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minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·26 days agoI believe the theory is that viruses have evolved from other life forms multiple times. Basically a DNA sequence gone rogue.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·26 days agoLike if your computer got a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, gave it a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, etc.
minus-squareDaMonsterKnees@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoThis explanation is excellent but feels incomplete. What happens after it burns the CD?
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·26 days agoIt runs out of all CDs and thus stops working. A PC can not work without CDs.
I believe the theory is that viruses have evolved from other life forms multiple times. Basically a DNA sequence gone rogue.
Like if your computer got a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, gave it a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, etc.
This explanation is excellent but feels incomplete. What happens after it burns the CD?
It runs out of all CDs and thus stops working. A PC can not work without CDs.