Nice reference. One of my favorite episodes.

I imagine that is only if people used this kind of thing for every little sniffle. I will admit, I also dislike the 'pop a pill' mentality of today's medicine. I feel that too many people just take what they're given blindly, and could be trading side-effect after side effect in a never ending whirlwind of treatments prescribed by a drug company stooge doctor. That's not to say they are all that way, but it's definitely out there.

I think, (though I could be wrong) that this treatment is really meant for (and more interesting for) viruses that are too tricky for our immune system - such as ones that hide inside cells that the immune system can't touch. This could finally make some of the worst untouchable diseases finally exposed to treatment. The downside in my view is, some of these viruses hide in places where when you are forced to kill cells that won't/can't regenerate. Which could suck for nerves, bone marrow etc.

But if you have HIV or something, I imagine trading a bone marrow transplant for taking a cocktail of drugs to keep yourself from wasting away is an easy decision.

We are implementers. And like all artists, there are true innovators and there are people who just slap things together. It isn't the idea that makes piece of work great, and it isn't the method of creating that work that makes the idea great. Would the Sistine Chapel be quite as impressive if it had just been another set of paintings commissioned by some bored king instead of a breathtaking ceiling three stories up?

Both the idea, and the one who renders it are important, and both lend to the success.

I seem to remember the same argument with Region Codes and DIVX. People voted with the wallet last time, why would this time be any different?

Even if they do get their way, all they will do is create a cottage industry of security-defeating technologies. And like always, the real pirates who make tons of money selling counterfeits will find ways around it.

It's the actual consumer that can't watch that latest DVD because of DRM that doesn't quite work right that get screwed.