> But the great majority of people have absolutely no interest in or > desire/will to learn anything about technology. It's too hard and > geeky..........IMHO they are simply fodder for the tabloids or > dumbed-down media http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2003.html The sum total of queries I've made about almost all those subjects is around about, oooh, bugger all. No good trying to tempt me in the check-out line -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads