Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Oh good grief, the technostructure Message-ID: <791@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 20:49:56 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.791 Posted: Wed Mar 13 20:49:56 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Mar-85 04:10:13 EST References: <164@unccvax.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (Rick Keir) Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 25 > Now, I don't want to pass judgement yea or nay on using whatever means to >disable nuclear weapons in flight, but I AM SICK AND TIRED of a bunch of people >with narrowly defined skills of relatively no technical sophistication making >public policy. We've got guys fighting passionately on both sides of the >House almost every day over this issue (and many others), and I'll bet you that >there might be 3 people in there who could bias a transistor for class A >operation. > Why would we want to leave public policy to politicians? Allow me to quote a friend of mine who is an engineer: "I'm voting for Mondale next week." "He's the Democrat, right?" The techies can build all the flashy, explosive toys they want: this gives them no special skill at deciding who to throw them at. -- "Hey, check it OUT! I'm leaping tall buildings with a single BOUND! Stay right where you ARE! I've gotta locate a SPEEDING BULLET!" -- Ambush Bug Rick Keir -- MicroComputer Information Center, MACC 1210 West Dayton St/U Wisconsin Madison/Mad WI 53706 {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick