headline: it's war!
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theskritabidesMuskrit to Microsoft: "This aggression will not stand."
Skritworld - February 5, 2010 - In a move insiders call "long overdue," Muskrit has declared war on so-called advancements in Microsoft's Windows O/S.
The Muskrit-Microsoft relationship, founded in 1985 when Muskrit opted to teach herself MS-DOS on one of the four IBM machines in her high school's computer lab rather than wait the requisite 90 minutes to get on an Apple, has never been easy. The height of stability was achieved mid-way through the first decade of the 21st century, when Muskrit went against conventional wisdom and stopped all updates--security or otherwise--for the XP O/S.
In late January, Muskrit's beloved laptop began acting erratically and finally ceased functioning. Two days ago, a new laptop--pre-installed with Windows 7--arrived. At approximately 6:45pm Pacific Standard Time on February 3, 2010, Muskrit turned on the laptop for the first time.
That's when the trouble began.
Heated shouts were heard an hour after start time. Witnesses report hearing, "I am the f---ing Administrator, you dumb f---ing piece of crap!" and "If Administrators can't have blank f---ing passwords, you shouldn't have f---ing let me set up my account that way!" Some time later, the single word "Unpin!" was repeated several times, followed by, "Unpin, goddamn you!" This is believed to be a reference to the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar, according to sources close to Muskrit.
"F---!" then punctured the air half a dozen times, followed by a period of silence. A fly on the wall, who asked not to be identified for this article, claims to have seen Muskrit prone and weeping on the floor during this time.
The next day, Muskrit ordered a used copy of XP installation software and was seen googling "reformat hard drive windows."
A measure of calm has been achieved in Skritworld for the time being, but experts are already questioning what will happen when the time comes that Muskrit's preferred applications are no longer supported by her O/S.
Muskrit declined comment for this article, but at least one insider says a copy of Linux for Dummies is en route.
Skritworld - February 5, 2010 - In a move insiders call "long overdue," Muskrit has declared war on so-called advancements in Microsoft's Windows O/S.
The Muskrit-Microsoft relationship, founded in 1985 when Muskrit opted to teach herself MS-DOS on one of the four IBM machines in her high school's computer lab rather than wait the requisite 90 minutes to get on an Apple, has never been easy. The height of stability was achieved mid-way through the first decade of the 21st century, when Muskrit went against conventional wisdom and stopped all updates--security or otherwise--for the XP O/S.
In late January, Muskrit's beloved laptop began acting erratically and finally ceased functioning. Two days ago, a new laptop--pre-installed with Windows 7--arrived. At approximately 6:45pm Pacific Standard Time on February 3, 2010, Muskrit turned on the laptop for the first time.
That's when the trouble began.
Heated shouts were heard an hour after start time. Witnesses report hearing, "I am the f---ing Administrator, you dumb f---ing piece of crap!" and "If Administrators can't have blank f---ing passwords, you shouldn't have f---ing let me set up my account that way!" Some time later, the single word "Unpin!" was repeated several times, followed by, "Unpin, goddamn you!" This is believed to be a reference to the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar, according to sources close to Muskrit.
"F---!" then punctured the air half a dozen times, followed by a period of silence. A fly on the wall, who asked not to be identified for this article, claims to have seen Muskrit prone and weeping on the floor during this time.
The next day, Muskrit ordered a used copy of XP installation software and was seen googling "reformat hard drive windows."
A measure of calm has been achieved in Skritworld for the time being, but experts are already questioning what will happen when the time comes that Muskrit's preferred applications are no longer supported by her O/S.
Muskrit declined comment for this article, but at least one insider says a copy of Linux for Dummies is en route.
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Date: 2010-02-06 05:37 am (UTC)I've found myself saying "I hate you" to Word every time it pops up the fucking Review Changes toolbar and I have to go to submenus to make it Go Away.
I hope your XP lives a long and happy life!