At 01:47 PM 4/9/04 -0400, Adam Fields wrote:

On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:46:47PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

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I'm a technophile. I've loved technology all my life. I'm also a

As the supposed experts, how do we get the idea out of people's heads that making everything electronic and automated is somehow intrinsically better, regardless of the actual risks and benefits of doing so?

Wait until the first fly-by-wire Airbus goes down because some doofus turned on his cell phone. (More a comp.risks answer, but I think it makes the point.)