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Named "mushroom hubs" for the way they mysteriously seem to sprout under desks near people's feet. No one can explain how or why it got there, but serious things start breaking if you touch it.
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Get the Pill Pedler mug.To format and then install a computers Operating System, typically due to being hacked.
From a technical perspective this involves formatting at least one partition.
The "Flatten" comes from a hurricane analogy; flattening the landscape and having to rebuild from nothing.
From a technical perspective this involves formatting at least one partition.
The "Flatten" comes from a hurricane analogy; flattening the landscape and having to rebuild from nothing.
You've been hacked and they got root? Flatten and Reinstall.
You listened to a Sony CD? Flatten and Reinstall.
You listened to a Sony CD? Flatten and Reinstall.
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The false support can take the form of letters to the editor, postings on message boards in response to criticism, and writing to politicians in support of the cause.
Astroturfing is the opposite of "grassroots", genuine public support of an issue.
The false support can take the form of letters to the editor, postings on message boards in response to criticism, and writing to politicians in support of the cause.
Astroturfing is the opposite of "grassroots", genuine public support of an issue.
Mike, admit you just got caught astroturfing. You're just pimping your own blog.
Microsoft didn't have grassroots support, so they created astroturf support.
Microsoft didn't have grassroots support, so they created astroturf support.
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