Why is this the first internet virus that someone with a brain could actually fall for? Why did it take this long? It seems to me that most virus writters have been bent on having fun without risking a lengthy jail sentence. As a result, we have nothing but these little cheap worms that still cause an incredible ammount of damage. Can you imagine the damage if this thing wormed? And yet, even if this bug actually gets exploited, I doubt it will be malicious. It will probably end up in the advertising method descibed in the article. Cheap thrill.
But at this point in time, one individual could probably bring down the entire internet and then some. Imagine what would happen if someone used this bug to load a CIH-type virus on every computer. Suddenly, the majority of the world's computers go out simultaneously. It'd be mass destruction - and virtually untracable. (Can you imagine what would have happened if someone did this on Jan 1?)
But I don't think any of this will ever happen. I'm sure there will always be a way, but there's no one out there crazy enough to actually do it. Virus writters want cheap thrills. Just becuase the hole is there, doesn't mean anyone will exploit it. We may never see the doomsday virus everyone's worried about for the last decade....
As usual, polotics in the school system have managed to screw it all up. About 5 years back, there was a push for "Four computers in every classroom." Of course, very few teachers really could use four computers in class, but that was irrevelent. It was still great PR... and a huge expense.
Plus, for some reason they decided that normal disk drives shouldn't be used (probably some brilliant plan to prevent students from loading software). Instead they loaded strange little boxes that contained disks that looked like CD's (picture a big minidisk). Downside - try updating them or adding a new piece of software. The computers were only useful for running the software that came with them. Besides that, they were piece of junk computers anyway. None of this really mattered though, because no one really needed them.
It's all getting straightened up now. They gave up on trying to keep four in every room. They just starting distributing the ones they already have to the new rooms. Of course, they were outdated five years ago... I haven't seen those funny drives in a while. I think they just trashed them. My high school just put new motherboards and processors in those same computers (cost a pretty penny, and the computers were running DOS anyway...). This is after they bought new computers for the labs that actually need good ones.
What it comes down to is that they put thousands of bad computers all over the place. It was fine that they were lousy, because they weren't in use. Now they're buying good computers for the rooms that need it, but are still updating the old ones that are running simple software and don't really need to do anymore at this point. Why? I don't know. I think every move made in the "Computers in the Classroom" movement has been motivated by public relations.
What schools need is a few nice computer labs for classes that actually need them. Outside of that, what's the point?
What we really need is OFIPA (Old Fogie Internet Protection Act). After all, who is it who actually to fall for stupid viruses like ILOVEYOU? Who asks the most questions to tech support? Worst of all, who actually believes AOL is the internet? Besides, how many of them would realize that all they neecd to do is change the birthday they listed? It wouldn't really protect them from the internet; it would protect the internet from them.
I did some research in the field of mechanical computers a while back. (Right after I built my own : ) It's an interesting field. Anyway, I thought someone might want to see these related sites on the history of mechanical computers.
I don't think you understand. Arthur C. Clark predicted almost every recent discovery made by the Galileo probe. In fact, in the prologue of 2061 (written before Galileo was even launched), Clarke states that he nearly waited for the Galileo probe to reach Jupiter before writing the book. The Challenger disaster pushed back the launch, and Clarke went ahead with the book. Nearly everything he said has since been proven including ice on Europa, volcanoes and sulfur vents on Io, and the Jupiter-Io Flux. One of the most bizzare predictions is that a huge diamond exists at the core of Jupiter (I believe this was in 2010). The Jupiter-Io Flux seemed absurdly unlikely too...
I almost forgot about the diamond thing. Wouldn't that be awesome? Oh, and then we could use the Carbon from the diamond to make a bunch of buckyballs and build a bunch of space elevators...
Federal Government won't pass that gun control legislation? Pass it yourself with this handy little program. A few clicks and guess what? The FBI computer no longer works and no one can buy a gun. So easy, an AOL user can do it!
Bidding Starts at: $42,000,000
The scary part is that someone really could try writing a program like that. We've got people who bomb buildings to get heard, I'm sure there are people who will bring down a computer.
I'm just as against censorship as the next guy around here, but I think some of what Microsoft said was valid. Overall, censorship is not good, but neither is unauthorized use of someone else's property. I've got news for you: copying != innovation, either.
