1. This one is false -- in fact, the
Difference Engine was powered by steam. And the size of a locomotive.
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2. This one is true -- think twice before
hitting that "Download now" button.
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3. Nope! The Melissa virus was named in honor
of a Miami stripper (not Melissa Gilbert).
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4. Strange, but true. Apparently some makers
of... potentially unwanted programs... don't want them called spyware.
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5. True! According to some reports, he also
managed to crash a cellphone.
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6. Absolutely true, and well-named, we
maintain.
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7. False! Did we get you? A kludge is
actually an inelegant -- if effective -- solution to a problem.
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8. This is true. We don't know how much
storage space Shakespeare's works would take if converted to audio, though.
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9. False! The odds are precisely even,
because each toss of the coin is an independent event. (This one's gotten a lot of gamblers in
trouble)
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10. False! A megaflop is a measure of
processor speed.
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