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Won't science save us?

Science, the style of thinking practiced by people who are good at passing tests, is a complex machine for the production of poisons that nature could not produce in sufficient quantities herself.

Science examines our efforts to destroy the air, water, land and everything that moves upon it, and devises clever ways to measure how we're doing.

Smart people might say: We're poisoning ourselves. Let's stop. Scientists say: We're poisoning ourselves 4.78 percent less this year than we were doing last year. Let's issue a press release.

Hmmm. . .

Well, managed to get one person to complete an offer for the Free Photo iPod. Nitch signed up for Rhapsody, the free two week trial. After seven days, he was credited with fulfilling his obligation.

The pain did come when he actually had to phone in his cancellation, and speak to a real person. However, I listened in while he did so, and he wasn't given a hard sell or anything, so it wasn't a MAJOR pain.

I know, I know, you're thinking, "SUCKER!" and really, I think that from time to time. My only real, albeit slight, reassurance is that the one reporter on the local news was able to get his iPod four weeks after getting credited with his final referral.

Sadly, it seems if you sign up for an item that needs more referrals, you can't transfer those over to an item that needs only, say, five referrals. Kind of annoying, and I now wish I'd thought to just try signing up for something that required annoying five people, instead of bothering more people.