Flame! Flame! (in a crowded theatre ...)

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Symantec, that bastion of cutting edge computer virus hyperbole, has discovered 
that Flame has a previously unknown and unsuspected capability!

It can delete files!  It can even delete system files!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/flame-virus-capable-of-
computer-sabotage-symantec-says/article4362781/

That means it can pulverize^Wdestroy^Wsabotage^Wcause an annoyance on your 
computer.

Nothing like this has ever been seen before in the malware world!  This is 
completely new, and no virus has ...

Wait a minute ... I seem to recall one that did that ... in 1987 ... at Lehigh 
University ... and there were possibly others ...

======================  (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer)
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the Internet is, basically, because it's a complex system.
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