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Framework I’d like you to consider- author of Flow: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi- that is where we are trying to get our kids: they are motivated, excited, engaged- he talks about task complexity and skill level, managing those- when you balance those, you get kids into flow

The malware is remarkable both for its sweep — in computer jargon, it has not been merely “phishing” for random consumers’ information, but “whaling” for particular important targets — and for its Big Brother-style capacities. It can, for example, turn on the camera and audio-recording functions of an infected computer, enabling monitors to see and hear what goes on in a room. The investigators say they do not know if this facet has been employed.

The electronic spy game has had at least some real-world impact, they said. For example, they said, after an e-mail invitation was sent by the Dalai Lama’s office to a foreign diplomat, the Chinese government made a call to the diplomat discouraging a visit. And a woman working for a group making Internet contacts between Tibetan exiles and Chinese citizens was stopped by Chinese intelligence officers on her way back to Tibet, shown transcripts of her online conversations and warned to stop her political activities.

“This could well be the C.I.A. or the Russians. It’s a murky realm that we’re lifting the lid on.”