Yet Another Major Problem With The World

[WarmAndSCSI]

Not really a rant, but I'm getting sick of seeing people giving advice to others that is COMPLETE BULLSHIT. If you don't know what you're talking about, don't try to help others - it's as simple as that. I see people over in other forums giving BS advice to other users who don't have a clue who would BELIEVE them. It makes me sick. You see this same situation elsewhere all of the time, too.

I know most of the people who hang out in Off Topic, (surprisingly) are not absolute morons, so this isn't for you...

ARRGH


Here's an example - a person asks help setting up ICS on 56k and here's part of a person's response:

"...
I wouldn't even bother with WinGate if it's only 56K. Too much overhead, it'll slow it down.

Use the built-in Windows ICS. Don't forget to turn off firewall (again, it'll slow it down plus it's too slow for any hacker anyway)."


WTF???? Overhead added by using WinGate on a DIALUP connection???? LOL And a simple I/O packet filter slowing down a dialup connection? Oh, and dialup is too slow for a hacker to steal your personal information

</rant>

 

[CPA]

I have no idea what you're talking about, but I believe you.

 

[vi edit]

FREESCO is your friend.

 

[Hoober]

Eat some cookies. I like cookies.

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Originally posted by: Hoober
Eat some cookies. I like cookies.

mmkay... got some cookies around here somewhere. Want one?

 

[bigben]

I had a cookie one time

 

[notfred]

I completely agree. Same for the threads that roughly go: "Man, my car makes a wierd clunking noise when I go over bumps" and the reply is something like "Have you repalced the distributer cap and changed the air filter?"

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Originally posted by: notfred
I completely agree. Same for the threads that roughly go: "Man, my car makes a wierd clunking noise when I go over bumps" and the reply is something like "Have you repalced the distributer cap and changed the air filter?"

I don't know much about cars, but I know that is not a good solution

 

[thenerdguy]

Wow I thought you guys where doing that to make fun of us noobs!

 

[Ime]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
FREESCO is your friend.

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Originally posted by: thenerdguy
Wow I thought you guys where doing that to make fun of us noobs!

No... some morons just give really piss-poor advice

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

*UPDATE* That poor guy actually took his advice and disabled the Windows firewall ARRRGH

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: notfred
I completely agree. Same for the threads that roughly go: "Man, my car makes a wierd clunking noise when I go over bumps" and the reply is something like "Have you repalced the distributer cap and changed the air filter?"

I was going to say plug wires, but I guess I was wrong.

 

[MikeO]

Originally posted by: bigben
I had a cookie one time

Me too. But then I ate it

 

[SoylentGreen]

The persons that come to this forum for medical advice get what they deserve if they follow it.

"I stubbed my toe"

"Soak it in sulfuric acid"

"Ok, thanks will do"

 

[mee987]

when you connect at 19.2kbps and cant even keep that connection for more than an hour or 2 at once, security really isnt your highest priority. luckily, we had the phone company come out a few weeks ago and "fix" the line. before that I was getting 12-16k connections that lasted 5 minutes or less. it was kinda funny, the phone tech guy said "well, its only a voice grade line so we can't guarantee full 56k speeds. the best we can guarantee is between 14k and 19k." i said "well im only connected at 12k right now." he says "oh, damn"

 

[damiano]

smoke a joint

 

[mee987]

that was my "i have the worst connection in the country, pity me" rant

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: notfred
I completely agree. Same for the threads that roughly go: "Man, my car makes a wierd clunking noise when I go over bumps" and the reply is something like "Have you repalced the distributer cap and changed the air filter?"

I was going to say plug wires, but I guess I was wrong.

I was thinking the muffler bearing or maybe the skyhook was bent.

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Originally posted by: mee987
that was my "i have the worst connection in the country, pity me" rant

Trust me. I was there. All I can get now is StarBand - sure beats my old 28.8 downloads (bleh). I used to get 1.2 Mbps on StarBand now I only get 600 Kbps... sort of like going back to dialup sort of...

 

[mee987]

there is a light at the end of the tunnel though, in less than 2 months i go back to school where i have 5mbit downstream =)