I've never thought of glasses as an indication of intelligence or anything.

I blame that on the fact that I live in a country where myopia is so prevalent that everybody who doesn't wear glasses is presumed to be wearing contact lenses until confirmed otherwise. By the time we reach adulthood, 4/5ths of us will be myopic.

It was exactly the first thing that crossed my mind when I read it.

But I am that much of a nerd.

@15: That is exactly why this bill, if it were true, is so ludicrous. The crime and its retribution are disproportionate.

It's even more worrying in the light of the number of potential offenders-- how many people here have actually paid for every single piece of music we have on our computers, by legal means? It's a good bet most of us wouldn't have.

To put it another way, this is akin to making jaywalking punishable by amputation. Is jaywalking a bad thing? Yes, it potentially endangers the life of others. Do a lot of people still jaywalk anyway? Yes... sometimes it's easier, and it's not such a big deal. Do all of these people deserve to have their legs cut off? ....no, I don't think so.

Of course, the alternative is to get your death god to suss them all out for you by bribing him with the promise of apples.

/obscure anime reference

Nice twist on the phrase "reinventing the wheel".

I, for one, welcome our new