Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[TJ Parker]

"During the week, we heard of new virus and security frights from MSFT. [...] I'm just trying to connect the dots. I look forward to an clear and concise explanation. [...] I can't imagine what would transpire should the electic grid be inflicted with a virus."

i can't imagine that anyone would even consider running something like the electrical grid on windows. that just doesn't even make sense. true, some of the user interface machines might use windows. but the actual running of the system would have to be off of some highly redundant hardware running a real-time operating system.

but then, why would these systems be on the internet anyway? they'd require a guaranteed response time that the internet just can't give you. and that's certainly not secure.

anyway, unless someone made some very stoopid decisions, i can't imagine how it could have been a virus.