Re: James Burke

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From: rsk
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1987 23:40

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In article <937@mips.UUCP> hansen@mips.UUCP (Craig Hansen) writes:
>.................. but the nice thing about technology is that even the bits
>of it that you don't understand will keep working the same way forever. 

Nonsense.  The technology we rely on fails...frequently.  If you happen
to catch the first program in Burke's "Connections" series, where he
discusses the New York blackout, and the consequences that would quite
likely ensue if it continued for any length of time, you'll see a rather
chilling scenario unfold.

Rich Kulawiec, rsk@j.cc.purdue.edu, j.cc.purdue.edu!rsk

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