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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file. (lemmings.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file that is less than 24 hours old. I was streamed using VLC version 3.0.20 form the repose on Linux.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I really hate to be "that person", but..........it's "run of the mill", not "run off the mill", friend.

It's a term from the late 1800s that refers to "manufactured goods not graded or sorted for quality—that is, a mill's products before they've been separated according to what will sell for how much." (Source for quote: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/where-does-run-of-the-mill-come-from)

Seriously, I'm not trying to be a grammar nazi here. Unless of course that was just autocorrect being a dick, in which case I'll go walk off a cliff now... :/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's really interesting. Thanks :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Of course. :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I thought I was wrong about the phrase for a minute

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the correction!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Of course. :) I love learning about etymology and stuff, but I understand language is an evolving phenomenon so I try not to be a dick. Lol, hopefully, I succeeded.