It seems that the majority of what Microsoft complained about was the unauthorized reproduction of their materials. Quite frankly, this is illegal. It might not make much sense, since the materials are readily available to the public, but Microsoft does have the right to restrict access to them.
This probably isn't a particularly popular view. However, I think the best way to avoid this type of thing is for Slashdot to set up their own limits on their own terms before someone else forces them to. Perhaps if Slashdot allows moderators to report comments containing illegal material and appoints someone to remove such material, we could avoid future conflicts.
Slashdot should not be held responsible for users' comments. There is nothing wrong with posting an opinion that may upset people. However, I think Slashdot does have a responsibility to limit illegal abuse of the system, just as web hosting services cannot permit illegal content or spamming from their servers. Simply put, if Slashdot couldn't post it themselves, they should prevent users from posting it.
Unfortunately, it's bound to happen eventually. Freedom on the internet is dying quickly. It has reached the point that a company can be hired to find out who you are given an internet alias. If Slashdot doesn't regulate its users more, someone else will, and it won't be pretty.
It's just a suggestion, and I don't like it any more than you do...
If you want computer generated 3D LEGO movies, get yourself a copy of LeoCad or MLCAD. You can find them at Lugnet. They use the LDraw part library. Leocad does animations. I think MLCad only does stills, but it's nicer. You can also use Lego's own LegoCad, but that has a limited part bank.
He invented the communications satellite and predicted ice and possible deep sea vents on Europa, among other things. His work predicting Europa is particularly interesting. 10 years after he made these predictions (prior to the launch of Galileo), NASA found evidence that he was exactly right. In fact, NASA now considers Europa to me the most likely location of life in our solar system, exactly as Clarke thought.
Don't forget Adams either. I want an infinite improbability drive.... (Actually, there is a theory that describes the possibility of such a means of transportation.)
Most of my questions have already been asked, but..
Someone has already asked about a possible connection with Louis Carrol. (The number 42 and all) I haven't seen anyone point out that the number 42 is also the meaning of life in Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. (I just learnined this a few days ago, myself.) Is there a connection there?
Also, I recently did a survey asking people to pick the first number between 0 and 100 (exclusive) to enter their head. Surprisingly many picked 42. This may of course be due to the influence of your books, but I think some other force is at work. In many situations, when forced to come up with a number quickly, 42 seems to come up. i.e. "Even your briefcase says inspected by #42" (Robin Williams joking about Nasa's troubled flights.) For some reason, our subconscious generates the number 42. It's odd.
Also, did you know of the actual theory that could be used to describe the Heart of Gold when you wrote this? (If all the electrons in given object simultaneously move a distance in the same direction at an incredible small probability...) My favorite explanation is that the beer teleports out of the can...
A few assorted questions:
How is Marvin doing? If a piece of fairy cake drops in the forest, does it make a sound? If you could start over again, would you do anything differently? i.e. Go directly to book form. When will the new Disney version of HHGTTG be out?
You'd be surprised what can run off a 68k chip. They truly are an example of excellent versatile design. These things have been in common use since the 70's when they ran the first Macs. Since then, they've found their way into everything from robots to calculators. They provide an excellent chip for robotists (hobby and professional) as they are highly versatile and can be programmed using Interactive C (designed to be similar to a language most programmers already know). Check out the Rug Warrior for an example of a robot running off a 68k. Now, they run the TI-89 and TI-92(+) graphing calculators. 68k assembly is remarkably capable. Plus, they can be overclocked from the intended 10 mHz up to a whopping 12 mHz very easily (even farther with a little work). Despite the speed limitations of the chip, a good assembly or C programmer can use one of these things for just about anything.
Of course, my calculator is more powerful than those Macs...
As far as Microsoft goes, I think the government ought to leave well enough alone. If Microsoft qualifies as a monopoly for the reasons listed, then virtually every technological company is guilty to some degree. Furthur more, say what you will, but I seriously doubt the world would be where it is today had someone not come along and designed an easy to use interface. I doubt the internet could have come as far as it has without some way for the laymen to find their way around. (By that logic, AOL is a good company too, but there's a difference: Windows still lets you do the more complex stuff: AOL makes it all but impossible.)
