8th May 2004, 6:37 AM
Just last week I had to fix my friend's computer. He got a worm and it wouldn't let him run XP. It was about the 3rd worm or virii that he's gotten in the past year. Did I feel bad for him? Yes and no. I told him that if he really wants it to stop happening he should try to invest in some software that will help him out.
About five years ago, my sister or my dad downloaded some form of a trojan virus. It really messed my computer up. We ended up reformatting and doing all this other shit to the computer. Yes, I was mad and yes, I really wish it didn't happen. But I also felt somewhat guilty because I knew that it was preventable. That was 5 years ago. Now my computer is as secure as the storage room in the US mint.
You say that it's 100% the maker's fault. I say it's about 95% their fault. They take advantage of the general population's lack of knowledge on computers and how to prevent virii from entering their computer (that 'idiot' sentence was a wisecrack at Darunia, sir).
Now I saw my friend as being innocent because he doesn't really know that much about computers. In fact, everyone is innocent in my opinion. But still, their at fault by a very small amount. It's their computer, it's a sitting duck and hackers love to take advantage of that. Let me give you an analogy with something that happened at my school recently. A few girls left their dorm room doors unlocked and some man came in and tried to rape them. It's not their fault for the man's actions, but it's their fault for leaving the door unlocked. They could have prevented it, and they know that. It's not a good thing to live in denile and fully blame the individual responsible when you know it could have been prevented. People don't expect bad things to happen to them but they damn right well always happen.
About the computer nerd talk: let me tell you something. Have you ever seen starwars? I'm sure you have since you're at tendo city. Do you know how there's a light and dark side? Good. Now there is always going to be a darker side to things. It's human nature. To put it in gaming terms, it's like playing black and white. You either pick to be a loving beast or you pick to be a beast full of hatred and killing. When computers came out and people were being taught how to program you couldn't have expected everything coming out of it to be positive. There's always going to be someone on the 'dark side' who is going to abuse their power.
About five years ago, my sister or my dad downloaded some form of a trojan virus. It really messed my computer up. We ended up reformatting and doing all this other shit to the computer. Yes, I was mad and yes, I really wish it didn't happen. But I also felt somewhat guilty because I knew that it was preventable. That was 5 years ago. Now my computer is as secure as the storage room in the US mint.
You say that it's 100% the maker's fault. I say it's about 95% their fault. They take advantage of the general population's lack of knowledge on computers and how to prevent virii from entering their computer (that 'idiot' sentence was a wisecrack at Darunia, sir).
Now I saw my friend as being innocent because he doesn't really know that much about computers. In fact, everyone is innocent in my opinion. But still, their at fault by a very small amount. It's their computer, it's a sitting duck and hackers love to take advantage of that. Let me give you an analogy with something that happened at my school recently. A few girls left their dorm room doors unlocked and some man came in and tried to rape them. It's not their fault for the man's actions, but it's their fault for leaving the door unlocked. They could have prevented it, and they know that. It's not a good thing to live in denile and fully blame the individual responsible when you know it could have been prevented. People don't expect bad things to happen to them but they damn right well always happen.
About the computer nerd talk: let me tell you something. Have you ever seen starwars? I'm sure you have since you're at tendo city. Do you know how there's a light and dark side? Good. Now there is always going to be a darker side to things. It's human nature. To put it in gaming terms, it's like playing black and white. You either pick to be a loving beast or you pick to be a beast full of hatred and killing. When computers came out and people were being taught how to program you couldn't have expected everything coming out of it to be positive. There's always going to be someone on the 'dark side' who is going to abuse their power.
Quote:What do I EXPECT nerds to do when they get that software? Maybe what I do with it perhaps? Program something USEFUL to people? Yes it will always happen, but since when is THAT a defense?It's not a defense. You just have to except the fact that it's human nature to do right and wrong. And for you Christians, please refer to Adam and Eve for this. Look, not everything is good in life. Nothing is ever going to be perfect. There's a lot of sick people out there who are bent up on harming other individuals. Yes, we can lock them up and punish them, but it's never going to stop them from doing what they're doing.