# "Automatic updates," I hate you!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325 "2009-12-07T16:06:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/21 "2009-12-07T21:11:00Z")
> [@tacoloco](#): > > EABOD, IVN. > > Do you really need to be an asshole all the time? Yes. BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: > [@](#): > > The following expressions should not be directed at other posters. > > cunt and variants, e.g., cuntlapper > motherfucker > cocksucker > fuck you and variants, e.g., go fuck yourself, fuck off and die > **suck/lick my dick/cock and variants** ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/22 "2009-12-07T21:41:44Z")
Aren’t you scared, **taco**? EABBOSR, **ivn**. ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/23 "2009-12-07T21:45:01Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > Yes. > > BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: Only a first class asshole like yourself would go all candy ass and run to mommy. Waaaa. That bad man hurt my widdle feelwings. Let us know when you grow some hair on your balls and can act like an adult. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/24 "2009-12-07T21:55:47Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > Yes. > > BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: If you payed attention to the moderation in the pit, you would know that the mod only enforces that rule for those exact words. Variations only means that cunt and cuntlicker are both bad, for example. An abbreviation does not actually contain the insult, and will most likely not be moderated. The fact that you do not know this is further indication that you are not qualified for your self-appointed role as Pit cop. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/25 "2009-12-07T22:05:58Z")
Gah, had to think of what EABOD meant. Now I’m confused again, because I don’t know what EABBOSR means. Can you people just use English already? ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/26 "2009-12-07T22:38:25Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Gah, had to think of what EABOD meant. Now I’m confused again, because I don’t know what EABBOSR means. Can you people just use English already? Eat a big bag of shit \_\_\_\_\_\_? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/27 "2009-12-07T22:45:06Z")
Soggy rectums? ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/28 "2009-12-07T22:51:04Z")
Hey, those automatic updates! They sure suck, right? ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/29 "2009-12-07T22:52:04Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > If you payed attention to the moderation in the pit, you would know that the mod only enforces that rule for those exact words. Variations only means that cunt and cuntlicker are both bad, for example. > > An abbreviation does not actually contain the insult, and will most likely not be moderated. The fact that you do not know this is further indication that you are not qualified for your self-appointed role as Pit cop. It’s “paid”, not “payed”. BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: > [@](#): > > No complaints about SDMB administration in the Pit > > All comments or complaints about SDMB administration should go in the About This Message Board forum, not in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/30 "2009-12-07T22:56:22Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > If you payed attention to the moderation in the pit, you would know that the mod only enforces that rule for those exact words. [snip] An abbreviation does not actually contain the insult, and will most likely not be moderated. Actually, IME, you will get called out for any attempt to skirt the rules like this. I’ve seen people get told to cut it out for doing something like “you’re such a [redacted due to Pit rules],” because clearly the only word that fits there and isn’t allowed is “cunt.” So, telling someone to eat a bag of dicks, even in initialism form, still isn’t kosher. ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/31 "2009-12-07T22:57:53Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > It’s “paid”, not “payed”. > BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: > [@](#): > > Do not post contact information (email, phone, mailing address, etc.) to facilitate a campaign for/against a person, group, or issue > > We don’t want the board used to hassle people or groups of people. You can urge people to write their Congressperson or other political leaders, but let people find the contact information themselves. Don’t post it here ETA: FOAD, **IVN1188** ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/32 "2009-12-07T22:59:46Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > It’s “paid”, not “payed”. > BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: Okay, I was _trying_ to make this thread not be about you, but you are truly desperate for attention. Did your mommy not pay enough attention to you when you were a child? Were you babysat by the TV and left to build up a deficit of attention that you now crave to fill, which you do so by trying to piss people off because you can’t get anybody to give you _nice_ attention due to your attitude, appearance, stupidity, and body odor? Or do you really think that playing tinpot dictator from your position of absolute powerlessness here is actually meaningful? Do you think that a single poster here looks at your pathetically infantile junior modding with anything but scorn? Are you so blind to reality that you think we care about you and your petty power plays? Heck, I forget about you the minute I stop reading one of your posts. Maybe if you sucked a _little_ bit more you might inspire a little bit of lingering pity for you…but you’re not even _that_ interesting. You don’t even _suck_ interestingly. It’ll be nice when you slink off back to wherever you came from. Report **that**. ETA: What the heck is happening in the post prior to this one? ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/33 "2009-12-07T23:02:05Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > Okay, I was _trying_ to make this thread not be about you, but you are truly desperate for attention. Did your mommy not pay enough attention to you when you were a child? Were you babysat by the TV and left to build up a deficit of attention that you now crave to fill, which you do so by trying to piss people off because you can’t get anybody to give you _nice_ attention due to your attitude, appearance, stupidity, and body odor? Or do you really think that playing tinpot dictator from your position of absolute powerlessness here is actually meaningful? Do you think that a single poster here looks at your pathetically infantile junior modding with anything but scorn? Are you so blind to reality that you think we care about you and your petty power plays? Heck, I forget about you the minute I stop reading one of your posts. Maybe if you sucked a _little_ bit more you might inspire a little bit of lingering pity for you…but you’re not even _that_ interesting. You don’t even _suck_ interestingly. It’ll be nice when you slink off back to wherever you came from. > . _cheer_ ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/34 "2009-12-07T23:03:58Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Actually, IME, you will get called out for any attempt to skirt the rules like this. I’ve seen people get told to cut it out for doing something like “you’re such a [redacted due to Pit rules],” because clearly the only word that fits there and isn’t allowed is “cunt.” So, telling someone to eat a bag of dicks, even in initialism form, still isn’t kosher. FWIW, I wasn’t attempting to skirt the rules. I, like IVN, am not that clever. If it is, in fact, a rule breaker, I’ll gladly accept the warning, if one is coming. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/35 "2009-12-07T23:50:28Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > The problem with that is that M$ auto updates are separate from Java updates are separate from Adobe updates ad nauseum ad infinitum. This. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/36 "2009-12-07T23:54:00Z")
ah, nevermind. This thread is off the rails. ---
**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/37 "2009-12-08T00:02:29Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > I guess the lesson I have learned is that I should take a class or read a book and learn how to properly operate my computer. That ctrl-s thing is a lifesaver! > > FUCK YOU, NON AUTOMATIC UPDATE FUCKHEADS SPREADING WORMS AND SPAM, YOU WORTHLESS SHITS! Show yourself to my face and I’ll beat the piss out of you right here, right now. \ You really are a bit of an asshole, though. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/38 "2009-12-08T00:09:05Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > BTW, I reported your post for violation of the pit rules: > > ETA: FOAD, **IVN1188** [William Shatner voice] I…just don’t…understand what the point is…of that post. [/Shatner] ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/39 "2009-12-08T00:41:21Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > More techno-savvy Dopers than I can probably explain what these things are, and who they come from ,and how much attention I need to pay them, but it’s sufficient for now that I am FUCKING PLAGUED with these irritating worms and trojans that spread from people who ignore messages that say: ‘AUTOMATIC UPDATES’ that tell me “Updating your computer is almost complete. You muist restart your computer for the update to take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?,” followed by two check-boxes, one giving me the option to “restart now” and the other giving me the option to “restart later.” > > 1. How about the option of “fuck off and die and patch your fucking vulnerabilities so that my network is not plagued with traffic from your shitty infected machine?” > > 2. Did you ever consider I might not have a good reason for wanting to update at all? Like, maybe my IT department really wished I would click that fucking button so they don’t have to reimage my machine every 3 months because I failed to install any updates I actually need? You say in your #2 that you have good reasons to not install updates, but in your first paragraph you seem to be railing against people who don’t promote herd immunity to viruses by not installing them. You need to communicate more clearly. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325/40 "2009-12-08T00:59:22Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > This. Another problem is that Microsoft harrasses me to install not just critical updates that will prevent some Russian hacker from using Minesweeper to empty my checking account, which I’m happy to do, but also to install 3-D Silverturds and Windows Live Bloatware and two dozen of their other half-ass attempts to unseat Google, which I don’t need and don’t feel like clogging up my goddamned hard drive with, even after I click “No” and “Don’t ask me again” and “Get it through your thick fucking skull that I’m not interested and never, ever will be, you blackhearted bastards.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-updates-i-hate-you/520325.md?page=3)