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<TITLE>RE: [extropy-chat] Warwick: Could future computer viruses infecthumans?</TITLE>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>At least it's fun to imagine that a computer got a cold (then maybe it doesn't need thermal solution sometimes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>because it feels too cold?)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>or got a VD (how to cure a VD on a computer?), or ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Walter.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>--------</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org [<A HREF="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org">mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</A>] On Behalf Of ben</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:36 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Warwick: Could future computer viruses infecthumans?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Adrian Tymes wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Umm...no. Biological viruses require a physical</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>presence to infect; software viruses do not, being</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>pure information."</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Whoa!!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>There is no such thing as 'pure information'.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Unless you believe in souls, etc.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Information is always embodied in some way.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I assume you meant to make a distinction between information encoded on </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>electrons and information encoded on molecules?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I certainly hope so, anyway.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>ben</FONT>
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