As for splitting up Microsoft, think about what's already happened. The US Federal Government has orchestrated a plumet in the stock of this company and in the wealth of a lot of people. Indirectly, they've also caused a crash in virtually all technology stocks. Whatever happened to laissez faire and all that? I think they've done enough damage already.
Did Jon Katz ever do that interview with the WAVE people? If so, where can I find it? I'm not going to bother stating my opinion on the matter, because I feel the same way everyone else does about WAVE and the so-called video game effect. There can't always be a scapegoat.
I find it absoltely remarkable that NASA can make something 200 million miles away hit a target 21 mile wide that's rotating in a somewhat chaotic manner and traveling in an orbit that's influenced by pretty much every nearby object. I will be very impressed if they can actually land on this thing. These guys are really good. And you have to love recursive acronyms...
Weren't AMD's originally aimed at the value PC market? Does this company have any clue who they're targeting or why? Back in the days of the K6-II, each successive chip was pretty much just an overclocked version of the previous chip. Most of them ran quite hot. Are we headed back to those days? Doesn't the world have enough value computer hardware? AMD was actually starting to make a decent product with the Athlons...
Let me make sure I understand this. AMD is pretty much the first company to mass market cheap processors. AMD profits. Other companies start manufacturing better cheap processors. Other companies profit. AMD makes good chips. AMD profits. Other companies return with even better chips. Other companies profit. AMD realizes they can't overclock their own chips much more. AMD has "original" plan: sell cheap chips. Rinse. Repeat.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicit.
There is another which states this has already happened. --The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams.
NASA has an absolutely incredible mission coming up with a similar purpose. Armed with an impressive array of radio telescopes, amplifiers, and such, the MAP probe will pick up where COBE left off. It could answer questions like, "How fast is the Universe expanding?" and, "What shape is the Universe?" MAP only has three moving parts, so it should fair well. A very ambitious project. More information about MAP can be found here.
The astronauts said the same thing about computer controled braking (during landing). The programmers asked them to give it a shot, and the astronauts loved it. The programmers did an excellent job. I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the landing gear was put under computer control at the same time.
I just looked at the picture. They must have done some serious retrofiting. I seriously doubt they could run all that off the old computers. This probably cost a pretty penny...
First of all, the shuttles are supposed to be replaced within a few years (hopefully). Secondly, I can think of a lot of other things that should be updated first. Anyone know how the computer system onboard works?
There are five computers- with tape drives! The tapes aren't big enough to hold everything, so there are seperate tapes for take-off, landing, orbit, etc. The tapes need to be changed by hand on the first four machines. The fifth machine is permanently running the emergency landing routine. If one of the first four computers disagrees with the others, it is shut down. If the shuttle is ever down to two computers, the fifth machine kicks in and takes the next available landing window- with or without anyone onboard. It's never happened.
I always assumed the reason that the system never got updated was because they were planning on replacing the shuttles soon. Makes you wonder how confident NASA is about the X-33.
(This information is a few years old. Anyone know if NASA has upgraded the computers yet?)
The only thing that is mentally unusual about programmers is that they tend to be able to more freely use both sides of their brain. This type of behavior could be interpreted as Schizophrenia, Manic Depression, and a variety of other "disorders." However, the very symptoms that seem to point to problems are really the same skills that are intentionally nourished by programming. Programmers train themselves to think in unique ways. These ways are usually different from how most people think. And therefore programmers are Manic Depressives. This type of premature evaluation and labeling can eventually lead to feelings of isolation among other things and actually cause mental problems. It's a self fulfilling prophesy.
Also, assuming that many programmers are Manic Depressive only serves to reinforce beliefs that programs like WAVE are what the world needs. Pointing fingers at an entire class of people as having mental problems is nothing short of racism.
I also noticed this article was put under the topic of science. However, it seems to me that psychiatry and the diagnosis of mental disorders is anything but an exact science. Does anyone else feel this way? The vast majority of psychiatry is based almost entirely in speculation. I'm not saying that psychiatrists are frauds, but I do think Slashdot needs a separate psychiatry category.
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Why is this the first internet virus that someone with a brain could actually fall for? Why did it take this long? It seems to me that most virus writters have been bent on having fun without risking a lengthy jail sentence. As a result, we have nothing but these little cheap worms that still cause an incredible ammount of damage. Can you imagine the damage if this thing wormed? And yet, even if this bug actually gets exploited, I doubt it will be malicious. It will probably end up in the advertising method descibed in the article. Cheap thrill.
