Yesterday, I met up with some old friends from HS and this one kid who I don't like to much, says Firewalls are useless and he doesn't use them. Then my other friend also agrees and says he was using Zonealarm and he got annoyed by the corner pop-up windows. I then proceeded in informing them that the pop-up windows ask for software permission inorder to go online, and I also told them that w/o a firewall they are totally open to Malicious attacks. Then the dumbass says, "Who keeps anything important on their computer anyway?" God, I just had to swallow my nerd-pride and comtemplated how to find out his ip address. :evil: I can't believe people who can get firewalls don't use them. The assclown also called FireFox, "Fox Fury," and said that he liked IE better without even saying why. Anyone else ever get angry at people like this who don't know shlt about comps. By the way this kid is majoring in Jewelry design, talk about a joke.
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I hate non-nerds, who think they know better than me about computing.
- Thread starter Gl4di4tor
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AgaBoogaBoo
Lifer
Well, if they're behind a router they probably don't need one.
Besides that, why bother even talking to them in the first place? Just move on with life!
Besides that, why bother even talking to them in the first place? Just move on with life!
ShadowBlade
Diamond Member
an aquaintence (probably speeled wrong) of mine said the same thing
Schadenfroh
Elite Member
I run into these people all the time.
Saint Nick
Lifer
LMFAO LMFAO
okay while i was in high school, i would talk to the kids in my programming class (pascal :roll: ) anyways, i always brought up stuff like "yeah that new GDDR4 is amazing" or "i can't believe all the modem-megahurtz that my new BIOS has" and they'd all agree and be like "yeah its pretty kick ass"
i always got a kick out of that :laugh:
okay while i was in high school, i would talk to the kids in my programming class (pascal :roll: ) anyways, i always brought up stuff like "yeah that new GDDR4 is amazing" or "i can't believe all the modem-megahurtz that my new BIOS has" and they'd all agree and be like "yeah its pretty kick ass"
i always got a kick out of that :laugh:
BillyBobJoel71
Platinum Member
Wow, even my mom is like that except she didn't know what Athlon 64 was before i told her. i then had to prove that they were better by benching and reading online reviews.
neutralizer
Lifer
"d00d, i knowz how 2 programm bcuz i knowz HTML. hahaha lamerz"
not to mention he said that I know nothing becuase I did not know what a promo chip was....after some fighting I found out what he meant...
a prommie, or prometia phase change cooling...he calls it a chip :disgust:
and this guy just got his A+ cert :thumbsdown:😕:thumbsdown::disgust:
Crappopotamus
Golden Member
you should smite them with your superior knowledge, whats wrong with you? oh right, youre a huge nerd 😛
mindmaniac
Senior member
I've got these two annoying friends who know nothing of computers and don't take my free advice at all. A few months ago they decided to buy a laptop and ended up spending $1,600 and ended up with 256MB ram, and a 30 GB HD, and it weighs around 12 lbs. Not to mention the battery doesn't hold a charge worth a crap anymore because they keep it in while it is plugged in. Oh yeah they have a crappy screen on it.
Then last week they bought a $1,500 desktop with a whopping 17" CRT, so really 15", and the damn comp only has 256 MB ram and a 40 GB HD. Talk about being fricking morons. And they run AOL dialup on both and run about three virus scanners that are useless becuase last time I was over GATOR and weatherbug were on both.
You would think for the money they spent on computers they would take care of them and not let their 11 cats sneeze all over the screens. Their excuse why they didnt' consult me was they got credit for them, I'm hoping their crazy spending catches up and they eventually need to think twice before buying something they don't need.
Then last week they bought a $1,500 desktop with a whopping 17" CRT, so really 15", and the damn comp only has 256 MB ram and a 40 GB HD. Talk about being fricking morons. And they run AOL dialup on both and run about three virus scanners that are useless becuase last time I was over GATOR and weatherbug were on both.
You would think for the money they spent on computers they would take care of them and not let their 11 cats sneeze all over the screens. Their excuse why they didnt' consult me was they got credit for them, I'm hoping their crazy spending catches up and they eventually need to think twice before buying something they don't need.
AccruedExpenditure
Diamond Member
You guys are all nerds.
sourceninja
Diamond Member
Not that I agree with them 100%, but I've never ran a software firewall. They are for the most part usless except against the most simple of attempts. Your much better off with a router/firewall solution. Software firewalls are just an illusion of security imho.
imported_Pablo
Diamond Member
This thread is a nerd circle-jerk.
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