On Apr 10, 2006, at 1:15 PM, William Killian wrote: I think I should refrain from debating business/stockmarket... However: > I certainly have no belief that an inability to quantify risk > is a good thing. That makes no sense to me at all. Consider, for instance, childbirth. BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist