John, Like Charles said, there two sides,I'm keep wondering why it was done. Was it a hack or a statement of some sort. There's usually a reason for a action..
Scott On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, Tony Thigpen <t...@vse2pdf.com> wrote: > Personally, it makes me want to go out and buy several of their cars. (I > believe that the EPA needs to be reigned in.) > > And for all those who say "but it's cheating", think about your driving > habits. Many of you will drive 80mph down a 70mph interstate knowing the > odds that a cop will stop you is low. You factor in the chances of getting > caught and decide that it's worth the risk. Someone at Volkswagen did a > similar risk assessment. (Personally, I think it was a young programmer who > had a little bit of hacker in him.) > > Tony Thigpen > > Charles Mills wrote on 09/22/2015 09:06 AM: > >> Volkswagen has now had a chance to tell the other side of the story -- and >> there does not seem to be one. I find this story utterly incredible. That >> a >> Worldcom or an Enron or a Madoff would "improve" the books -- I find that >> sadly typical of human nature. But that a publicly-traded, global company >> would apparently order a team of programmers to design and write software >> intended to deceive regulators and despoil the environment -- I find that >> utterly incredible. Volkwagen's stock is down 40% if I understand the news >> reports correctly. I wonder if they can -- I wonder if they should -- >> survive this. >> >> Charles >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >> Behalf Of Charles Mills >> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 1:05 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Volkswagen Programmed Vehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control >> Systems >> >> I agree that the story as presented in the initial reports is pretty >> damning. I would like to hear "the other side of the story." I think there >> is at least some possibility that the intent of the programming was not >> malicious and that either it has the unintended side effect that the EPA >> has >> alleged, or possibly that the EPA misinterpreted it altogether. >> Overzealous >> regulation and prosecution is not unprecedented nor unheard-of. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
