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U.K. Says Botnets Good Sign

Posted by Zonk on from the a-little-too-chipper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A UK government official has claimed that botnet infections should be celebrated, as they prove that Britain is a prosperous place with high broadband take-up. Is this an interesting new spin on hacking attacks, or sheer madness?" From the article: "The suggestion that botnet infections have their positive side sparked some surprise within the audience. One attendee pointed out that he 'wouldn't want the value of being number one in infections to be extended to bird flu'."

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  1. Don't worry about me! by Winckle · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a UK citizen and windows user, I help out by.. --NO CARRIER-- Buy v1agr4 n0w!1 p1ll5 4 ch34p!

  2. yawn by shudde · · Score: 2, Funny

    Politician says something moronic about the internet... I'm shocked and horrified.

  3. That's like... by oopsdude · · Score: 5, Funny

    saying that herpes is good thing, because at least you're getting some ass!

    1. Re:That's like... by drivinghighway61 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Many a Slashdot user dreams of the day he contracts herpes...

  4. Note to self: by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny
    Whilst at friends and family's houses over the holidays, be sure to just reinstall Windows from the CD without bothering to go through update hell. Will save lots of time and I'll be doing a service to society!

    Thanks to Bill & Company for creating new metrics to measure civilization's progress.

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  5. Wow by 4D6963 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn, weird reaction, maybe one day we'll see Mac OS XII computers get infected with lots of viruses and Apple will be just glad "Now we're so big that we can directly compete on the attacks and virus with Microsoft's Windows"

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    You just got troll'd!
  6. Nigeria: #1 in IT by spejsklark · · Score: 5, Funny

    And all those e-mails coming from Nigeria. They must have a really highly developed IT infrastructure.

  7. In Other News... by GearheadX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Said governemnt official has apparently been replaced by a short shell script...

  8. "wouldn't want the value of being number one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...in bird flu"? Why, it shows you are a hub for both migratory birds and a popular tourist destination for those from the Far East.

    Next up, how malaria shows you have abundant surface water.

  9. Re:By the same token... by WilliamSChips · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry, evolution will be banned in America, we'd have to be "Intelligently Redesigned".

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    Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.
  10. OT, but reminds me of.... by Haydn+Fenton · · Score: 4, Funny

    Saying anal sex is good because it works on both sexes is like saying Java is good because it works on all OSs.

  11. Re:Nice spin, slashdot. by et764 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Still, at least it wasn't a dupe.
    Yet.