Comments on: As Plague Tears through WoW, we wonder: Can it happen here? http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44881 Urizenus Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:45:57 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44881 PetKa, the Herald, much like your local newspaper, publishes national and international news as well. In important newspapers like the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Second Life Herald, reporting events abroad is part of our mission -- in particular, our beat at the Herald is the emerging metaverse. This having been said, it is entirely possible for viral attacks to be launched within SL. Imagine a cloud of invisible nano-bugs that attach to your avatar and lag you mercilessly. Imagine now that they can jump from person to person and replicate. Trust me, I've been attacked by all sorts of swarming objects that behave in just this way (and have been pecked to death by swarming chickens several times). It's only a matter of time before someone in SL scripts a particularly virulent version of this. Will you be ready? PetKa, the Herald, much like your local newspaper, publishes national and international news as well. In important newspapers like the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Second Life Herald, reporting events abroad is part of our mission — in particular, our beat at the Herald is the emerging metaverse.

This having been said, it is entirely possible for viral attacks to be launched within SL. Imagine a cloud of invisible nano-bugs that attach to your avatar and lag you mercilessly. Imagine now that they can jump from person to person and replicate. Trust me, I’ve been attacked by all sorts of swarming objects that behave in just this way (and have been pecked to death by swarming chickens several times). It’s only a matter of time before someone in SL scripts a particularly virulent version of this. Will you be ready?

]]> By: Muezza http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44880 Muezza Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:17:22 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44880 Glad to hear that Wow reflects reality :-). Those infected should be glad Wow is just virtual. Word! Jan Glad to hear that Wow reflects reality :-) .
Those infected should be glad Wow is just virtual.

Word!

Jan

]]> By: PetKa http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44879 PetKa Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:15:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44879 this is very stupid and pointless.. why the hell should we be afraid of this in SL? this is the SL HERALD remember that this is very stupid and pointless.. why the hell should we be afraid of this in SL? this is the SL HERALD remember that

]]> By: Whatever http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44878 Whatever Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:32:40 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44878 I wouldn't mind a brownie actually I wouldn’t mind a brownie actually

]]> By: Tony Walsh http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44877 Tony Walsh Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:21:39 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44877 I find it hilarious that the WoW outbreak appears to be out of the control of the designers (at least until a patch is issued). There seem to be no zone-wide controls to purge characters of harmful effects. I'm going to log in now and see if I can get infected. I find it hilarious that the WoW outbreak appears to be out of the control of the designers (at least until a patch is issued). There seem to be no zone-wide controls to purge characters of harmful effects. I’m going to log in now and see if I can get infected.

]]> By: Urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44876 Urizenus Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:57:27 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44876 lol, and notice that the outbreak of bad spelling from WoW even infected me. Witness "plauge'. lol, and notice that the outbreak of bad spelling from WoW even infected me. Witness “plauge’.

]]> By: Cindy Claveau http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/09/as_plague_tears.html/comment-page-1#comment-44875 Cindy Claveau Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:39:01 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2223#comment-44875 Spellcheckers. Don't leave home without 'em :) Spellcheckers. Don’t leave home without ‘em :)

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