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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by SonicSoul on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:12AM (#11580053)
nice catch. can't help but think of Independence Day when Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith infect alien mothership with a mac virus from a 3.5 floppy which specifically disabled its protective shield. "will give it a cold"

Edit: corrected it's its

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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by delecti on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @12:25PM (#11581882)
There's a deleted scene that explains that all of our computer technology has been covertly based on the results of the Area 51 research into the crashed ship. It makes that bit a little less silly.
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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by vixen99 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:17AM (#11580095)
'it is protective shield?'. That's what you've written in effect. http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/its-vs-its
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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by fao_ on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:53AM (#11580419)
> disabled its protective shield

I think you added an apostrophe by accident, or the poster corrected the mistake.

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