[extropy-chat] Warwick: Could future computer viruses infecth umans?

[Walter_Chen at compal.com]

At least it's fun to imagine that a computer got a cold (then maybe it
doesn't need thermal solution sometimes
because it feels too cold?)
or got a VD (how to cure a VD on a computer?), or ...

Thanks.
 
Walter.
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Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Warwick: Could future computer viruses
infecthumans?


Adrian Tymes wrote:

"Umm...no.  Biological viruses require a physical
presence to infect; software viruses do not, being
pure information."

Whoa!!

There is no such thing as 'pure information'.

Unless you believe in souls, etc.

Information is always embodied in some way.

I assume you meant to make a distinction between information encoded on 
electrons and information encoded on molecules?

I certainly hope so, anyway.

ben

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