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20 Years of Virii
DenOfEarth writes "News.com has an article outlining that it was around twenty years ago that a computer security reasearcher coined the term 'virus', and how the things have been running amok. Interestingly enough, when said researcher applyed for research funding to look into a blanket solution to this possible 'virus' problem, he was turned down."
I'm got a blanket solution for cold mornings.
is spreading like a... yeah.
Users on a multi-user computer system behave like viruses, utilising the hosts resources, sometimes even going wild and destroying the host itself.
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He is right guys...
Just checked it with MS Word spellchecker, virii gives me a squigly red underline, but viruses doesnt.
and lets face it, if anyone should know...
Why stop there? At least be consistent.
Penis --> Penii
Iris ---> Irii
Hepatitis --> Hepatitii
Of course it's spelled right. When in doubt, consult this handy chart:
SINGLE PLURAL
bonus bonii
bus bii
campus campii
chorus chorii
genius geniii
plus plii
virus virii
walrus walrii
This comment made of 100% recycled material.
Human/Ranger/Zangband
Alright, alright...enough people have commented on my misspelling of the plural form of virus, rightly so, as their dictionaries tell them 'virii' is not a word. Also, I did misspell the word 'applied' as 'applyed'. I used to get A's in spelling when I was younger, but maybe I'm getting rusty, sorry for that. Maybe I shouldn't smoke dope before posting stories...
My question is whether it really matters or not. I don't think the blurb of text is incomprehensible, and since it's not a legal brief or anything like that, there is no binding meaning to the words. I've looked at the comments, and some people have also used the word 'virii', probably without thinking it was wrong. Is there anybody out there who read '20 years of virii' and didn't know what that meant? I'm really interested, as I would be willing to bet that most people who read that statement would be thinking within seconds that the story concerned a plural form of the virus being around for 20 years, or something very similar (unless they were a native latin speaker, in which case they might have been a bit fucked up).
I'm not trying to slam on the nitpickers or anything, but really, what is communication? Is it being able to form coherent thoughts in another human being's brain, or is it following a bunch of rules that need to be updated every once in a while to keep up with our own language mutation that takes place daily?
hehe...I've never been put on a soapbox before because I made spelling mistakes, so to those who really take offense to my spelling, I'm sorry that you weren't able to understand the words I wrote, and to those that 'got it', I hope you thought the story was interesting.
> radii -> radius
> virii -> virius
> See? Works perfectly!
I -> us
Oops, it's backwards!
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
If only cohen had've patented the computer Virus'
You forgot:
Elvis Elvii
Just a small correction "bonii" is the plural of "penis".
http://jesus.everdense.com/
Also, watch my blog for the upcoming article, "20 years of people finally getting to use something from their high-school Latin class."
Slashdot: 6 years of "virii" posing and arguing.
Slashdot: Failed Car Analogies. Amateur Lawyering. Anecdote Battles.
GOD DAMNED GEEK ASS BASTARDS!
How many of you have ever said "boxen"? I rest my case. Shut the fuck up, viri and virii are fucking slang terms. Fucking hell.
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
Sure it is. Virii are what attacks boxen...
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
Allow me to tell the impatient what amazingly INSIGHTFUL comments are coming up:
;-) )
* 39 people reminding you that viruses is the corrent plural, not virii (of which 9 point to dictionary.com)
* 13 people stating that no, virii is correct
* 9 people questioning the manhood, charachter and evolutionary level of the people who defened virii.
* 14 posts about the "good old days"
* 6 comments on how someone should have patented viruses
* 14 informational posts so far
* and only one good joke (hint, you're reading it
(BTW: I'm too lazy to actaully count posts, all of the above numbers are 100% statistical, that is to say, 100% fiction.)
If you are desireness of wordywise playfulings, begart a topics for thems. Nonebody willed complainted thens. If yous postwill factuish artics, use properized English, lestward we thinkage you a cuckwitted moronid semi-literaged drok.
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
I say virii. I don't do it to feel clever.
Good, because you are not clever. You are a stupid ignorant fuckwit. Scum (particularly anonymous scum) who say "virii" should be kicked to death.
No, it's not. Example, I can't make "dogii" the plural of "dog", nor can I make "fucking halfwitted moronii" the plural of "Moderation abuser" (though god help us if there really were two of you)
Because, of course, French existed before humans did, and was handed to us by God who deemed it necessary that we form a nation called France so l'Academie francaise could be formed to preserve it. It would be absurd to suggest that French every evolved from Latin by the compounding of errors and changes to the language. Pure nonsense.
I've seen it posted here before.
The correct multiples are:
1 viri
2 virii
3 viriii
4 viriv
5 virv
6 virvi
7 virvii
8 virviii
9 virix
10 virx
Why don't the headlines ever read 'Psychic wins lottery'
viri
virii
viriii
viriv
virv
virvi
virvii
virviii
virix
virx
(et cetera ad infinitum)