Virus Causes Firework Explosion (really?)

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

As anyone who can access YouTube can attest, San Diego's July 4th fireworks 
went off all at once, causing a 17 minute show to be condensed into about 20 
seconds.

Apparently it was caused by a computer virus.

Or, then again, maybe not.  According to the reports at:
http://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=17503
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/07/san_diego_fireworks_malfunct
io.html

somebody at the company said "because of a glitch or virus in the computer firing 
system, they all went off with one command."

So, just like always, anything that goes wrong and is connected to a computer is 
the result of a "virus" ...

======================  (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer)
rslade () vcn bc ca     slade () victoria tc ca     rslade () computercrime org
Jack shook his head and staggered backwards, his hand falling on
to the shaft of an axe that was resting in a block of wood.  He
knew what had to be done.  He hobbled into the shed, rummaged
under the broken wood and found his father's old chainsaw.
                                - `The Big Over Easy,' Jasper Fforde
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