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Virus Writers - The Enemy Within

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the vandals-and-visigoths dept.

Slob Nerd writes "An interesting read from todays Observer "He's 21, he's got dreadlocks, likes punk bands... and his hobby could wreck your computer in seconds. Clive Thompson infiltrates the secret world of the virus writers who see their work as art - while others fear that it is cyber-terrorism.""

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  1. Re:My Hero by bugbread · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So if it's the third time it's posted, do all the trolls calling First Post lose Troll points?

  2. Anyone ever seen well written english? by tommck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Geez. they're galled adverbs...
    "horrible written" -> "horribly written"
    "good written" -> "well written"
    "unecessary [sic] bloated" -> "unnecessarily bloated"

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  3. Re:My Hero by xscarecrowx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    no a fairly good record would be once every 2-3 months not 2-3 times a week

  4. Re:Embellishment by `Sean · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod parent up! I can't mod because I already commented! Dude, you rule...

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  5. Mod parent up by crucini · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whoever modded that down is an utter fool. That was brilliant.