Russ Abbott wrote at 06/07/2011 04:11 PM: > often really like having a gadget that just works--and I don't have to > think about it. In fact, that should be one of the selling points of the > iPhone and iPad. My complaint about them is that they don't live up to > that promise.
I understand. To me this is the greatest confidence scheme we've ever experienced. Technology (tools) does not solve problems, regardless of how often or how vehemently the tool producers claim they do. Tools don't solve problems. Tool users solve problems. So, it's a shock when we snap out of it and realize that we've been conned. Anyone who promises that a given tool or device that "just works" is selling snake oil and ocean front property in Nevada. -- glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
