Michael S. Clark

Thanks Gary. I do feel strongly about this.

With the state of the internet these days, I feel that it is only reasonable for you to know what the risks of connecting are and know how to prevent them.

“Think of the children! Think of the children!”

If you go online unprotected, and worse knowing the you’re unprotected then, frankly, you deserve everything that’s coming to you but it pisses me off that you will then, in however small a way, become part of the problem; either as a virus carrier, a spyware host, or, worse case scenario, part of a botnet.

I blame you entirely.

You knew the threat that the internet poses to an unprotected computer and if you didn’t, then get the fuck out and come back when you realise that not everything that comes down that little cable is benign! There was a time when you yourself had to be pro-active in initiating any attack by opening an unsolicited email attachment or whatever, but you don’t have to do anything now and you don’t have to wait very long.

Therefore, I believe that before you can connect, you must have to obtain a license showing a minimum level of competency and provide your license number to your ISP as part of the sign-up process.

If you’re found to be connected without one, then your ISP will suspend your account until you get one.

I know this will probably never happen, but FFS, go on a course or something! I promise you will feel better afterwards and I won’t feel like I have to go all right-wing on your ass when something malicious impacts against my firewall.

And a final word:

If you’re reading this from behind a firewall then I thank you for your patience.

If you’re reading this and you don’t WTF a firewall is, then I’m on my way round with every intention of depriving you of the use of your legs.