[governance] United Airlines 'Network Outage' Snarls Air Travel

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

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>
> "...we have raised a generation that is rendered helpless without
> computers and cell phones..."

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Agreed. I'm going to make it a point to have my kids learn to survive
without these "modern" conveniences...

-C

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:45 PM, shaila mistry <shailam at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well said. We have too much dependence on technology and have suspended
> common sense !! What is even more scary is that we have raised a generation
> that is rendered helpless without computers and cell phones !
> Shaila Rao Mistry
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> * From: * Charity Gamboa <charityg at diplomacy.edu>;
> * To: * <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>; Fahd A. Batayneh <
> fahd.batayneh at gmail.com>;
> * Subject: * Re: [governance] United Airlines 'Network Outage' Snarls Air
> Travel
> * Sent: * Tue, Sep 11, 2012 5:04:21 AM
>
>   You know - network outage may happen anywhere. We rely so much on
> technology we sometimes feel "handicapped" without it. I taught using
> smartboards and have made accommodations on computer use for people who are
> handicapped or with learning disabilities. When our network crashed, I had
> no choice but to teach the old-fashioned way of paper, highlighter and pen.
> We can't cancel classes just because the Internet is down or the local
> network is out. This goes to  airlines who are as vulnerable as any company
> who rely on the network to do its work. I don't see how tweeting every
> minute until the plane leaves will accomplish anything other than
> you have no choice but for you to wait until the plane leaves. A couple of
> months ago my city had a power outage which messed up all the traffic
> lights. Networks went down for 6 hours. I was stuck in traffic and the
> intersection becomes a 4-way stop until uniformed and even off-duty cops
> directed traffic. Has anyone ever seen how traffic enforcers in the
> Philippines would dance while directing traffic in order to entertain
> motorists?  I just think that people complain too much. My students
> complain too much. Would you expect a college student to run back for a
> textbook to their dorm? Nope - but they will if they forgot their phone.
>   We only just seem to think we are powerless when in fact human ingenuity
> is still alive.
>
> Regards,
> Charity
>
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Fahd A. Batayneh <fahd.batayneh at gmail.com>wrote:
>
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>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57502077-92/united-airlines-network-outage-snarls-air-travel/
>>
>> This is the ugly side of relying heavily on technology.
>>
>> Fahd
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