And the alt text... "Viruses so far have been really disappointing on the 'disable the internet' front, and time is running out. When Linux/Mac win in a decade or so the game will be over."
The first virus I remember clearly was the Michelangelo virus. For extra geeky goodness, check out the Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms.
And just to tie it all together...
And the alt... The henchmen Bebop and Rocksteady have hijacked the musical genres for us just like the Lone Ranger hijacked the William Tell Overture for our parents.
I remember Michaelangelo! One of the first truly "creative" viruses, I think.
ReplyDeletePeople pay me to prevent things like this, but there is a part of me that has never gotten past thinking the ingenuity that goes into a lot of malware is cool.
xkcd kind of freaks me out. It's like they're all up in my brain and started writing comics based on what's in there.
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