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20 Years of Virii

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the vaccination-please dept.

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."

9 of 472 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Lame viruses nowadays by boots@work · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm got a blanket solution for cold mornings.

  2. Re:not to nitpick by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...

  3. Re:not to nitpick by RML · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  4. Re:not to nitpick by tyrant · · Score: 4, Funny

    You forgot:

    Elvis Elvii

  5. Re:not to nitpick by EverDense · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just a small correction "bonii" is the plural of "penis".

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  6. The article celebrates 20 years of misspelling. by IvyMike · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, watch my blog for the upcoming article, "20 years of people finally getting to use something from their high-school Latin class."

  7. Re:Lets get this out of the way by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure it is. Virii are what attacks boxen...

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  8. A summary of the comments by Hal+The+Computer · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.)

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  9. Re:The english language is not static by ifwm · · Score: 4, Funny

    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)