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

[Riaz K Tayob]

Not so clear cut I am afraid (not saying there should not be 
contingencies...) technology attenuates (strengthens, compensates, 
enhances, etc) humans... because well we are partly so ill adapted to 
our environment (hence a "technological fetish",however commodified or 
not)... and this brings convenience... so we use technology... and at 
some point as someone famous once said, technology uses us...

it is a dialectical relationship...


On 2012/09/11 11:47 AM, Chaitanya Dhareshwar wrote:
> /
>
>     "...we have raised a generation that is rendered helpless without
>     computers and cell phones..."
>
> /
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto:charityg at diplomacy.edu>>;
>     *To: * <governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>     <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>>; Fahd A. Batayneh
>     <fahd.batayneh at gmail.com <mailto: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:
>
>         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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