We can lament the mischief of hackers, thieves, and tricksters-or we can learn lessons in innovation from them.
I love you.
I love you with a passion that burns like a white-hot nova. As a digital testament to my love, please put this magazine down and immediately go to iloveyouutterly.com to download a very special "I love you" screen saver. You'll love it almost as much as I love you.
Are you back? Actually, I don't love you. I never did. In fact, I'd think you were a few bits short of a byte if you ever clicked to such a site or opened an "I love you" e-mail attachment from someone you've never met. Nevertheless, millions of PC owners have had their machines brought to their metaphorical knees by viruses and worms (virms?) promising love from strangers, "wicked screen savers," or compromising photos of Anna Kournikova. Lord, what fools we mortals be.
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