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8. It encourages stupid people to become a public menace Forget about whether talking on cellphones while driving should be illegal: the fact remains that it is stupid. I know that you are perfectly capable of the mental gymnastics required for all this — you are a hypercephalic Gadget Lab reader — but it’s best that you stop now, so as not to encourage lesser minds to attempt similar feats. Some are now being caught texting while driving. Just pull the car over, for heaven’s sake!

FANS ACROSS THE NATION REMEMBER / The faithful jam the 49ers’ Web site to pay tribute to the man who transformed the team from dismal to dynasty

From an old-guard football bar to the online world, 49ers fans paused Monday to remember the coach who turned the team around in the 1980s and symbolized its glory years.