For anyone really interested in this subject, there is a GREAT book called The Evolution of Consciousness. One of the main premesises of this book is that the processing in our brain is specifically designed to limit raw information storage. What we remember is the impression of the overall environment, and then reconstruct the memory each time we need it, inventing details which are consistent with the impression. This explains why everyone at one time or another distinctly remembers you saying something which you didn't actually say. This means that only a fraction of the information is actually stored, while the rest is reconstructed. Kind of like the way a 3D game is reconstructed out of various primitaves.
>>Scary. I am VERY glad my business is running on >>Apache.
Don't count on Apache to save you. A worm such as you describe could bring the entire web to it's knees. Your site may still be working, but no one can get to it.
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For anyone really interested in this subject, there is a GREAT book called The Evolution of Consciousness. One of the main premesises of this book is that the processing in our brain is specifically designed to limit raw information storage. What we remember is the impression of the overall environment, and then reconstruct the memory each time we need it, inventing details which are consistent with the impression. This explains why everyone at one time or another distinctly remembers you saying something which you didn't actually say. This means that only a fraction of the information is actually stored, while the rest is reconstructed. Kind of like the way a 3D game is reconstructed out of various primitaves.
>>Scary. I am VERY glad my business is running on >>Apache.
Don't count on Apache to save you. A worm such as you describe could bring the entire web to it's knees. Your site may still be working, but no one can get to it.