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Recently there was a "study" published that claimed that Internet Explorer users were dumber than users of other browsers. It was a wild claim at best, but of course the media ran with it. Even the normally stoic BBC got caught in the hullabaloo. It was an outrageous claim, but …

1. Semi-plausible claim
2. Several pokes, one of which might be right
3. Several more semi-plausible claims
4. Someone who knows from whence they speak weighs in
5. Several "That's counter-intuitive" statements
6. Pissing contest over what's correct vs what's intuitive
7. Personal attacks
8. Hitler

Here is a simple object lesson of what is wrong with the music industry.

Exhibit A:

This was taken at a local Borders store. There are literally 3 full sleeves of Susan Boyle's Christmas album. In the regular CD section, there's a smattering of classic artists, such as David Bowie …