from t-bone So May 28th happens to be the date when it is said that the document known as fish.exe will launch a deadly computer virus into your system if you happen to be in possession of the file in question.   In question? Sure i've got some questions; and a few comments for you as well.   For starters, do you have this file? If you do, then you likely received it as an attachment in an email. It is a pirated copy of my Stress Relief Aquarium 2.1 which was sinisterly obtained by some low-life who has subsequently circulated it without permission.   Oh sure it's not your fault... you didn't know. Well you do now.   I'm not some copyright fiend. Frankly, this little fish seems to have brought so much sadistic contentment to so many people that i'm satisfied simply by knowing that a two year old child in New Zealand is learning to explode fish at such an impressionable age. I tell you, it warms my heart. What does irk me however is that i do need to eat and live somewhere. I'm talking to the scum bag(s) who stole my creation(s), right now: That's right, it's sad but true, i am not just some faceless multi million dollar corporation you just ripped off (because we all know stealing from big faceless corporations is okay, right?). I'm just a guy who loves putting smiles on the faces thousands of disenfranchised people. I live day to day and don't ask for much in return except to be treated with the hospitality and respect that i and my staff try to convey here at TheWax.com... Well, except for Thor, he's just a big jerk.   So all i'm asking is that if you happen to be in possession of an illegal copy of my work please delete it from your computer and records. And i'm not just saying that because it's the logical thing to do seeing as how you can play with the fish to your heart's content anytime you want here at TheWax.com. I'm not saying this because i know that you'll probably kill the enjoyment of torturing the fish much like commercial radio kills good songs by over playing them. I'm asking this of you because it's the morally right thing to do... That and that as rumour has it there's a virus so nasty on that file that it will erupt sometime soon and devastated your computer. In fact, i hear it's so atrocious that it could possibly leap right out of your drive and attack your pets.   I work hard, my friends. Well my brain and finger tips work hard, the rest of me just sort of sits here and slowly liquefies, but the point remains, i work pretty damn hard. I get paid in email letters of gratitude from you, and this makes me a rich person. Is it so much to ask that instead of circulating black market software you circulate the name "TheWax.com" instead? It's easy, just type "http://www.thewax.com" into that email field instead of attaching some big cumbersome file. Everything's fair, everyone's happy and there's absolutely no threat of foreign killer viruses sneaking their way into your home, eating your children, stealing your spouse and drinking directly from the milk container.   Peace.   (In case it wasn't clear all along: What i'm saying here is; there was never any threat of getting a computer virus simply from visiting TheWax.com and/or playing with the fish online. So please, don't fret). <<