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Dave Seidel :: Wavicle
Holons, nothing but holons.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
« Naming Virii »
Ever wonder how viruses get their names? It looks pretty random. The reporters need a handle for each virus. So why don't we use a system like the one they use for hurricanes and typhoons? First a woman's name, then a man's name, starting with A, then B, round and round we go. It's good because we don't let the virus writer add a name to the common vocabulary. Why should they get rewarded for being jerks. What do you think? [Scripting News]
I like the idea of using neutral names so as not to glorify the jerks who write and propogate these things. But the difference between a hurricane and a virus is that the former is a natural event without an inherent name, and the latter is the work of a human being and does have a name, so it's hard to believe that journalists would ignore the name already attached to the critter.
« Whoah! »
Jolt Award Finalist.
Yeah, I know, this is my personal weblog, but this is too cool not to mention here!
Holons, nothing but holons.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003« Naming Virii »
Ever wonder how viruses get their names? It looks pretty random. The reporters need a handle for each virus. So why don't we use a system like the one they use for hurricanes and typhoons? First a woman's name, then a man's name, starting with A, then B, round and round we go. It's good because we don't let the virus writer add a name to the common vocabulary. Why should they get rewarded for being jerks. What do you think? [Scripting News]
I like the idea of using neutral names so as not to glorify the jerks who write and propogate these things. But the difference between a hurricane and a virus is that the former is a natural event without an inherent name, and the latter is the work of a human being and does have a name, so it's hard to believe that journalists would ignore the name already attached to the critter.
« Whoah! »
Jolt Award Finalist.
We're pleased to announce that SOAPscope has has been selected as a finalist for a 2003 Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Award in the category of Web Services Tools, a new category added this year. For more information, see the official announcement from CMP media, the publisher of Software Development magazine.
[Mindreef.blog]Yeah, I know, this is my personal weblog, but this is too cool not to mention here!