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Backslashes are trash (Changelog & Friends #21)
Nov 11, 2023
Mat Ryer, a musician and tech enthusiast, joins the hosts in a humorous and dramatic conversation. They discuss blurred reality and online interactions, popular memes and commercials, childhood dreams and aspirations, the preference for wired keyboards, the debate on backslashes vs forward slashes, computer viruses, the excitement and disappointment of the turn of the millennium, hacking conspiracy, and recommendations for Nicolas Cage movies.
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- The Love Bug virus highlighted the vulnerabilities of email systems and prompted the development of antivirus software and stronger security measures.
- The incident showed how easily and quickly viruses and worms could spread across the internet, leading to improvements in cybersecurity practices.
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The Love Bug: The Famous Love Letter Virus
The Love Bug, also known as the Love Letter Virus, was a worm that spread via email in May 2000. It appeared as an attachment with the subject 'I Love You' or variations thereof. When opened, the worm would delete files, change images, and send itself to the user's contacts. It infected millions of machines worldwide before steps were taken to mitigate its spread.
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