Virus alert

 
 
        Computer viruses (virii?) have always been regarded as rather
        abstract collections of machine language output.
 
        However, recently, using neural network and artificial intelli-
        gence science techniques, it has become possible to obtain actual
        images of these computer program infectors.
 
        One of the early finds is shown below. It has been tentavively
        assigned the designation "byteriophage" and is particularly
        damaging to academic output on the internet.
 
        It operates by seeking out instances of factual output and
        logical reasoning and replacing them with sesquipedalian
        verbiage and newagespeak.
 
        Although several groups are pursuing ways to counteract this
        virus, to date no remedy has been found.
 
        In the interim, please be extremely cautious in downloading
        from unknown sources.
 
 
 
 
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                 < Bruno Wroblewski  <bwr...@mail.orion.org>              
                          Illegitimi non carborundum                        
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