Verrrrrry Interesting....... .....................

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Uncle Sam's cyber force wants you
In the latest plan of the the United States military to garrison cyberspace, the air force has set up a Cyber Command and launched its own George W Bush-style US$30-billion pre-emptive strike that will, theoretically, provide the air force with the ability to fry any computer in the world. - William J Astore
Recently, while I was on a visit to Salon.com, my computer screen momentarily went black. A glitch? A power surge? No, it was a pop-up ad for the US Air Force, warning me that an enemy cyber attack could come at any moment - with dire consequences for my ability to connect to the Internet. It was an Outer Limits moment. Remember that eerie sci-fi show from the early 1960s? The one that began in a blur with the message, "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission ..." It felt a little like that.

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Outer Limits and Twilight Zone segments

were watched faithfully at my house when I was a kid.... I must admit that I haven't had any of those moments.... I'm still waiting for Star Trek/Captain Kirk to come along and save mankind!

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