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P2P Spam?
Sgt York writes "In a NYT article (republished in the Houston Chronicle, no subscription required) experts at CERT, F-secure, Trusecure, and the Hall of Justice (see article) think that SoBig.F is a spam scheme in the making. They say that SoBig.F is the 6th variant in an ongoing experiment with the possible goal of setting up a distributed spam network, to be rented out to the highest bidder. If that is their goal, they are well on their way. Another disturbing note in the article is that "In the case of four of the six programs, a new version was launched immediately after the self-timed expiration date of the preceding one". SoBig.F expires in two weeks. "
I've d/led movies and when I play them, it says "this movie has been illegally copied. You must purchase the original movie at your local store.". Damn Hollywood studios, we didn't get that marketting crap with bootleg VHS tapes in the ole days ...
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People feel the need to have a status symbol of some sorts. If diamonds become cheap, I'm sure something else that is expensive will come along. Look at all the people that own luxury cars and SUV's that have no use for them. A lot of these people don't even own their own home. In terms of strict financial sense it is a very poor investment, yet people buy these items as a status symbol. I used to worry about parking my '97 Nissan in bad part of philly when I visited my friend, until I looked around and noticed the other cars on the streets were escalades, BMWs and Lexus's.
I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and Gentlemen this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookie from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it, that does not make sense. Why would a wookie, an eight foot tall wookie, want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more importantly you have to ask yourself, what does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and Gentlemen it has nothing to do with this virus discussion! It does not make sense! Look at me, I'm a Net Admin, defending a major corporation, and I'm talking about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense. And so you have to remember when you're in that server room deliberating and conjugating the emancipation proclomation, does it make sense? No! Ladies and Gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor you must acquit.