10 technologies that deserve to die (Go at it)

MSN/Technology Review ^ | 24 Oct 03 | Bruce Sterling

[AngryJawa]

It appears that Mr. Sterling has a bit of an agenda, eh?

[Charles Henrickson]

11. Traffic-monitoring cameras that automatically ticket motorists.

[eniapmot]

Imagine...all the people....woowoo...

[Uncle Miltie]

I vote for fax machines.

[harpseal]

Where to start?

Nuclear weapons. There ultimate utility may be as a means of protecting the planet from a rouge space object.

Prisons rehabilitation does not work and we are unwilling to execute peopel for attempted murder and theft etc.

[Guillermo]

And I'm sure Mr. Sterling would keep a few of these (or their benefits), while denying them to everyone else.

[Charles Henrickson]

E-spam, pop-up ads, telemarketing.

[EggsAckley]

Geeze........maybe this guy should move to some jungle or something. He certainly doesn't like living on MY planet.

[tet68]

Bruce Sterling is a science fiction author, journalist, and cultural critic based in Austin, Texas.

Also complete idiot.

[xzins]

Light bulbs and cosmetic implants sort of make sense.

The rest were just that guy's rant.

A liberal rant.

[TonyInOhio]

This guy sounds like a Unabomber-in-Training.

[FreedomCalls]

11. Technology writers who pander to the world's lefist notions of feel-good suggestions without offering real-world solutions instead.

[CholeraJoe]

Sterling appears to be what I would call a watermelon. Green on the outside, red on the inside.

[Charles Henrickson]

Those green boards behind home plate that have advertisements electronically displayed on them. You can't watch the pitcher-batter shot without seeing the ad.

[ContemptofCourt]

Not to get in on his agenda, but he does have a point with coal based power, the internal combustion engine and lightbulbs...this is old technology, and I can see how a techie would poo-poo such old technology. In fact, it is rather suprising that we still place so much reliance on such old technology.

[FreedomCalls]

Bruce Sterling

Is he wearing a mullet? That should give you some idea of his mind set.

[Sofa King]

Yeah, and man we need to get rid of the wheel too. Talk about old technology! And don't even get me started on fire!

[beezdotcom]

As an MIT alum, I'm embarrassed that a magazine with any ties to my alma mater would publish this crap. (Not that MIT was ever particularly conservative, but it still galls me.) This guy is the poster child for the old baby/bathwater axiom.