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Posted on 12-21-07 10:52:03 PM Link | Quote
Jul - Post #1866 - 12-21-07 05:52:03pm
"Brick" isn't really the right word, but still...

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Posted on 12-21-07 10:53:36 PM Link | Quote
The hilarious part is that there's been a number of articles posted on slashdot that have been misusing the term "bricking", "bricks", "brick", and "bricked".

Even then, something like this wouldn't take long to fix if Windows was fucked sideways by a hole.

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Posted on 12-21-07 10:54:32 PM Link | Quote
Since it's an ActiveX control, I guess it would be fine to just remove it entirely?

(I did probably back when I got this laptop, since HP Software Update is a total joke)

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I bought a Compaq a few months ago (laptop, AMD 64-bit, nVidia graphics, etc. Love it) and never even started it up. I grabbed my completely legitim*cough*ate WinXP installation disc and went to town.
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Posted on 12-22-07 06:22:06 AM Link | Quote
Jul - Post #1872 - 12-22-07 01:22:06am
Yep, that's what I did with mine. Booted it to make sure it worked, then wiped it.

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Posted on 12-22-07 12:43:16 PM Link | Quote
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Update: Wow, we didn't realize how seriously everyone took their slang. For what it's worth, the definition of "bricked" has caused some amusingly serious discussion amongst Engadget editors today, and most agree that it should mean "dead beyond all repair" -- except for Nilay, who keeps stubbornly saying that people "un-brick" devices all the time. We'll stick to the most common definition for now, so no, this exploit didn't "brick" anything.


Only nerds would care about a term like bricked so much. Hell, just use urbandictionary and find something better.

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Posted on 12-22-07 08:43:24 PM (last edited by NightKev at 12-22-07 05:44 PM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by ∑ Ranko
Update: Wow, we didn't realize how seriously everyone took their slang. For what it's worth, the definition of "bricked" has caused some amusingly serious discussion amongst Engadget editors today, and most agree that it should mean "dead beyond all repair" -- except for Nilay, who keeps stubbornly saying that people "un-brick" devices all the time. We'll stick to the most common definition for now, so no, this exploit didn't "brick" anything.


Only nerds would care about a term like bricked so much. Hell, just use urbandictionary and find something better.
The highlighted part is definitely the funniest. :rof

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Posted on 12-23-07 01:54:41 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by NightKev
Originally posted by ∑ Ranko
Update: Wow, we didn't realize how seriously everyone took their slang. For what it's worth, the definition of "bricked" has caused some amusingly serious discussion amongst Engadget editors today, and most agree that it should mean "dead beyond all repair" -- except for Nilay, who keeps stubbornly saying that people "un-brick" devices all the time. We'll stick to the most common definition for now, so no, this exploit didn't "brick" anything.


Only nerds would care about a term like bricked so much. Hell, just use urbandictionary and find something better.
The highlighted part is definitely the funniest. :rof


halp i bricked mah brains


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