UT: Well, well, well .....

[Yao Sing]

MAC virus

MACs are immune to viruses ... (see above link)

Eye gouges don't work ... Anthony Johnson v Kevin Burns

Head kicks are useless ... Crocop v Gonzaga


What other myths can we bust on this forum?

[David Jamieson]

how about "yao sings link fu is excellent".

because clearly, except for mac virus information, that is a myth. lol

[Reverend Tap]

Nobody with an ounce of sense has ever claimed Macs are virus-immune. That said, there's lots of people out there without an ounce of sense, particularly when it comes to computers. I used to occasionally clean viruses off of Macs years ago when I worked at my college's IT help desk. Not that common, though; Apple's low market share in the PC market has insulated them fairly well since very few people bother to make viruses for them.

[wetwonder]

How about the myth that sailors like swimmin with bow legged women?

[Lucas]

How about the myth that sailors like swimmin with bow legged women?

LOL, i guess that would depend on who the sailor was.

[golden arhat]

why do people make viruses ? at all ? what purpose do they serve?

[sanjuro_ronin]

why do people make viruses ? at all ? what purpose do they serve?

They make them because they can.

[Reverend Tap]

They make them because they can.

Exactly it. I've known/known of a number of people who've either made but never deployed a virus, or made totally benign but annoying ones to install on friends' computers. Like hacking, the vast majority of it is a "because it's there"-style challenge.

[ironfenix]

is that david the gnome in a 30's style boxing stance? Where the heck did you get that man?

[wetwonder]

Part of the reason they do it is for the power. One person sitting alone in a room can effect so much just by typing out an idea.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Exactly it. I've known/known of a number of people who've either made but never deployed a virus, or made totally benign but annoying ones to install on friends' computers. Like hacking, the vast majority of it is a "because it's there"-style challenge.

Just like why we climb mountains, sky dive and schalack strippers, not because its a good idea, but because we can !!

[Reverend Tap]

is that david the gnome in a 30's style boxing stance? Where the heck did you get that man?

Yup.

Screencap from the actual show. I think he's just doing the righteous indignation thing, but it's a sweet pic nonetheless. Can't take credit for it though; just got lucky on a google image search.