[LINK] Identity theft virus infects 10,000 computers

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

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From: <eleanor at pacific.net.au>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [LINK] Identity theft virus infects 10,000 computers
>
>  IQ is not linear.. the vast majority of people lie in the range
>  95-105, and .. (and).. 80 is very rare ..

Exactly right ... At one time, (having been an Edu Dpt psychologist),
a score of 80 would qualify a child for special school .. and 60 for an
SDS ie for the severely handicapped. Both of these scores are rare and
one will soon recognize people with any such scores in normal society.

> in fact, the error distribution becomes so large that over 130 the 
> numbers become meaningless, and popular press claims that so-and-so had 
> an IQ of 180 is utter piffle.
> 
> so the software you complain about is targeted at the 95-105 group, and 
> we must realise that the software we prefer does require intelligence, 
> and will never be accepted by the majority until it appears to be as 
> simple as the apparently simple, hold-my-hand-and-trust-me rubbish we 
> deplore.
> 
> regards,
>    EL
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