Hackers can turn your home computer into a bomb!

[Orcrist]

This is why Microsoft came up with the UAC... UAC: "Terrorist trying to blow up your computer. Allow? Disallow?" YOU: (Auto reaction...) "Allow" BOOM! And then you will blame Microsoft anyways... :-) Cheers, David

[Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe]

I was just wondering if they hired an artist from Mad magazine, or if their PhotoShop skills have seriously declined... Flynn

[Mike Hankey]

New hacker security alerts Just need a color code Don't worry be happy! Is this just a coincidence? Hmmmm Be afraid, be real afraid! Duck

Theres light at the end of the tunnel. Lord I hope it ain't no train!

[Nirosh]

Virtual Chicken Server 2007, with "Bird Flue" gaurd.. :-D

L.W.C. Nirosh. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

[code frog 0]

Umm don't you mean UFC? (User Flu Control):-D

[Lilith C]

That's why I have the titanium shields around my computers and external hard drives. Lilith

[beatle11]

Hmmmm...I'd like to know what paper thats from....or tabloid for that matter. I can't see it being as bad as the article makes it seem but I guess anythings possible.

[Bradml]

UFC kept stepping on my chickens in case they "might" have the flu....

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Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

[Mark_Wallace]

But it's all perfectly true! It's part of the new technology that "alters the molecular structure of the central processing unit", to allow for faster processing, safer browsing, and pizza delivery. Of course, once your CPU's molecular structure has been altered to that of a pizza, you have to get a new one, but, Guys, it's Pizza we're talking here!

[Bharali]

Boy!! I am scared!! :zzz:

[Mark II]

Really? :omg: Are you the hacker? Just trying to throw us off the trail? Well, you don't fool me! I'll hit "Post" and then shut down, once and for all. You won't get me with your logic bomb! ;P

[Rich Leyshon]

For any other sceptical oldies out there, cast your minds back 20-25 years and this is very similar to something you could do to a Commodore PET. A certain value placed in a certain memory location caused a short - I think it was something to do with an I/O port. The power involved was very small so no blown fuses just a gradual build up of heat. If left long enough you could eventually start a fire! :-D Rich

[Tarisai]

:wtf: Wake up and run for your life.. Up 2 Di Time!

[Sarah Jane Snow]

Anybody know when this article appeared in the paper? April 1st maybe!

[NikoTanghe]

This is kind of sad to see more and more hoaxes like this in American news. Has America totally gone mad on their holy crusade against terrorism? Sadly enough, some people actually do believe this...

<< Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. >>

[senylity]

This is nothing new. I've had this image on my "bomb" for at least 4 years now.

Success is the happy feeling you get between the time you do something and the time you tell a woman what you did. --Dibert

[aubieman]

We used to do that with c64's back in high school. 'course, since their processors weren't as advanced, the explosions were mere firecrackers. :->

John Cardinal wrote:

http://carcino.gen.nz/images/index.php/42e23aa3/63ed627e\[^\] Probably the safest thing is to just shut off your computer right now and walk away from it in a calm and orderly manner.

[Leeland Clay]

ooooo...can you send me one??? My ip address is 127.0.0.1 :P

[aubieman]

I don't know what's worse, blaming all of America for a joke news item in a whimsical tabloid, or the fact that some of the CPers here can't tell it's a joke... not a "hoax." This is the same newspaper that gives us updates on the status of spider-boy (the half man, half spider) who was kidnapped by Venutians in order to repopulate the dying planet of Venus.

[JoeSox]

:boom!:

Later, JoeSox "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." -Aristotle CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm