I have plenty of documents to post if anyone wants to do the
database coding. I could just run uudecode on my quarantine mailbox.
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 11:28:48PM -0700, Rob Hudson wrote:
> I'm attaching an essay by Waldo Jaquith. It's just too funny. Anyone
> want to start a website: www.sircamfiles.com? Have an upload, or
> copy/paste section for the most 'interesting' parts? ;) It'd be
> hilarious. For $15 a domain (or cheaper), why not? It'd be really
> easy to write some sort of database with a big textarea. There's a
> EUGLUG project for ya. Hehe. ;)
>
> Anyway, here's the essay...
>
> <quote>
>
> SECRET PEN PAL
>
> I've got an exciting new computer virus. It's the first thing that I think
> about in the morning, and the last thing that I think about at night. I've been
> recommending it to all of my friends.
>
> Let me explain.
>
> There's this virus named "SirCam" that's been making the rounds for the past
> week. It arrives by e-mail, and runs silently on your computer. It usually
> doesn't mess up your system. Instead, it does something much more nefarious: it
> takes random documents off your hard drive and mails them out to complete
> strangers.
>
> I've gotten all kinds of interesting things in my mail. Two dozen exciting new
> mystery files arrive every day. Journal entries, spreadsheets, customer lists,
> love letters...I've seen them all. Sometimes I'll get a whole bunch of files
> from one person, and so I really feel like I know them.
>
> Take high school student John Callahan, for example. I've gotten about a dozen
> messages from him. He sent me a fascinating six-page paper on Niels Bohr, the
> famous Danish physicist. I must admit that my knowledge of Bohr has always been
> lacking. But no more: I now know that he has "truly changed the world of
> physics." John has also taught me about Jimmy Buffett. I'm no more a fan of his
> music now than I've ever been, but I feel that I'm better equipped to
> appreciate his music now. And I have John to thank for that.
>
> I've also become particularly close to Dean Anderson. Dean is a religious man,
> a trait that I envy. He is the Pastor at the Christian Life Fellowship Church
> in Port Edwards, Wisconsin. Dean sent me a rather awkward essay that he wrote
> regarding the importance of religion in marriage. It was clear that he hadn't
> resolved some affiliated issues. Which seemed OK, until he sent me Christian
> Life Fellowship's wedding contract and information on the divorce support group
> that he runs. I think I like Dean because he's a flawed man. I can relate to
> that.
>
> Then there's Cherry Hill Land Rover, in New Jersey. They sent me a listing of
> everybody that's leasing an SUV from them. I found this interesting, but in a
> super-secret-spy sort of a way. It wasn't compelling, not like getting mail
> from all of those people. Anyhow, I called them up, just to let them know that
> they'd sent me this. I got the brush-off from a confused secretary, just as I
> expected.
>
> Maybe it's wrong of me to read all of this stuff. I don't know. I mean, they
> just keep sending it to me. I can't feel too bad about reading my own e-mail.
> Besides, I enjoy it. It's like having a pen pal, but with none of that pressure
> to write back. I know computer viruses are bad things, but I've got to admit
> it: I'm going to miss this one when it's gone.
>
> </quote>
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