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November 17, 2005

Electrical Engineering vs. Computer Science

An uncited fable helps illuminate some thoughts I've had about the tendency to over-rely on computers. People who embrace 'ubiquitous computing' and 'wearables' seem to believe that A) just about anything can be improved by stuffing a fast cpu in it and B) combining two related tools into one super-tool is a good idea.

Posted by mslaybau at November 17, 2005 09:27 AM