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Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 16:40:53 -0400
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David C. Hoos wrote:
> Well, the EPA, the CDC, et al. mandate the elimination of "a small set of
> bad" molecules (e.g. small being on the oder of parts per billion or parts
> per million), in our food, drink, and air, so where people's lives are at
> stake, many programmers (I, for one) do "buy that argument."

Your analogy is in error. If we're going to make chemical
analogies, then I might compare this to medical marijuana,
where the government has outlawed all uses of a substance
despite arguments that it may have medical benefits (and
is fun to use :-)