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Does it really take a rocket scientist to install an anti-virus app and keep it up to date? If the astronauts aboard the International Space Station are any indication, even that's not enough!

Apparently, earlier this month NASA detected that a worm had infected some computers that were taken up into orbit in July. Smart as astronauts have to be, it seems none of them thought to even install an AV program on their laptops.

Fortunately, the virus in question is only designed to steal passwords for some MMOs popular in East Asia, so shouldn't do any real damage while it is investigated and contained (if the astronauts do play those games, the lag from space might be a bit too much...).

On the upshot, now you can say you're smarter than an astronaut simply by keeping your AV on and up to date


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on Aug 27, 2008
on Aug 27, 2008
On the upshot, now you can say you're smarter than an astronaut simply by keeping your AV on and up to date


That was always a given, they are in fact Government Employees.   

(Just a joke)
on Aug 27, 2008

Fortunately, the virus in question is only designed to steal passwords for some MMOs popular in East Asia, so shouldn't do any real damage while it is investigated and contained (if the astronauts do play those games, the lag from space might be a bit too much...).

 

 I can just imagine, "afk, space junk just flew by window.."

on Aug 27, 2008

How Many Rocket Scientists Does It Take?
3.

One to hold the bulb and two to turn the ladder.

on Aug 27, 2008

omg, thats a funny news kryo sometimes, beeing simple is a gift.

on Aug 27, 2008

Heck, even Neil Armstrong himself had a bit of trouble piloting the Lem in July 69 by using a 32k ram control panel - without Virus!

 

The thing with nearby space is that it DOES have multiple junk & drifting satellites in orbit, MIR burnt on re-entrance (as it should), the ISS has - what - something like a 15 (+/-5) years life-span. By that time, someone will be heading for Mars along with temporary devices that would need to sustain them for a full year at least. Boogie_traps included.

Some kinky Pirate(s) out there are certainly aiming for the heavens and the silly 'fame'.

Can NASA stop the process?

If anything, what we simply do on Earth will transfer 'naturally' in space.

It's called Humanity progress.

Or... stupidity.

 

At least, TRUE exploration isn't limited by a full blast 60 days trial teasing run that must be renewed at Symantec for a cost.

on Aug 27, 2008

Because it has to be said:

 

Houston, we have a problem.

 

on Aug 27, 2008

Houston, we have a problem.

Why is there no :facepalm: emote

The thing with nearby space is that it DOES have multiple junk & drifting satellites in orbit

Yeah, you could say that, as an understatement of the century

http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/Bee-Hive-3_H1.jpg

More pictures: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESOC/SEMN2VM5NDF_mg_1.html

on Aug 27, 2008

That is pretty funny.

I guess that when you are concentrating on some very complicated things you forget the simplest.

 

 

on Aug 27, 2008
Some kinky Pirate(s) out there are certainly aiming for the heavens and the silly 'fame'.


C'mon, us 'aven't managed t' git t' Stardock yet!
on Aug 27, 2008
I guess that when you are concentrating on some very complicated things you forget the simplest.


Yeah, I mean, c'mon, they are "only" riding a giant bullet into outer freakin' space for monkey's sake.
on Aug 27, 2008

Kitkun
Houston, we have a problem. 

Hey - you have to remember that if you are on the ISS and get a virus - "In Space - No one can hear you scream - Arrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"

on Aug 28, 2008

Does this mean we have to worry about bringing a new kind of pest to alien planets when we develop warp drive (or other FTL technology)?

  

on Aug 28, 2008

How'd that look on your resume?

"I killed the first alien race we met through my totally 1337 computer virus. Now there's no way they can ever invade us."

 

on Aug 28, 2008

Now there's no way they can ever invade us

Any invasion would fail anyway. They'd wipe out most of the planet's population with vastly superior technology, catch a cold, and die. That, or we'll just pour water on them.

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