Computer Viruses Mark 20 Years of Havoc

[freakazoid]

Computer Viruses Mark 20 Years of Havoc
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/graphics/virus.JPG (http://literacy.kent.edu/)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6929029&ft=1&f=1001

January 20, 2007 · More than 20 years ago this week the first computer virus was found. Since then viruses and the people who write them have changed significantly.
Nicholas Thompson, a senior editor at Wired magazine, talks with Scott Simon about the changes.

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[MrBirdy]

Lets face it, the worst viruses back then were made by People with nothing better to do, ubber inteligent bored of their ass criminals.
No, the latest, and most powerful viri i have encountered, are made by big companies, with millions to spend!!

[freakazoid]

Lets face it, the worst viruses back then were made by People with nothing better to do, ubber inteligent bored of their ass criminals.
No, the latest, and most powerful viri i have encountered, are made by big companies, with millions to spend!!

By big companies? Like Microsoft's with Vista?! Ha!! :D

[General Septem]

Error: system has detected several viruses, including everything ever made by Microsoft. Please give your system a 12-gauge lobotomy.

|OK| |CANCEL|

[freakazoid]

Error: system has detected several viruses, including everything ever made by Microsoft. Please give your system a 12-gauge lobotomy.

|OK| |CANCEL|
Oh oh, sounds like the dreaded BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!

http://forum.bullshit.com/images/icons/icon14.gif This one I like...

http://www.rubyan.com/politics/archives/blue-screen-of-death.jpg (http://www.rubyan.com)

http://forum.bullshit.com/images/icons/icon13.gif This one sucks! ...

http://rapid55.de/desktops/blue-screen-of-death_800.jpg (http://rapid55.de)

[General Septem]

Oh oh, sounds like the dreaded BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!

http://forum.bullshit.com/images/icons/icon14.gif This one I like...

http://www.rubyan.com/politics/archives/blue-screen-of-death.jpg (http://www.rubyan.com)

That would be better if the buttons for ctrl+alt+delete were hand-shaped. :D

[freakazoid]

That would be better if the buttons for ctrl+alt+delete were hand-shaped. :D


Yeah dude, damn straight!!! :D

[General Septem]

Yeah dude, damn straight!!! :D

Or it could be like those missile safety switches, lift up the shirt to press the buttons :D

[freakazoid]

Or it could be like those missile safety switches, lift up the shirt to press the buttons :D

Now that is my kind of control panel!! Ha ha!! :D