Re: Technical solutions to social problems

2007-02-23 Thread MJ Ray
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] They often complain about a social problem, namely that > the other party steals the blanket during the night and leaves the other > one shivering. > > The technical solution this social problem is to have two blankets. That doesn't solve it: the o

Re: Technical solutions to social problems

2007-02-23 Thread Sune Vuorela
On 2007-02-23, Alexander Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> the other party steals the blanket during the night and leaves the other ^ >> one shivering. > > I know we are on the way to an off topic thread, but I'm curious: Why > is that a social problem? because of the

Re: Technical solutions to social problems

2007-02-23 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070223 11:50]: > > There are no technical solutions for social problems. > > This meme is often repeated, but I don't think it is entirely true. > > As an example, consider couples who sleep in the same bed, under the > same blanket. They often complain

Technical solutions to social problems

2007-02-23 Thread Lars Wirzenius
On pe, 2007-02-23 at 11:41 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > Our core teams not communicating is a social problem. RT is a > technical solution. There are no technical solutions for social > problems. This meme is often repeated, but I don't think it is entirely true. As an example, consider couples who