X, no worms, no illegal spyware. There are only the 11 Trojan horses, which by definition require user error in order to infect a Mac. There is also no such thing as ’security by obscurity’ on the Mac. You don’t compare 11 Trojans to over 200,000 malware for Windows and conclude this is because the Mac is obscure, at over 5% of the market, not unless you are deranged.

And no, I’ve never read or heard Mac users going around saying that Mac OS X is invulnerable, being snotty or arrogant about anything, or picking on Windows PC users unless they’ve been picked on first. It’s amusing how anyone can say anything with whole hearted conviction and yet it is utter rubbish.

If you’d like to keep track of actual, factual, real Mac OS X security, I attempt to do so over at my Mac-Security blog on Blogger:

http://mac-security.blogspot.com

I remember reading an article on AppleInsider about Snow Leopard which focused precisely on the addition of ASLR to OS X:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/16/road_to_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_64_bit_security.html

Also, a quick google search reveals that OS X 10.5 already has some form of protection in that front, too.

http://www.laconicsecurity.com/aslr-leopard-versus-vista.html

Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada to describe what is seen as a populist, levelling social attitude. Someone is said to be a target of tall poppy syndrome when his or her assumption of a higher economic, social, or political position is criticised as being presumptuous, attention seeking, or without merit. Alternatively, it is seen as a societal phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are criticised or resented because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.

no on really knows for sure, yet but you & Fox news do!

“Now, when it is politically advantageous, Pelosi & co. claim to be shocked that gambling is going on at Rick’s cafe.”

If they did…how does that take away from the fact that the Bush administration broke the law? People like you seem to deal in trying to blow smoke. “Pelosi & company” did not make policy under the Bush administration.

“It’s sad. Plus, Eric Holder, Obama’s own attorney general, undermined the case that waterboarding is legally torture. Haven’t heard that about Holder? Probably not.”

Could you elaborate, please? Maybe you should get your news from more than one source that seems to have a problem with fact checking.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99404524

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/holder-wont-condone-waterboarding

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&ei=PXAXStyzA5eUMbbtgJ0P&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Holder+undermines+waterboarding&spell=1

Now, when it is politically advantageous, Pelosi & co. claim to be shocked that gambling is going on at Rick’s cafe.

It’s sad. Plus, Eric Holder, Obama’s own attorney general, undermined the case that waterboarding is legally torture. Haven’t heard that about Holder? Probably not.