Gates buys into Home Depot

[ravuya]

A foundation owned and controlled by Gates and his wife dropped $36.7 million dollars (1 million shares) into the popular home improvement store, Home Depot.

What's next? Service packs for barbeques?

More here.

[ August 16, 2002: Message edited by: Ravuya ]

[beltorak0]

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MS Admitted to Bug in MyBBQ 2002

A well respected member of an underground BBQ Hacking team reveiled a potentially dangerous bug in MS's popular MyBBQ 2002.  "It has to do with the DirectPropaneValve," he said on a UseNet post following the press release last Thursday.  "When a user installs a fresh ActivePropaneTank, the valve resets to 'max flow' and 'on'.  Because this proceedure usually happens more than an hour before standard use, dangerous gasses can build up inside the body of the MyBBQ, and subsequent ignition could potentially roast the user and others nearby.  I sent three emails over the past two weeks detailing the flaw, but I have gotten [little] useful responses back.  Among the concerns was that anyone with a sutable pre-1960's supersonic tv remote can edit the registry, making it appear that the ActivePropaneTank has been changed."
MS Representitave downplayed the seriousness of the bug, saying that "normal users do not need to be poking around under the hood.  If the ActivePropaneTank needs to be re-installed, [he] should take it to a designated Repair Center, or buy a new MyBBQ.... Releasing this information into the wild before an adaquate bug fix could be developed only puts normal users into an undue state of worry and risk, as there are many BBQ vigilante's out there waiting to take advantage of the latest security flaws in the BBQ-OS.... Besides, there are no reports of any [sutable] remotes out there."
Currently, the only workaround is to leave ActivePropaneTank uninstalled when the unit is not in use, and the check the state of the DirectPropaneValve immediately after installation.

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[ August 16, 2002: Message edited by: beltorak0 ]

[sporkme]

lol BBQ


if it was the bill and melinda gates foundation they are actually just a charity organization that bears the name of satan and the queen whore of the underworld.

they invest some charity money to make a return on it

all they really do is support public radio, and buy computers for cities and groups of people they want to buy

[Master of Reality]

boycott home depot. Dont visit the evil stores of home depot. Instead go to Rona Cashway (formerly Cashway Building Centres) to get all your lumber, hardware, contracting, and building needs. I dont know if you have this store in the US, maybe you will have to come to Canada to shop.

[voidmain]

Well he better get into something other than computers because his biggest customers are about to drop him like a 10 pound bag o shit:

http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=10596

[Master of Reality]

well they should get into building materials, because people in building care about prices. Thats why cashway guarantees a low price for quality goods.

[choasforages]

wow, home despot, they overcharge for cat5e anyway, for 8 bucks a lowes, i go 75 feet of the shiti paid 13 for 50 at the despot

[voidmain]

I buy it in 500 foot spools.  Last time I bought a spool I believe I only paid around 40 bucks...

[sporkme]

good link voidmain