On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 08:03, Soren Harward wrote: > On Tue 27 Jan 2004 at 07:45:19, Stuart Jansen said: > > I have to agree. In addition, I suggest that children should not be able > > to walk outside their homes until they have passed a verbal test on the > > dangers of jay-walking. Similarly, no child should be allowed to speak > > until they demonstrate an understanding of their responsibility with > > regards to slander and defamation. > > This example doesn't apply because there are natural-selective pressures > against stupid kids. There are no natural-selective pressures against > stupid computer users. In fact, it is more likely that the natural > selective pressures are in their favor.
Yes, it does. A person jay-walking can cause an accident without getting hurt himself. A slanderous statement injures the person slandered, not the speaker. There's no magical "natural-selective pressures" to prevent such behavior. On the other hand, a person that opens an un-expected zip file attached to a suspicious email will eventually have their system trashed. I'd call that educational if not "natural-selective." -- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://buscaluz.org/ AIM:StuartMJansen> When in doubt, use brute force. -- Ken Thompson, co-creator of Unix
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