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CRITERIA FOR LIVING? Code meets many of the general criteria for defining life forms. https://lnkd.in/d67aD-d View in LinkedIn

ARCHITECTURE. "A mobile code-based architecture would enable Word to not only detect that a new printer is available, but determine what code is needed to use it, and then deliver that needed code on demand." https://lnkd.in/dqK2a6W View in LinkedIn

ARTIFICIAL LIFE. "Only recently have some scientists begun to ask if computer viruses are not a form of artificial life — a self-replicating organism. Simply because computer viruses do not exist as organic molecules may not be sufficient reason to dismiss the classification of this form of “vandalware” as a form of life." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

"MOBILE CODE is the ability to move executable code across the network, to the place where it is needed, and then execute that code securely and reliably." https://lnkd.in/dqK2a6W View in LinkedIn

RADICAL. “I think computer viruses should count as life.” (Stephen Hawking) https://lnkd.in/db_T3sX View in LinkedIn

COMPUTER VIRUSES. "Like DNA molecules, it's code is a template that is used by the virus to replicate itself. There also seems to be a kind of metabolism that converts matter and energy." https://lnkd.in/dz3C6n5 View in LinkedIn

INFORMATION. "A computer virus has information storage of a self-representation." https://lnkd.in/dz3C6n5 View in LinkedIn

VIRAL ARCHAEOLOGY. "This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronology of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware, related research and events." https://lnkd.in/dmr9tdK View in LinkedIn

"CYBERATTACKS also spread wickedly fast. When hackers release a wave of malware-laced spam emails, it only takes 82 seconds for someone to get duped and become the first victim." https://lnkd.in/dZYM-Me View in LinkedIn

2015: "More than 317 million new pieces of malware -- computer viruses or other malicious software -- were created last year. That means nearly one million new threats were released each day." https://lnkd.in/dZYM-Me View in LinkedIn