Why?

[Lurch]

I have no clue why people insist on ruining things for others.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/08/technology/personaltech/mobile_virus.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes
:flame::flame:

 

[Rab]

Because they\'re sad wankers with sod all else to do except write viruses and masturbate to grainy photos of Britney Spears in a bikini.

Not that I have strong feelings about virus writers

Rab.

 

[Lurch]

Originally posted by Rab
Because they\'re sad wankers with sod all else to do except write viruses and masturbate to grainy photos of Britney Spears in a bikini.

Not that I have strong feelings about virus writers

Rab.

Dont hold back Rab, Tell us how you REALLY feel
lol

 

[UncleHex]

Virus-writers, like it or not, drive technology forward.
It\'s the global software giants you should get mad at; for taking shortcuts in the integrity of the software we pay through the nose to use.
Virus-writers are a necessary evil...incompetant-corporate-software-leeches are just plain evil.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

:flame:A pox on both their houses:flame:

 

[Itchy]

Yeah dudes... viruses sucks a big one. i\'ve only had one viruse, but it pretty much killed my computer and WAY too many hours of my life hunting it down manually and deleting it... plus it kept making dynamic library files of itself and coming back. Damn i hate even seeing real *.dll files now. Bad memories man.

 

[Braveheart712]

Originally posted by UncleHex
Virus-writers, like it or not, drive technology forward.
It\'s the global software giants you should get mad at; for taking shortcuts in the integrity of the software we pay through the nose to use.
Virus-writers are a necessary evil...incompetant-corporate-software-leeches are just plain evil.

What bullshit! You actually believe this? You need help, next thing you will tell me is that the AIDS virus is good because it drives medical advancement forward. Face it, computer hacks will low self esteem that get off on harming others are the culprits here. They are nothing but anachists bent on distruction in a feudal attempt to make themselves feel important. Personally I hate seeing the abuse of cell phone users but I have can respect the right of others to have things that are different than what I like.

 

[Modderrhu]

Originally posted by UncleHex
Virus-writers, like it or not, drive technology forward.
It\'s the global software giants you should get mad at; for taking shortcuts in the integrity of the software we pay through the nose to use.
Virus-writers are a necessary evil...incompetant-corporate-software-leeches are just plain evil.

No, not a necessarily evil, but an inevitable evil. Software companies might have made holes in their software to support some questionable capabilities, but; in most cases, this is done with reasonable intention. Reasonable intention, yes, forethought and impact analysis? Not a chance, and that\'s where they can be burnt - failure to analyse the potential of their work.

Analogously, if I developed a drug that could kill all known germs and virii, would it ever be produced? No way! It has too much potential to kill all life on Earth - we depend on those little buggers.

It\'s easy to despise virus writers, they\'re typically a bunch of very talented individuals who misuse their abilities - a well-written virus takes creativity, imagination and good technical skill. Did I hate them though, I\'d have to hate myself too, since I wrote one many years ago. Never released, I must add. :innocent:

Just in case you think I sympathise with them, that\'s not the case at all. Selfish little bastards out for their own personal satisfaction at the costly expense of so many others.

 

[Sturmhalo]

Originally posted by Braveheart712

Originally posted by UncleHex
Virus-writers, like it or not, drive technology forward.
It\'s the global software giants you should get mad at; for taking shortcuts in the integrity of the software we pay through the nose to use.
Virus-writers are a necessary evil...incompetant-corporate-software-leeches are just plain evil.

What bullshit! You actually believe this? You need help, next thing you will tell me is that the AIDS virus is good because it drives medical advancement forward. Face it, computer hacks will low self esteem that get off on harming others are the culprits here. They are nothing but anachists bent on distruction in a feudal attempt to make themselves feel important. Personally I hate seeing the abuse of cell phone users but I have can respect the right of others to have things that are different than what I like.

\"When I first saw the title of this thread it summed so many thoughts and feelings up in that one little word. Those pitiful 3 letters. You\'ve gotta love the irony of such a question on this site!\"

Jerry adjusted his black frock coat, sat back in the rather uncomfortable chair (which made his buttocks tingle), and put his powder blue buckskin shod feet on the table in front of him.

\"But, I digress. One thing you\'re forgetting Mr Braveheart712 is that there has to be a balance. You may get all upset by things such as hackers and AIDS, but they happen, and they have to happen. It\'s all a matter of accepting those little evils and revelling in all their beauty.\"

And with that thought in hand, Jerry slid his feet off the table, the heels of his boots clicking on the hard tiled floor. Stood up. Adjusted his frock coat again. Checked his heater in its sling under his arm and marched purposefully across the room towards the door. Stopping at the mirror part way to admire his dark silky hair. He blew a kiss at his reflection.

 

[Beelzebrush]

If it never rained, nobody would have taken the time to invent the umbrella.... and then where would we be ?

 

[freakinacage]

Originally posted by Beelzebrush
If it never rained, nobody would have taken the time to invent the umbrella.... and then where would we be ?

well if it didn\'t rain, we\'d be dry! (and that git down the pub couldn\'t have knicked my umbrella)

 

[Legacy Account]

Good.

Mobile phones are the bastard spawn of satan....

 

[Infidel Castro]

Someone nicked MY umbrella as well! It was a posh one and it got half-inched from the City Arms.

Swines.

And what\'s all this talk about viriiiii?

 

[donga666]

Arse to the lot of them!!!

If I get a virus on my phone, whats it gunna do? Make it not work properly MORE!

OOOO! Scary!:moon:

 

[Infidel Castro]

Can they do it to phones then? That\'s new to me.

 

[Dedwrekka]

Idiots shouldn\'t have technology, or at least be forced to look at the phones operation manual, or at least be taught that if you don\'t know who it\'s from DON\'T OPEN/DOWNLOAD THE FILE/MESSAGE/E-MAIL.