DMD 0.175 release

[Walter Bright]

Kristian Kilpi wrote:
> And of course cigarette companies. They *knew* 30 year ago that 
> cigarettes is harmful and will cause cancer, they just didn't publish 
> that information.

Cigarette smoking being harmful to health has been known for 400 years. 
There was no secret about it. The doctors certainly knew about it. 
Anyone who did an autopsy on a smoker knew about it. My father said that 
when he grew up before WW2 the kids called cigarettes "coffin nails."

Way more than 30 years ago, I knew cigs were harmful and would kill you, 
and that's why I didn't take up smoking. It was common knowledge.

It's like beer. I remember back as a teenager, a friend of mine was 
swigging beer. He'd joke about the billions of brain cells he was 
deliberately killing with each gulp. He also smoked, and his doctor told 
him his shortness of breath was caused by his smoking.

Smokers and drinkers know, and knew. They just don't (and didn't) care. 
I've talked to young smokers today. They know all about the health 
risks. They just don't care.