“What kind of idiot would open an attachment they know nothing about?” Well, people, apparently I’m that kind of idiot. I’m the person who lives by email and manages a pretty big web site, so I think I know a few things about computers and the Internet … but when the message and attachment comes from a trusted acquaintance … You can also let the people at Slashdot.org tell you how dumb I am. This is not good for my ego today. Yes, I’ve been attacked by the “I Love You” virus, which actually doesn’t love me at all. Don’t worry, though — a few weeks ago I accidentally deleted my personal address book (yes, dumb people can do smart things!) so I believe it didn’t spread it to anyone. But if I sent it to you without my knowing, I can’t tell you how sorry I am. From what I can tell, I’m going to be losing some files on my hard drive … could be ugly.
I am most sad right now since at this time, 12:10 p.m., there doesn’t appear to be an easy fix. My computing friends have told me they’re “working on it.” More updates to follow.
1:30 p.m. UPDATE! One thousand nine hundred fifty two. That’s the number of files I lost today thanks to being loved. Well, I needed to clean up my hard drive sometime, eh?
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