We just have to trust the utilities to use their power for good instead of evil.
You are placing an inordinate amount of trust in a group that we can pretty much assume is evil.
Really? What's it called?
Windows XP SP3?
We don't need massive quantities of TV. We need TV that is engaging enough to give us our fill very quickly and leave time for something else (and time seems to be the one thing our society can't find enough of any more). I enjoy The Universe (a history channel documentary series about astronomy) because it is both interesting and generally well made. I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings series of movies, for a similar reason (extremely well made, and a captivating plot. Although the books are still better). I wish things of this caliber were frequently shown. But instead, when I turn on the TV (which is often an exercise in futility), I see very few shows that are worth my time. I stopped turning to channels other than discovery, history, science, and national geographic. I often turn on the TV, look at even *those* channels, see nothing interesting and turn the TV off.
Then you should support getting the FCC to force cable companies to offer individual subscriber plans where you only get the channels you want.
>I went in for bronchitis, and I came out with a prescription for a generic antibiotic, and a prescription for Prilosec. Mazarin5, if you use Google to search for bronchitis and acid reflux, you will find pages that mention acid reflux as a possible cause for bronchitis. It's possible that the doc who treated you thought that your bronchitis was caused by GERD or stomach acid making its way up into your esophagus. He wasn't trying to give you random pills just to make the drug rep happy. There is a connection between acid reflux and bronchitis. I am not an expert on this topic so I encourage you to do your own research with Google.
Or, maybe better, perhaps you should take an active interest in your healthcare and ASK your doctor what each prescription is for and why he is giving them to you?
Variables don't; constants aren't.