But at this point in time, one individual could probably bring down the entire internet and then some. Imagine what would happen if someone used this bug to load a CIH-type virus on every computer. Suddenly, the majority of the world's computers go out simultaneously. It'd be mass destruction - and virtually untracable. (Can you imagine what would have happened if someone did this on Jan 1?)
But I don't think any of this will ever happen. I'm sure there will always be a way, but there's no one out there crazy enough to actually do it. Virus writters want cheap thrills. Just becuase the hole is there, doesn't mean anyone will exploit it. We may never see the doomsday virus everyone's worried about for the last decade....
This kind of news is rather old... Here's a CNN story from January. Evidently, it's actually government policy in China to use Linux.
As usual, polotics in the school system have managed to screw it all up. About 5 years back, there was a push for "Four computers in every classroom." Of course, very few teachers really could use four computers in class, but that was irrevelent. It was still great PR... and a huge expense.
Plus, for some reason they decided that normal disk drives shouldn't be used (probably some brilliant plan to prevent students from loading software). Instead they loaded strange little boxes that contained disks that looked like CD's (picture a big minidisk). Downside - try updating them or adding a new piece of software. The computers were only useful for running the software that came with them. Besides that, they were piece of junk computers anyway. None of this really mattered though, because no one really needed them.
It's all getting straightened up now. They gave up on trying to keep four in every room. They just starting distributing the ones they already have to the new rooms. Of course, they were outdated five years ago... I haven't seen those funny drives in a while. I think they just trashed them. My high school just put new motherboards and processors in those same computers (cost a pretty penny, and the computers were running DOS anyway...). This is after they bought new computers for the labs that actually need good ones.
What it comes down to is that they put thousands of bad computers all over the place. It was fine that they were lousy, because they weren't in use. Now they're buying good computers for the rooms that need it, but are still updating the old ones that are running simple software and don't really need to do anymore at this point. Why? I don't know. I think every move made in the "Computers in the Classroom" movement has been motivated by public relations.
What schools need is a few nice computer labs for classes that actually need them. Outside of that, what's the point?
What we really need is OFIPA (Old Fogie Internet Protection Act). After all, who is it who actually to fall for stupid viruses like ILOVEYOU? Who asks the most questions to tech support? Worst of all, who actually believes AOL is the internet? Besides, how many of them would realize that all they neecd to do is change the birthday they listed? It wouldn't really protect them from the internet; it would protect the internet from them.
The History of Mechanical Computers
Early Calculators
Zuse
I don't think you understand. Arthur C. Clark predicted almost every recent discovery made by the Galileo probe. In fact, in the prologue of 2061 (written before Galileo was even launched), Clarke states that he nearly waited for the Galileo probe to reach Jupiter before writing the book. The Challenger disaster pushed back the launch, and Clarke went ahead with the book. Nearly everything he said has since been proven including ice on Europa, volcanoes and sulfur vents on Io, and the Jupiter-Io Flux. One of the most bizzare predictions is that a huge diamond exists at the core of Jupiter (I believe this was in 2010). The Jupiter-Io Flux seemed absurdly unlikely too...
I almost forgot about the diamond thing. Wouldn't that be awesome? Oh, and then we could use the Carbon from the diamond to make a bunch of buckyballs and build a bunch of space elevators...
OK. That was probably his most far-fetched prediction. Absolutely incredible. I wonder how I never heard about this. Thanks.
Water/ice on Europa - Check
Volcanos on Io - Check
Ice in the moon - Check
Europa most likely location of life - Check
Sulfur vents on Io - Check
So what's next? The Jupiter-Io Flux or Deep Sea Vents on Europa?I can just see the next big auction on E-Bay:
For Sale: Uploadable Virus
Federal Government won't pass that gun control legislation? Pass it yourself with this handy little program. A few clicks and guess what? The FBI computer no longer works and no one can buy a gun. So easy, an AOL user can do it!
Bidding Starts at: $42,000,000
The scary part is that someone really could try writing a program like that. We've got people who bomb buildings to get heard, I'm sure there are people who will bring down a computer.
I'm just as against censorship as the next guy around here, but I think some of what Microsoft said was valid. Overall, censorship is not good, but neither is unauthorized use of someone else's property. I've got news for you: copying != innovation, either.
It seems that the majority of what Microsoft complained about was the unauthorized reproduction of their materials. Quite frankly, this is illegal. It might not make much sense, since the materials are readily available to the public, but Microsoft does have the right to restrict access to them.
This probably isn't a particularly popular view. However, I think the best way to avoid this type of thing is for Slashdot to set up their own limits on their own terms before someone else forces them to. Perhaps if Slashdot allows moderators to report comments containing illegal material and appoints someone to remove such material, we could avoid future conflicts.
Slashdot should not be held responsible for users' comments. There is nothing wrong with posting an opinion that may upset people. However, I think Slashdot does have a responsibility to limit illegal abuse of the system, just as web hosting services cannot permit illegal content or spamming from their servers. Simply put, if Slashdot couldn't post it themselves, they should prevent users from posting it.
Unfortunately, it's bound to happen eventually. Freedom on the internet is dying quickly. It has reached the point that a company can be hired to find out who you are given an internet alias. If Slashdot doesn't regulate its users more, someone else will, and it won't be pretty.
It's just a suggestion, and I don't like it any more than you do...
If you want computer generated 3D LEGO movies, get yourself a copy of LeoCad or MLCAD. You can find them at Lugnet. They use the LDraw part library. Leocad does animations. I think MLCad only does stills, but it's nicer. You can also use Lego's own LegoCad, but that has a limited part bank.
He invented the communications satellite and predicted ice and possible deep sea vents on Europa, among other things. His work predicting Europa is particularly interesting. 10 years after he made these predictions (prior to the launch of Galileo), NASA found evidence that he was exactly right. In fact, NASA now considers Europa to me the most likely location of life in our solar system, exactly as Clarke thought.
Don't forget Adams either. I want an infinite improbability drive.... (Actually, there is a theory that describes the possibility of such a means of transportation.)
Most of my questions have already been asked, but..
Someone has already asked about a possible connection with Louis Carrol. (The number 42 and all) I haven't seen anyone point out that the number 42 is also the meaning of life in Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. (I just learnined this a few days ago, myself.) Is there a connection there?
Also, I recently did a survey asking people to pick the first number between 0 and 100 (exclusive) to enter their head. Surprisingly many picked 42. This may of course be due to the influence of your books, but I think some other force is at work. In many situations, when forced to come up with a number quickly, 42 seems to come up. i.e. "Even your briefcase says inspected by #42" (Robin Williams joking about Nasa's troubled flights.) For some reason, our subconscious generates the number 42. It's odd.
Also, did you know of the actual theory that could be used to describe the Heart of Gold when you wrote this? (If all the electrons in given object simultaneously move a distance in the same direction at an incredible small probability...) My favorite explanation is that the beer teleports out of the can...
A few assorted questions:
How is Marvin doing?
If a piece of fairy cake drops in the forest, does it make a sound?
If you could start over again, would you do anything differently? i.e. Go directly to book form.
When will the new Disney version of HHGTTG be out?
I'm sorry. The first Macintosh was released on October 5, 1984. It used a 68k chip clocked at 8 mHz.
You'd be surprised what can run off a 68k chip. They truly are an example of excellent versatile design. These things have been in common use since the 70's when they ran the first Macs. Since then, they've found their way into everything from robots to calculators. They provide an excellent chip for robotists (hobby and professional) as they are highly versatile and can be programmed using Interactive C (designed to be similar to a language most programmers already know). Check out the Rug Warrior for an example of a robot running off a 68k. Now, they run the TI-89 and TI-92(+) graphing calculators. 68k assembly is remarkably capable. Plus, they can be overclocked from the intended 10 mHz up to a whopping 12 mHz very easily (even farther with a little work). Despite the speed limitations of the chip, a good assembly or C programmer can use one of these things for just about anything.
Of course, my calculator is more powerful than those Macs...
As far as Microsoft goes, I think the government ought to leave well enough alone. If Microsoft qualifies as a monopoly for the reasons listed, then virtually every technological company is guilty to some degree. Furthur more, say what you will, but I seriously doubt the world would be where it is today had someone not come along and designed an easy to use interface. I doubt the internet could have come as far as it has without some way for the laymen to find their way around. (By that logic, AOL is a good company too, but there's a difference: Windows still lets you do the more complex stuff: AOL makes it all but impossible.)
