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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (43619)	7/5/2000 6:57:51 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Respond to of 63513

I fear if they don't shut down or fix darn quick, there won't be anyone left to care. Going to buy ATML this morning. Hoping for 78 print on EMC so I can be back on a buy signal:) Jeff Roberts

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (43619)	7/5/2000 10:52:20 AM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

Mornin' Gloop, Glad your son is ok. I have been through similar things with two of my three young 'uns and it is maybe worse for the parent than for the kid. Sometimes the kid's reaction is just a learned response to the fact that the parents are upset around them, other times it just hurts. Evolution protects us more than anything. The skull plate does not fully form until the second half of the first year of life. This allows it to compress safely during childbirth, and yet, when they are old enough to toddle or walk around and get into real trouble, the head they fall on is a fully formed protective shell. Just remember, kids are in many ways a lot more resilient than parents. And take Smithee's advice, watch for funny behaviors which might indicate something got knocked loose (very unlikely, but still you need to watch for it .... the worrying never ends with little ones). Have a good week, MAD DOG P.S. Remember the news story a few years back where some Packer fan was in a private plane crash and had his life saved by the foam Cheesehead hat he was wearing? (I seem to recall it absorbed the impact of his head hitting the instrument panel or something.) You might want to have your son wear one of those at all times for the next couple of years<g>.

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (43619)	7/5/2000 11:02:07 AM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

Gloop, In response to: EVERYONE SPEAK UP: 1) Would you rather have SI shut down for a day or two and fix all the bugs. or 2) Keep limping along, having names exposed and just general trouble with the site. I am reminded of a psychology experiment I read about some years ago in which the subjects (it was either lab rats or lawyers, I don't remember) were subjected to some painful stimulus, like receiving an electric shock or getting hit over the head with a mallet or something. Then, at various intervals, they were again subjected to the same painful stimulus. At first, the subjects would yelp and cry and try to get away when shocked or hit or whatever. But after awhile, the subjects got used to it and would just lie there and take it. They felt powerless to defend themselves so they apparently developed a way to convince themselves that it really didn't hurt so much after all. I would vote in response to your question, but like most other votes it would not matter. So I will just lie here on the table and ask SI to swing the mallet down harder. MAD DOG