Made the paper

Well, it's pretty busy here and while I finally have something to write about (okay, lots of somethings to write about), I've not much time. So. I'm going to share an article from the Santa Fe Reporter and the letter I wrote to the editor in response And yes, my letter got published. Yay. The article can be found here. My response was the following:

LIVING IN FEAR?

Upon reading “Wi-Fried” [Outtakes, May 16], I was caught somewhere between giggling and disappointment. Every new piece of technology that mankind attaches itself to is always going to be lambasted by reactionary outbursts. That doesn’t mean, however, that it never stops being ridiculous each and every time. Televisions, microwaves, computers, cell phones and even the automobile were subject to an uneducated outcry.

So, do we run screaming one way or another? Here’s a novel idea: Why not check up on all the studies? Why not wait until they come out and then maybe we’ll know one way or another. How about we find something moderate to sit with before we start screaming that everything is going to kill us?

Before I sit and spend God knows how much time listening to someone tell me that something is good or bad for me, I want to know just what their educational background is so maybe I have a fighting chance to get unbiased information. Does this man, Firstenberg, have the knowledge to back himself up or is it merely overblown concern and conspiracy theories?

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I must say, I was rather amused my letter made it in. Anyway, I've got an early morning so I'm going to go shower. G'night kids! Maybe one day I'll sit down long enough to get a real entry up.

Anathema