Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!daver!tscs!tct!chip From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Too much computing is detrimental Message-ID: <26875B4D.6A62@tct.uucp> Date: 26 Jun 90 12:55:41 GMT References: <29256@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: ComDev/TCT, Sarasota, FL Lines: 30 According to polvino@acsu.buffalo.edu (joseph s polvino): >I truly believe that too much computing resources can have negative effects. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Computing power is weakness. Yeah, right. >Now that laser printers are popular, font hoarding is common. Oh, heaven forbid that people should have NONESSENTIALS in their work environment! Quick, throw away that picture of your family -- it's not ESSENTIAL! Um, right. >The whole point I'm trying to make is that forcing computers to do things that >can be done easier by humans is harmful to industry. Force? I don't see anyone robbing offices of Post-It Notes at gunpoint. Computers are tools. If people use the wrong tool for any job, they're less effective. Nothing new here. >I seriously recommend Mr. Dvorak's column. >He has a humorous way of telling the truth. I also recommend Dvorak's column for humor. Not truth, though. -- Chip Salzenberg at ComDev/TCT ,