cat considered harmful

Exhibit One:

cat somefile.txt | grep something
Use of cat is redundant.

Exhibit Two:

cat /dev/random > /dev/dsp
Use of cat is destructive to audio equipment.

Exhibit Three:

http://icanhascheezburger.com
Pictorial depictions of catS are detrimental to productivity and intelligence.

Ergo, ipso facto, cat is considered harmful.

>>28
using cat or dd like that is only destructive to defective, improperly installed, and/or misconfigured audio equipment.
I think you found a new way to troll audiophiles. I'd love to see someone destroy a >$50k HiFi setup with platinum cables using just cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp.