During our research for "Don't Cross the Memes" we encountered several potent memetic viruses. Six months later we have perfected a simple yet effective human virus detector. Scan yourself, or scan your friends.
* Each page of the scanner contains a grid of simple gray images
* Highlight the images you recognise by clicking on them
* Once you've marked all the images you recognise, move on by pressing Next
* After you complete the last page the system will automatically assess your exposure to currently known memetic viruses and suggest remedial actions
And my results back from the cyber doc:
The virus that have infected you will be show here along with thier cures, if known.
Viruses you suffer from:
- Junkfood
- Eat some real food. Something which you can identify the source of every ingredient, not the point of manufacture.
- Sci-fi
- Stop wearing the stick-on ears.
- BBCB
- CTRL-Break, and get a real computer. Repeat: "Mode 7 was not a good thing."
- 8-Bit
- Polygons, all the polygons you can get are not enough.
- British
- No need for cure. Benign virus.
- Windows
- Try MacOS X. It's based on UNIX, it has a smoother UI than Windows and it doesn't suck.
As an extra feature the boxes look nice. - Politics
- Stop caring!
- Brand Names
- Having a well-known name doesn't make it good.
- Hippyism
- Free love is passe and potentially dangerous, and patchouli smells like cat piss.
- Conspiracy Theory
- Face it, the elected government is in control. Actually that's quite scary.
- Environmentalism
- Consume more stuff! It's easier to buy new stuff than to recycle.
- Macintosh
- Use a mouse with more than one button.
- Prog Rock
- Long hair looks dumb with a bald spot. Listen to CD's they don't crackle.
- Cars
- There just hunks of metal which go real fast. Ride a bike through London at rush hour.
Viruses you might suffer from:
- Pokemon (60%)
- Pikachu! Use your hyper-electric-get-a-life move now!
- Linux (80%)
- Install the latest version of Microsoft Windows. Learn to love it.
- USA (90%)
- Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! [repeat]
- Goth (90%)
- Grow up. Let your roots grow out. Listen to Britney.
- Religion (70%)
- Read "God's Debris" by Scott Adams (yes, the Dilbert guy)
- Japan (60%)
- Big is good. Small is bad. Giant robots would not make a good last line of defence for Earth.
- Discordia (70%)
- Buy a suit. Invest your money. Eat hotdog buns on a friday.
- Computer Games (80%)
- Stop staring at the screen and get some fresh air. You should see a doctor about the RSI in your thumbs.
- Football (75%)
- Do something unhealthy and indoors, away from the Bears.
3 comments:
Human Virus Scanner
The virus that have infected you will be show here along with thier cures, if known.
Viruses you suffer from:
Junkfood
Eat some real food. Something which you can identify the source of every ingredient, not the point of manufacture.
Sci-fi
Stop wearing the stick-on ears.
Industrial
Everyone likes folk. No, really. Maybe you should listen to the Incredible String Band.
Religion
Read "God's Debris" by Scott Adams (yes, the Dilbert guy)
Discordia
Buy a suit. Invest your money. Eat hotdog buns on a friday.
Politics
Stop caring!
Brand Names
Having a well-known name doesn't make it good.
Hippyism
Free love is passe and potentially dangerous, and patchouli smells like cat piss.
Conspiracy Theory
Face it, the elected government is in control. Actually that's quite scary.
Environmentalism
Consume more stuff! It's easier to buy new stuff than to recycle.
Viruses you might suffer from:
Linux (80%)
Install the latest version of Microsoft Windows. Learn to love it.
USA (70%)
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! [repeat]
Cthulhu (70%)
Read some Enid Blyton.
Computer Games (60%)
Stop staring at the screen and get some fresh air. You should see a doctor about the RSI in your thumbs.
Macintosh (80%)
Use a mouse with more than one button.
I see that you have 10 infections and 5 possibles to my 14/10. Is this good?
I'm obviously some kind of meme whore who's been spreading all sorts of ideas through unprotected social intercourse.
Mine was very similar to yours, except it contained a lot references to Unix.
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