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Derek Hatchard \\ on improving experiences

Derek Hatchard writes on the theme of "improving experiences" which includes managing technology, user experiences, life hacking, and some business related stuff. Derek has a software development blog at ardentdev.com and a product review site at wellrated.com. He is a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) at Radian6, a salesforce.com company. All views expressed are his alone (or those of any guest writers) and do not represent the views of Radian6 or salesforce.com.

Aug 29th 2008
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Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG.

The worm was first detected on Earth in August 2007 and lurks on infected machines waiting to steal login names for popular online games.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7583805.stm

I’ve done many stupid things in life but I’ve never taken a virus into space.

Makes you wonder though: Where is the promised Trustworthy Computing?

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