IMDB, Wiki, Slashdot ... it is known who the people are who dominate these and many other online "communities." There will be no battle. Simply secession. Marginalization for those who cannot or will not go beyond their own perceived ideas and limitations. Rightfully so.

It isn't an explanation, just a conceptual place holder. Like a Joker in a card game. Or an X in a maths equation.

Look. All I want is that colour changing thing from cuttlefish, and to glow in the dark. Get back in the lab and let me know when it's ready. I'll pay the delivery boy at the door.

Thank you, God! At long last someone has the time and money to stand up to the terrorism of the Wikipedia nerd squad. So now to break out the champagne and celebrate this awesome news, and then I shall go and donate to his organisation. Fantastic news and so, so, so long in finally coming.

"Don't play with matches, children. You're going to set yourselves on fire ..."

Stop and think for a moment. What is it that people do when they get on the internet and nobody is watching? It's not reading about religious, intellectual or moral discourse ... And who knows, that might have a major effect ... :-)

No, not really. There is so much listed on Amazon that without marketing to get people to click on a link any book or ebook just goes under without a trace. Single celled organism in an ocean kind of a deal. The ability of people to self publish to Amazon has created this ocean.

Please note that the petition does not refer to holistic healing, or alternative medicine. It refers to ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY, most especially the case of EFT, which is designed to change negative emotions. The people who have signed the petition are actively working with people who suffer from emotional problems and have plenty of evidence, including plenty of research studies, that what they are doing works. Once again, the Wiki attitude to this is highly illogical and overemotional. It is not rational. It tallies with the "Alchemist Denial" which is prevalent on Wikipedia - leaving out the FACT that many of the "fathers of modern science" were interested in, and highly active in, metaphysics of one kind or the other. Denying simple facts and starting to shout abuse - is that scientific? Really?

It's a way to do racial profiling.

Completely concur to start with defining what "smart" means before we start. I do not consider being able to gain a Chemistry degree as a sign of intelligence. Good memory, hard work, ability to focus certainly but even rocket science ain't ... If you want true innovation, creativity and genius, you are not looking for "smart kids." Which is a shame. Because armies of ant scientists are not going to bring in the next big thing, the next revolution, or be the leaders of tomorrow. I find solace in that thought ... ...

Too right! Let's have a REVOLUTION!!!

If you're looking for a "stable job" then go to college. If you're not in the slightest bit interested in a stable job but want to do entrepreneurial things instead, and you have that temperament and want to change the world, then to start singing "I did it my way ..." is the way to go. It has nothing to do if you start out rich or poor. Later on, people might "hire" one for special projects but it is nothing like "getting a stable job." It's a completely different path altogether and depends on an individual having their own ideas and the drive to see them through, come hell or high water. So not the lazy man's option then ;->

I concur. I dread the next update. I never ask myself, "Ooh, what's going to get better ...?" but instead it's "OMG what's not going to work now?" Programs are NOT getting better. They're getting worse. More unstable, more user-unfriendly, forgetting what their original idea was in the first place, cluttered with features I don't need or want, just annoying. And Firefox is a typical example of this trend. Go back ten versions. Try and remember the original idea behind the program. Go back to basics, make 'em work, make me happy. SFX