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Computer Viruses Cripple Colorado DMV
Mr. Christmas Lights writes "The Denver Post has written the last three days (Tue, Wed, Thu) about how computer viruses have crippled the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicle's computers since last Friday. This has prevented them from issuing new/renewed licenses, so they are providing 30-day extension stickers. The 'dozen experts' have decided that 'fresh software' is the best way to remedy it - probably means re-installing Windows, but have they considered Linux? Colorado seems to be having its share of problems - today's article mentions the Zinc Whiskers issue several months ago that knocked the the Colorado secretary of state offline for a couple of weeks. And it could only get worse as the JPEG exploit starts showing up in the wild."
It's nice to know that I illicit such passion among my peers. That's what rhetoric is all about, really: conveying a message. And since I usually chalk up several highly moderated post per day, your efforts really only serve to burn off other people's points. Suits me fine. Those are points that won't get wasted on dissenting opinions.
That's the great thing about being right. You get a lot of attention.
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