> Apropos of nothing:
>
> "To top it off, we've fallen into a trend of diverting and
> rewarding the best of our collective I.Q.
> to people doing financial engineering rather than real
> engineering. These rocket scientists and engineers were designing
> complex financial instruments to make money out of money -- rather
> than designing cars, phones, computers, teaching tools, Internet
> programs and medical equipment that could improve the lives and
> productivity of millions."
>
> Column "Time To Reboot America" by Thomas L. Friedman, New York
> Times, 12-24-09
This is apropos of everything. Probably the best thing Friedman ever
wrote. We don't need a re-boot, though--we need a new OS.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania
1864)
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