Author Topic: Interesting iPhone Article (Read 3508 times)

Noe · « **on:** July 29, 2009, 12:21:01 pm »

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2009/07/your_iphone_soon_to_be_ipwned.html

Seems there is cause for concern here? Si?

MRaup · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:27:26 pm »

Absolutely there is.

Especially for business users of the Iphone.

And thanks Noe, you just let me ruin my boss's day!

Noe · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:30:41 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on July 29, 2009, 12:27:26 pm

Absolutely there is.

Especially for business users of the Iphone.

And thanks Noe, you just let me ruin my boss's day!

That would be almost 2/3rds of our company as well. The ones issued the blackberries (a whole division of people who travel were not allowed by their manager to get anything but Blackberries because of the business needs by his group) were basically laughed at by all the iPhone folks here. I would have taken the iPhone had I been given a choice, but my boss said he'd rather his group have Blackberries. Four of our group said they'd pay for their own iPhones instead and now they're going to have to worry a bit. The only reason I didn't get one was because I didn't see the great need to pay for a business phone just because it's an iPhone. Unless they give me one, I ain't paying for it. Now, had I wanted one for personal use... that's different.

But I don't.

Bench · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:41:49 pm »

"This is serious. The only thing you can do to prevent it is turn off your phone," Miller told Forbes. "Someone could pretty quickly take over every iPhone in the world with this."

That could easily be a quote from an Onion story.

MRaup · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:49:07 pm »

Quote from: Bench on July 29, 2009, 12:41:49 pm

"This is serious. The only thing you can do to prevent it is turn off your phone," Miller told Forbes. "Someone could pretty quickly take over every iPhone in the world with this."

That could easily be a quote from an Onion story.

HAHAHAHAHa... Hey, why is my Iphone moving by itself?

Guinness · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:50:37 pm »

Quote from: Bench on July 29, 2009, 12:41:49 pm

"Someone could pretty quickly take over every iPhone in the world with this."

There's an app for that...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:43:17 pm »

This may be a really dumb question to those who love 90's music, but what in the hell does "pwned" mean? I see those letters all the time, but since they don't actually form a word, I'm a little stumped.

MusicMan · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:45:13 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 29, 2009, 03:43:17 pm

This may be a really dumb question to those who love 90's music, but what in the hell does "pwned" mean? I see those letters all the time, but since they don't actually form a word, I'm a little stumped.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn3d

Limey · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:47:27 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 29, 2009, 03:43:17 pm

This may be a really dumb question to those who love 90's music, but what in the hell does "pwned" mean? I see those letters all the time, but since they don't actually form a word, I'm a little stumped.

It means "owned", "fucked" or "trumped". Basically, it's a text message typo that became ubiquitous.

Which is stupid. Just because someone gorvelled the English language once, I don't see why it should become famous.

Noe · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:55:32 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 29, 2009, 03:43:17 pm

This may be a really dumb question to those who love 90's music, but what in the hell does "pwned" mean? I see those letters all the time, but since they don't actually form a word, I'm a little stumped.

I was introduced to the word at dinnertime one night by my then 14 year old. We were eating, I said something stupid (not a rare occurrence), the missus corrects me (not a rare occurrence), son screams out "PWNED!!!". We all look at him in stunned silence as he is laughing while eating his grilled chicken. After a few minutes of staring at him, he reacts with "What?!?! Oh come on!" and leaves the dinner table.

I asked my wife if maybe he said a bad word or something and I just did not know it. She said she wasn't sure either. It took my then 8 year old to say "It's not bad... but he *IS* crazy!"

BUWebguy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2009, 04:42:41 pm »

Quote from: Noe in Austin on July 29, 2009, 03:55:32 pm

I was introduced to the word at dinnertime one night by my then 14 year old. We were eating, I said something stupid (not a rare occurrence), the missus corrects me (not a rare occurrence), son screams out "PWNED!!!". We all look at him in stunned silence as he is laughing while eating his grilled chicken. After a few minutes of staring at him, he reacts with "What?!?! Oh come on!" and leaves the dinner table.

How did he pronounce it? I've never heard it spoken. Pawned? Poned? Puh-wuh-ned?

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2009, 05:07:39 pm »

Quote from: BUWebguy on July 29, 2009, 04:42:41 pm

How did he pronounce it? I've never heard it spoken. Pawned? Poned? Puh-wuh-ned?

The proper pronunciation is poned, like cornpone.

Greg M · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2009, 05:08:42 pm »

Quote from: BUWebguy on July 29, 2009, 04:42:41 pm

How did he pronounce it? I've never heard it spoken. Pawned? Poned? Puh-wuh-ned?

Great question. I say it pa-owned for emphasis or just poned on a regular occasion. That's mostly when I read it typed, but it's slipped into my vernacular from time to time.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2009, 08:07:40 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on July 29, 2009, 05:07:39 pm

The proper pronunciation is poned, like cornpone.

"Proper"? Seriously?

JackAstro · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2009, 08:34:22 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 29, 2009, 08:07:40 pm

"Proper"? Seriously?

Let's go with "accepted".

Andyzipp · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:37:31 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 29, 2009, 03:43:17 pm

This may be a really dumb question to those who love 90's music, but what in the hell does "pwned" mean? I see those letters all the time, but since they don't actually form a word, I'm a little stumped.

It's hacker slang that had been adopted for common usage on internet chat boards. I believe the story is it appeared as a typo in a video game.