In my recent eavsedropping of passerbys, I've come across discussions on “firewalls” as often as heated debates on the efficacy of Bush's war on terrorism. I was following a middle-aged female office manager down Market Street while she explained the duality of their firewall and its proxy filtering ability to her cohorts. In fact, I heard Martha Stewart on KCBS explaining the necessity of a firewall for the home PC user (I can't find any supporting evidence so you'll just have to trust me.) As much as I hope for the day that everybody understands computers—and know better than to forward stupid chain emails and viruses—I simutaneously fear a society of computer nerds roaming around San Francisco yapping about kernel compile times. Worst. Vision. Ever.