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Article #217Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
From: John Slade
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:20
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:20
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On 8/4/2010 3:01 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
> "John Slade"<hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:NXi6o.35931$F%7.12219@newsfe10.iad...
>> On 8/3/2010 2:47 PM, Buffalo wrote:
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>> That's like some electricians I know that call all 9" linemans
>>>> pliers
>>>> klein, even tho they aren't. As klein is actually a company name.
>>>
>>> Hey, how did you know I am a licensed electrician?
>>> And yes, it is common in the trade to call them 'kleins', like in,
>>> 'can I
>>> borrow your kleins?'
>>> Buffalo :)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's like people calling powdered drink mix from Flavor Aid,
>> "Kool-Aid". I'm sure we've all heard the expression, "Drinking the
>> Kool-Aid" when talking about someone who follows something or someone
>> blindly. Well it came from the Jim Jones tragedy in Jonestown, Guyana.
>> They drank poisonded Flavor Aid but most people still call it
>> Kool-Aid.
>
> Same sort of thing applies to crescent wrench (Crescent is a brand name
> of a very popular open end adjustaqble wrench). Crowbar is another,
> where a wrecking bar is almost always incorrectly called a crowbar.
> Dykes are a misnomer for the shortening of the tool known as a "diagonal
> cutter".
>
> Most people don't care about using correct terminology, and so there is
> often confusion and shouts of *mere semantics* when someone tries to
> inform them.
>
>
Terminology is subject to any number of factors. It's
perfectly correct to use "virus" when talking about trojans and
worms. It's also perfectly correct to call all three "bugs". It
just matters what the prevailing thinking is. Also professionals
who actually make software that remove malware often called
their products anti-virus software.
John
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