[tlug] Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!

["Lyle H Saxon" <llletters@example.com>]

Thought this might be of interest to many in the group:

Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!
By William J. Astore
June 5, 2008

Recently, while I was on a visit to Salon.com, my computer screen
momentarily went black. A glitch? A power surge? No, it was a pop-up
ad for the US Air Force, warning me that an enemy cyber-attack could
come at any moment--with dire consequences for my ability to connect
to the Internet. It was an Outer Limits moment. Remember that eerie
sci-fi show from the early 1960s? The one that began in a blur with
the message, "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not
attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission..." It
felt a little like that.  .................

Full article here:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080623/astore