Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!nbires!hao!hplabs!hplabsc!taylor From: taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) Newsgroups: mod.comp-soc Subject: Re: Some thoughts on recent postings... Message-ID: <496@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Jul-86 19:41:48 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.496 Posted: Thu Jul 24 19:41:48 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 25-Jul-86 06:34:20 EDT Reply-To: hplabs!ames!aurora!eugene Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lines: 17 Approved: taylor@hplabs Reference: <472@hplabsc.UUCP> This article is from Eugene miya and was received on Thu Jul 24 16:37:28 1986 Re: Spiros posting about using computers at trials. Two issues of Time ago, several investigative stories were noted to have used IBM mainframes for DBMS matching work and reporters (hu!) PROGRAMMING analyses. Wow investigative programming. I can see the two sides in a trial getting bigger and bigger guns. Just another set of toys to distract juries and judges from issues at hand. Sure, one or two real uses, but justice? Lawyers need more education. naw. From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers: --eugene miya NASA Ames Research Center eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA