I was wondering when someone would work it out. maybe its still 31/3/00 in
some places.......
I know this is a serious discussion forum but it just seemed like a good
day for it.
I actually pulled this (almost) verbatim from Amateur Radio the official
organ of the Wireless Institute of Australia. It pretty much encapsulates my
attitude toward pathogenic code.
Regrettably my employer has not yet discovered the 8F's of Linux (Free, Fun,
Fortified, Faultless, Friendly, Fashionable, Fair, Fundamental)
but I know people are working tirelessly at this. (Cheers Terry)
I'm pretty much still a newbie at ax25 but I've got my 2.2.12-20/soundmodem
up and monitoring packets on my local BBS. Anyone who can help me with the
pinouts for a Philips FM900 mic socket will save me a lot of work....
Anyone doing any SSTV with linux?
73
Peter("milkbottle")VK6PEC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rein A Smit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, 1 April 2000 9:49 am
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: FW: April 1 Y2K
>
>
>
> "Barrett, Peter G" wrote:
> >
> > > VIRUS WARNING
> > >
> > > If you receive an e-mail entitled "crazy times" DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY
> AND
> > > DO NOT OPEN IT!!! Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not
> only
> > > erase everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete
> everything on
> > > disks within 20 metres of your computer. It demagnetises the stripes
> on
> > > all your credit cards.
> > >
> > > It reprograms your ATM access code, messes up the tracking on your VCR
> and
> > > uses sub-space field harmonics to scratch any CDs you attempt to play
> or
> > > use. It will re-calibrate your refrigerator's coolness settings so all
> > > your ice-cream melts and your milk freezes. It will reprogram your
> phone
> > > autodial to call only your mother-in-law's number.
> > >
> > > This virus will mix antifreeze into your fish tank, drink all your
> beer,
> > > leave dirty socks on the coffee table when you expecting company and
> it's
> > > radioactive emissions will cause your toe jam and belly button fluff
> to
> > > migrate behind your ears.
> > >
> > > It's molecular reconstruction capabilities will cause your shampoo to
> > > become depilatory and your depilatory to become napalm and your
> cologne or
> > > perfume to smell like dill pickles, all this while it will be dating
> your
> > > current partner behind your back and billing their hotel rendezvous to
> > > your Visa card. It will cause you to run with scissors and throw
> things in
> > > such a way that is only fun until someone loses an eye. It will give
> you
> > > cancer of the season ticket and Dutch Elm Disease.
> > >
> > > It will rewrite your backup files, changing all your active verbs to
> > > passive tense and incorporating undetectable misspellings that grossly
> > > change the interpretations of key sentences.
> > >
> > > If the "Crazy Times" message is opened in a Windows 95 environment, it
> > > will leave the toilet seat up and your hair drier pugged in
> dangerously
> > > close to a full bathtub. It will not only remove the tags from all
> your
> > > mattresses pillows and towels but also refill your skim milk with
> whole
> > > milk and replace all your luncheon meat with Spam.
> > >
> > > It is insidious and subtle.
> > >
> > > It is dangerous and quite bloody terrifying.
> > >
> > > It is also a rather interesting shade of mauve.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Bottle, M. (VK6PEC) =8-b
> > >
> > >
> > >
