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First PC Virus Spreads to Humans

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-it-off-me dept.

Davidlost writes "A PC-to-human virus, known as Malwarlaria.B is spreading in humans after a mass spamming in the early hours of Friday morning. It spreads through contact with keyboards on infected PCs. Be afraid, be very afraid."

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  1. Oh, tee-hee, it is to laugh by MoxCamel · · Score: 5, Insightful
    1992 called, and wants its joke back.

    Note to staff: The thing about April 1st jokes is that they should be subtle enough to catch the reader unawares. There's nothing subtle or clever about a constant slew of joke stories, most of which wouldn't fool even my PHB. Consider trying for a ratio of about 5 real stories to 1 "fool" story next year.

    (Yeah, I'm being a curmudgeon, so fsck'ing mod me. I like a good April Fool story as much as the next geek, but it stops being funny after a barrage.)

    Mox

  2. The things I worry about this hoax by tekiegreg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A) That this hoax will spread around and find it's way into my inbox daily for the next 10 years...*sigh* set Spam Filter: If messageText="Malwarlaria" then Bounce message.

    B) Eventually some jerk will make a real (even if just computer) virus of that same name.

    C'est la vie....

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  3. Zzz..... by Seft · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm glad I'm not paying for this junk....

  4. Er? by matthew.thompson · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Aren't these meant to stop at midday?

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  5. Is it fatal? by 93,000 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That would at least spare me the rest of the day reading this bunk.

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  6. Re:Fatal Virus Spreads to /. editors by TheViffer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The only day of the year when "First Post" messages are more informative then the article.

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  7. Most boring day on slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Today was the most boring day on slashdot, with stories that 10 year olds would not believe. And we are supposed to call them april fool's jokes?

  8. I couldn't have said it better myself. by cbreaker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The last few years I've looked forward to trying to guess which Slashdot story was the fake one on April 1st. I think Last Years was pretty good, but I don't really remember.

    But when you try to do it over and over like this it's really stupid and takes away all the fun of it.

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  9. Slashdotters are lame by mollog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The people who insist on pointing out the obvious fact that these 'news articles' are in fact, gags, are lame. Not only are they humor impaired, they lack the wit to form a thoughtful criticizism of the gags. Please note that there is a difference between being discerning and being critical. Many don't get that disctinction and think themselves clever when they are able to find fault. It's too bad so many of us can't attempt even a minimal retort in the spirit that the slashdot admins are showing. Come on people, are we so weak minded we can't even think up a clever response to this stuff?

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  10. Way too much april fools crap... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It's time to vaporize all this nonsense: I'm tired of being yanked around by every previously-credible site I visit daily. Put a duck in the header and knock it off.

  11. Here's how it works by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 3, Insightful
    On April Fool's Day the idea is that you tell people stuff that isn't true so that they are fooled into believing it and we get to laugh at them. The important thing is that they need to be fooled into believing it. Just saying stuff that isn't true kinda misses the point. Admittedly it makes the speaker of the untrue stuff seem like a fool but April Fool's Day is more about make other people seem like fools than being a fool yourself. You're allowed to do the latter any day of the year. Make sense?

    If you lack the skill to fool other people another alternative is to say stuff that's untrue but funny. I've always felt this was a poor substitute for playing a joke on someone else but it is generally considered an acceptable form of April Fool's Day behavior.

    Anyway, now you're ready and armed to properly enjoy this special day that's granted to us but once a year.

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  12. It's about the same as usual by StCredZero · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Posting this as a "good" April Fool's joke is just about the same as posting a "serious" story about a nanotech-based sticker that will improve your cell phone battery.

    And yes, I'll agree. This doesn't even get up to the PHB level! Slashdot needs science editors with a clue!

  13. Note to self. by TractorBarry · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1 Don't bother looking at Slashdot on April 1st again - EVER.

    2 Probably best to skip April 2nd too (that's when the dupes will appear)

    Honestly one well written, slightly believable, story would have been great (maybe two at a push) but today Slashdot smelled worse than a dead Tramps feet dipped in dogshit.

    Stuff like this makes baby Jebus cry...

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