He actually explains it fairly well in the theatrical version as well though. The aliens highjack the human satellite networks to coordinate. So we just simply tap into that to plant the virus. It’s not that complicated, yet EVERYBODY that makes fun of ID4 says that this is a huge plot hole.

It all has to do with the times. Back then it made for an interesting narrative and with where we were heading with the technology. It actually made half sense in theory. Implausible, but a good theoretical narrative that was original back then.

Now it's overused in film and to top off with how far our computing…

I’m 99% sure that that was actually in the original screenplay.

*adjusts glasses*
I think you will find that it was a Powerbook 5300 used in ID4, which unless I miss my guess, was running System 7.0.1 at the time
*is devoured by a giant snake*

One of my favorite lines in C&H, and one that has only resonated stronger with me with each passing year, is when his Uncle Max visits (in I think the first book) and he expresses concern that Calvin’s only real friend is a stuffed tiger, and Calvin’s mom says, “Oh come on, didn’t you ever have any imaginary friends…

It sure is nice how everyone on the internet seems to have a story about how one time they were bullied by a bigger kid when they were little, and they just beat up that bully and everyone marveled at how tough they were and they were never bullied again. Exceedingly oversimplified moral: bullies are just big empty…

Karma is bullshit. You’ll be pushing up daisies before the universe ever gets around to balancing the cosmic scales.