Dell ships motherboard with malicious code

[Amedee Van Gasse (ub)]

On Thu, July 22, 2010 07:58, Christopher Chan wrote:
> On Thursday, July 22, 2010 01:48 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:52:59 +0800
>> Christopher Chan<christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk>  wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder why Chinese factories do that...they did the same with them
>>> digital photo frames too. Twits.
>>
>> ...and the lead-based painted toys and cadmium based toy jewelry, and,
>> and...
>>
>> Google... Facebook... dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing
>> chemical... frozen catfish with banned antibiotics... sardines coated
>> with bacteria... illegal meat products labeled as vegetables
>> or dried flowers... melamine in milk... dog fur coats...
>>
>> It occurs to me that it all can't be accidental.  Is it an undeclared
>> and hidden war?
>
> Huh? I thought it was pretty plain. One word. Greed. A war of greed. It
> doesn't matter who you are, they are going to do whatever it takes to
> get money. Even if it is their own neighbour.
>
> Everything else not motivated by greed is a matter of pride or face. I'm
> surprised they haven't wiped themselves off the planet.

Either that, or David Wingrove's Chung Kuo. The NYT got it wrong in 1990.
Ungrounded in historical process? O RLY? Then what is China doing in our
former colony, if not secure their economical intrests in the cobalt,
copper and uranium mines of Katanga?

Oh well, enough with the politics, back to our regular Linux broadcasts...