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Grand Rapids, Mich., May 1997. Sue and Shane Stevens have sent the three kids away for the weekend. They have locked the doors and hidden the car so no one will bug them. Tonight they hope to talk about Shane's cancer, a topic they have mostly avoided for years. It has eaten away at their marriage just as it corrodes his kidney. A friend has recommended that they take ecstasy, except he calls it MDMA and says therapists used it 20 years ago to get people to discuss difficult topics. And, in fact, after tonight, Sue and Shane will...
...Love Bug...
First Melissa, now the Love Bug, and God only knows what's next [TECHNOLOGY, May 15]. It's high time the government did something to stop the spread of computer violence! All computer users should be registered with the Federal Government, and there should be a mandatory one-week waiting period for computer sales nationwide. If Congress does not have the will to act on this, the Federal and state governments should file lawsuits against computer manufacturers to recoup the damages caused by these viruses. We must stop the threat posed by easy access to computers. ANDREW L. LEVY...
...your system can be knocked out, assume it will be." You journalists need to read a little more carefully. He said if it "can" be knocked out. It is feasible to engineer systems that are exceedingly difficult to knock out without incurring significant costs. The Love Bug exploits a system that was designed to encourage promiscuous behavior. Windows is a code-running slut, a code Casanova. JOHN KAWAKAMI Los Angeles...
...MORE "I LOVE YOU" This week Microsoft is offering a download that will update Microsoft Outlook Express, its popular e-mail software, to guard against more viruses like the Love Bug. The upgraded Outlook will no longer accept attachments that contain executable code, like the bug's, and it will warn you if another program on your computer tries to rummage through your address book. Check www.microsoft.com for the upgrade. Thanks, Bill...