As for splitting up Microsoft, think about what's already happened. The US Federal Government has orchestrated a plumet in the stock of this company and in the wealth of a lot of people. Indirectly, they've also caused a crash in virtually all technology stocks. Whatever happened to laissez faire and all that? I think they've done enough damage already.
Did Jon Katz ever do that interview with the WAVE people? If so, where can I find it? I'm not going to bother stating my opinion on the matter, because I feel the same way everyone else does about WAVE and the so-called video game effect. There can't always be a scapegoat.
I find it absoltely remarkable that NASA can make something 200 million miles away hit a target 21 mile wide that's rotating in a somewhat chaotic manner and traveling in an orbit that's influenced by pretty much every nearby object. I will be very impressed if they can actually land on this thing. These guys are really good. And you have to love recursive acronyms...
Weren't AMD's originally aimed at the value PC market? Does this company have any clue who they're targeting or why? Back in the days of the K6-II, each successive chip was pretty much just an overclocked version of the previous chip. Most of them ran quite hot. Are we headed back to those days? Doesn't the world have enough value computer hardware? AMD was actually starting to make a decent product with the Athlons...
Let me make sure I understand this. AMD is pretty much the first company to mass market cheap processors. AMD profits. Other companies start manufacturing better cheap processors. Other companies profit. AMD makes good chips. AMD profits. Other companies return with even better chips. Other companies profit. AMD realizes they can't overclock their own chips much more. AMD has "original" plan: sell cheap chips. Rinse. Repeat.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicit.
There is another which states this has already happened.
--The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams.
NASA has an absolutely incredible mission coming up with a similar purpose. Armed with an impressive array of radio telescopes, amplifiers, and such, the MAP probe will pick up where COBE left off. It could answer questions like, "How fast is the Universe expanding?" and, "What shape is the Universe?" MAP only has three moving parts, so it should fair well. A very ambitious project. More information about MAP can be found here.
The astronauts said the same thing about computer controled braking (during landing). The programmers asked them to give it a shot, and the astronauts loved it. The programmers did an excellent job. I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the landing gear was put under computer control at the same time.
I just looked at the picture. They must have done some serious retrofiting. I seriously doubt they could run all that off the old computers. This probably cost a pretty penny...
First of all, the shuttles are supposed to be replaced within a few years (hopefully). Secondly, I can think of a lot of other things that should be updated first. Anyone know how the computer system onboard works?
There are five computers- with tape drives! The tapes aren't big enough to hold everything, so there are seperate tapes for take-off, landing, orbit, etc. The tapes need to be changed by hand on the first four machines. The fifth machine is permanently running the emergency landing routine. If one of the first four computers disagrees with the others, it is shut down. If the shuttle is ever down to two computers, the fifth machine kicks in and takes the next available landing window- with or without anyone onboard. It's never happened.
I always assumed the reason that the system never got updated was because they were planning on replacing the shuttles soon. Makes you wonder how confident NASA is about the X-33.
(This information is a few years old. Anyone know if NASA has upgraded the computers yet?)
The only thing that is mentally unusual about programmers is that they tend to be able to more
freely use both sides of their brain. This type of behavior could be interpreted as Schizophrenia,
Manic Depression, and a variety of other "disorders." However, the very symptoms that seem to
point to problems are really the same skills that are intentionally nourished by programming.
Programmers train themselves to think in unique ways. These ways are usually different from
how most people think. And therefore programmers are Manic Depressives. This type of
premature evaluation and labeling can eventually lead to feelings of isolation among other things
and actually cause mental problems. It's a self fulfilling prophesy.
Also, assuming that many programmers are Manic Depressive only serves to reinforce beliefs that
programs like WAVE are what the world needs. Pointing fingers at an entire class of people as
having mental problems is nothing short of racism.
I also noticed this article was put under the topic of science. However, it seems to me that
psychiatry and the diagnosis of mental disorders is anything but an exact science. Does anyone
else feel this way? The vast majority of psychiatry is based almost entirely in speculation. I'm not saying that psychiatrists are frauds, but I do think Slashdot needs a separate psychiatry category.