Hi Digithead,

  Everybody needs a day off or two, and I took mine.  I was however quite surprised to see your posting here.  Your position on the NAS report would appear to be one charged with emotion coupled with the best information you know.  However, can we both agree that since the NAS scientists DID NOT do any of their own research, can we really cotinue to call it peer review ?  I think it is rather more a book report at best with bias given that their very community is subject to these very tests for their current or prior jobs.  Despite their position, actual real studies are ongoing at DACA by your tax dollars and mine.  Progress moves forward, and not the other direction, and so your collective wishing away this computer instrumentation is not consistent with the government meeting it's goals.  Again, when some new tool comes along that does it better, such sales will be made.  The world is not always like Burger King where you get to "Have it Your Way" !!!!  Do I really need to repeate the false sense of entitlement thing again ?