Boanne Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> }- Woz was the chip guy! [...]
> You mean Wozniak (I can't remember his first name and I don't
> know that I've spelled the last name correctly)? Out of Steve
> Jobs, Woz, and Bill Gates, Woz seems to be the only one with a
> modicum of common sense and real intelligence as far as I'm
> concerned.
He was also screwed royally by the company he helped create. I simply can't
think of Apple with any enthusiasm, despite the fanaticism of many
Macinites.
> [...]
> }- I agree COMPUTERS aren't as important, but the work done WITH
> }- computers is!
>
> So they have forgotten how to use a telephone or fax machine?
> Sorry.
>
> And how is the email going down any different from a flood or a
> tornado or thunderstorm knocking out the elecrticity and/or phone
> lines? [...]
Well, ILOVEYOU was a limp rag in comparison, but some viri over the years
have been pretty vicious. Ripper is the one that comes most quickly to mind:
It would infect a machine, then slowly corrupt data over and extended period
making it difficult to detect. True, anti-virus software eventually became
pretty adept at detecting these things, but:
1. There's always the window before the tools are updated (witness: had
ILOVEYOU been more vicious, nobody -- even someone who runs the latest AV
software -- would've been protected).
2. Often those who are most harmed are those least able to protect
themselves.
> [...] The point is preventative
> measures where possible for when sh*t happens. The point is a
> back-up plan for when sh*t happens. [...]
>
> I understand what you are saying: the virus was done with
> malicious intent, the thunderstorm is not, alright. Now try to
> understand my point: it doesn't matter, is the effect not the
> same?
I agree that bad stuff simply happens sometimes, but I think the key
difference between an "act of God" and something like a virus attack is
malicious intent: Many people still, foolishly, trust other people. Even
when they may know enough to be a bit suspicious of some things, an e-mail
from a friend is something they enjoy. This is hardly unique to computers
and/or Windows.
All sorts of modern "conveniences" can be turned against us: My phone seems
to ring every time I want to relax, and sure enough, it's a telemarketer.
I've got an unlisted number, and know exactly how to get off their lists,
but there's always one more. Still, I pick up the phone because it might be
my dad, a friend or one of the kids.
Anyhow, I think we all pretty well know where each other stand on this
issue. I just wanted to emphasize that we all lose when any sort of
quasi-terrorist logic is used when attacking each other. There are plenty of
people I don't agree with, but it's not my right to silence them.
- Bob
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