Sorry for the rough title. I know it's probably an overstatement. Yet.
I just read of the Navy's Shipwide Electronic Maintenance Aid
(SWMA). This is a tablet PC type device that lets the maintainer or
servicing person do the job with little or no experience because they
can call back to some central knowledge repository. Less people, and
less embedded human knowledge requires this technology answer.
I give them credit for answering a need. In other cases, the push of
technology and "ease of use" has caused degeneration of human intellect
and capability. Two examples come to mind: 1) automatic car
transmissions' birth from a world of tractors and manual shift
vehicles, and 2) Windows domination of what used to be a CP/M and Unix
computer world. Convenience and simplicity cost something. What is it?
The "I'm okay, you're okay" mentality is no longer an aberration or a
moral or political agenda, but a recognition of reality. Everybody is
okay because nothing is asked of them! Personally, I'd rather be an
expert in something worth being an expert in, and I like to be
surrounding by other experts who are really good in what I'm not.
Equalized Stupidity - 005
By: System Administrator On: Fri 27 of Oct., 2006 15:57 CDT (2432 Reads)
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