That would make too much sense; although I am curious if a security-related job would still ask for it (and why).

The closest one to me (which was closed down in the last round) was also a high-profile, high-traffic location and had a HUGE sci-fi section. Most of the employees knew their stuff. The one I've been going to since then always seemed too big and not enough stock bookwise (although a huge computer section with the emphasis on security books, at least it was that way before they started moving stuff around).

I thought there was something odd about the almost-constant coupons and sales they seemed to run as of late...now I know why.

At one point, I had a psychiatrist who wanted to commit me and put me on Lithium...no explanation past "your daughter is antisocial and needs this" (okay, you refuse to explain, we refuse to consent). All because I had something called an imagination which apparently you weren't allowed to have past the age of 10. I also had a therapist (nothing to do with meds, we just talked once a week) who was following this very closely and was appalled when my mom told her what was happening.

I got their blessing (and coaching so it wouldn't backfire) to mess with the psychiatrist. After a few carefully-planted seeds, it came to light that she believed all teenagers were psychotic.

Just as extra nutrients ingested by the mother are good for the baby, the bad things can also pass through (crack and Thalidomide babies, FAS, any number of birth defects linked to antidepressants or other medications, etc). That's why a lot of medicines have the warning to consult a doctor if you're pregnant.

Sometime around the mess with the resperidone, I had a shrink who wanted to put me on lithium. My mom pressed for an explanation but she refused (okay, you refuse to explain why I need it, we refuse to agree). At the time I also had a therapist (nothing to do with meds, we just talked once a week) who was keeping a very close eye on all this, and she was appalled.

My mom and therapist gave me the go-ahead to mess with the shrink, with the goal of finding out exactly how her mind worked (interestingly, the shrink also refused to discuss her 'suspicions' with the therapist). After a few carefully-planted seeds, it came to light that she believed all teenagers were psycho.

I can believe that. When I was very young, I was put on a tricyclic that I recently learned should never be given to children (I don't believe that whoever prescribed it didn't know this). I never was able to find out what the reasoning was for putting me on that stuff, only that it was causing mild depression as well as a host of other odd side effects.

In my teens, I was put on Resperidone which didn't do shit. That reasoning was schizophrenia...all because I was an avid gamer and fanfic writer. The only thing that happened is my grades sank like a stone because I couldn't concentrate (also a messy almost-accident involving a table saw). My mother took me off of it after I passed out in the car and apparently stopped breathing for a short time. A month later, we see the doc..."She seems to be doing really well! How are the meds going?" "She's been off them for a month." It was quite telling that he couldn't tell I wasn't taking the pills...further proof that I didn't have what I was being "treated" for.

What did I actually have? Brain trauma in infancy that eventually sorted itself out naturally. I can't help but wonder if had I not been put on all that shit things would have been different.

I'm going with the "customer is an idiot" theory (isn't that always the case?). I've seen some good products get cumulative 1- and 2-star reviews because someone had a problem with the Marketplace seller they bought it from. Rather than use the handy dispute service that Amazon provides they slammed the seller in the product reviews and made it sound like the item was at fault.

I wonder how ebay plans to defend/justify their "just a venue" stance now.