[60568] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How much longer..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shawn Morris)
Thu Aug 14 11:09:45 2003
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:04:38 -0400
From: Shawn Morris <shawn@smorris.com>
To: variable@ednet.co.uk
Cc: "St. Clair, James" <JStClair@vredenburg.com>,
"'nanog@merit.edu '" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308141413400.2178-100000@pachabel.ednet.co.uk>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 02:17:08PM +0100, variable@ednet.co.uk wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, St. Clair, James wrote:
>
> > Cars did not become more popular because owners had to learn how to swap
> > more parts.
>
> The good ole "computers as cars" metaphor. In the UK:
>
> 1) In order to drive a car, you have to have a license.
^^^^^
Yes, I have to understand how to operate a car. I don't need to know
how to change my oil. Also, at least in the United States one must have
a very limited understanding of driving. There is no real testing of
driving in anything other than normal condititions.
>
> 2) In order to have the car on the road, you have to have it taxed and
> have a qualified mechanic certify it for basic road worthiness.
That may be the case in the UK, but I can assure you in Illinois it is
not. Take a drive on the Dan Ryan Expressway sometime and you will see
cars with bumpers and fenders held on with rope.
>
> Neither of these rules currently apply to computers. Maybe they should.
>
> Rich
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Shawn Morris
