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[–] LibertyLizard 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I believe the theory is that viruses have evolved from other life forms multiple times. Basically a DNA sequence gone rogue.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Like if your computer got a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, gave it a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, etc.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This explanation is excellent but feels incomplete. What happens after it burns the CD?

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It runs out of all CDs and thus stops working. A PC can not work without CDs.