[CrackMonkey] TNICNALL: Tonight at 8:30pm

[Paul J Collins]

>>>>> "Joakim" == Joakim Ziegler <joakim at helixcode.com> writes:

    Joakim> On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 10:49:10PM +0100, Paul J Collins wrote:

    >> The stress->cancer link is about as well proven as the
    >> cellphone-> cancer link.

    Joakim> Really? I was under the impression that stress as at least
    Joakim> a contributing factor to cancer risk was a pretty well
    Joakim> proven theory.

Cancer risks are among many things that "health specialists" seem to
change their minds about every other week.

Does excessive stress correlate to particular types of cancer?

    >> Heh.  The last time I got a call on my cellphone (about a week
    >> ago) I was driving onto a roundabout.  If you think using a
    >> phone while driving is dangerous and stupid, try using a phone
    >> while driving in a tight curve and changing gear.

    Joakim> In Norway, hands free kits are the only legal way the
    Joakim> driver of a car can use a cell phone. I tend to think this
    Joakim> is reasonable legislation.

It is very reasonable; there's no such legislation in Ireland.  I
don't answer the phone if I'm driving since I believe that any break
in concentration is detrimental to driving safety, but I got that call
early in the morning, and not all of the subsystems were talking to
the microkernel.

A dtuigeann tú.

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