Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Are Babies More Susceptible to Computer Viruses than Real People?

To test this theory out, we plugged this baby up to some firewire cables and pumped it full of trojans.


It immediately started showing signs of lag and making noises that, based on careful pediolinguistics, could only have been baby-talk attempts at inquiring about credit card numbers and other personal information. We couldn't reformat the baby right away because the road had a lot of pot holes in it and we didn't want our tools to be at risk of flying out of the truck bed.

Conclusions:

1. Babies are not responsible about updating their virus protection definitions, which further supports that they cannot even use computers really.
2. Check weather forecasts because unplugging the babies' connections can be dangerous in the rain because you might shock yourself or fry your equipment.
3. After being infected with viruses, babies are bad at remembering their home addresses otherwise you would be able to return them safely to their mothers.

What suggestions do you have for making this experiment better? What experiments could we perform in the future that would enhance our knowledge of the disconnection between babies and the computing world?

2 comments:

  1. well like i said before, i am doctor, so i think i have some valid advice. Perhaps next time do this in a controlled indoor setting. That way you'll have a better, more steady internet connection. This would help your results use more consistincy. Good luck with your experimentations!

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  2. Hi, I'm world renowned pediatrician, Dr. Justin Michael Jordan. It sounds like what your experiments are lacking are control subjects, and also motivation. Give the baby a reason to want to use a computer. A sort of Pavlov experiment. Lock it in a closed steel box with nothing but a computer. When the baby correctly checks its sites, it is rewarded with food and water. Fucking Simple.

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