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mikekayb 23rd Nov 2009
A lifetime ago, I'm talking multiple decades, long before the internet,
as a very young and stupid computer enthusiast badly in need of a
lesson about actions having consequences, I wrote a non-destructive
worm, which was widely reported on as a "virus". I was caught. While
my case didn't attract global attention, it certainly did appear in
regional and even some national media at the time.

Let me assure you, no job offers came rolling in. All I got were a
substantial fine and one federal felony charge which eventually didn't
come to trial only for unrelated and coincidental reasons. That's plus
the horrible eight-month ordeal of just dealing with the escalating
consequences, which were probably still less harsh than I deserved. It
was an awful experience, however much deserved, and ended up only
with me feeling lucky just not to be in jail. And I did something orders
of magnitude less severe than these people did.

If my experience was anything to go by, they're likely never to get
anything more positive out of having done this than months or years
of intense stress followed by a very long-term feeling of severe
regret, strong enough to keep them from ever causing any kind of
trouble again.



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