RE: Modern Technology: Out of Control?

From: Dan Fabulich (daniel.fabulich@yale.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 20 1998 - 18:00:11 MST


At 09:34 AM 1/21/98 +1100, you wrote:
>First of all, thanks to all those who have provided input. I especially
>like David Musick's view of technology as being under distributed
>control - there are some good analogies which can be drawn with this and
>technology itself, such as robotics. I intend a major part of my
>response to be that technology is self-guided and therefore centralised
>control (ie. governmental intervention) is unnecessary.

A great book you should take a look at: Kevin Kelley's _Out of Control_,
on exactly this question. What's more, it's online at:

http://www.absolutvodka.com/5-0.html

Have fun!

                  -THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?-
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