An angry note from a reader

Just got this email regarding an article I published in December about America losing ground in supercomputing. In the print edition the article appeared under the headline, "Be afraid. Be very afraid."

Hi. Your article in Dec. 5, 2011, is disturbing to me. "Be afraid. Be very afraid." Why do you feel the need to breed unrest, fear and uncertainty in our country? I fear God, and nothing else. China, technology, communism, etc, etc… are all out of our hands. I believe that Americas biggest problem may just be journalists like yourself spreading the fear phenomenon, when there is truly NOTHING to be afraid of.

Filed under "Oooooookay."