This reminds me of an incident many years ago in St Georges Chapel Windsor,
My mum was looking around driving her electric wheelchair when I noticed a guy standing next to another one, who had in his hands a pen and and a notepad and he was making with the pen on the notepad like it were a remote control joystick controlling my mums movements, now if it were a toddler with a toy steering wheel in the back of a car I might have understood, but I was not amused by the antics of this guy and his friend whom I am sure he though he was impressing with his foolishness.
Larry
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> Sorry am I the only one who finds the idea of a wheelchair that
> can be controlled over the internet, somewhat disturbing? It just
> seems to remind of Foucaults argument that control of subjects
> tends to become more deeply embedded and less visible. Maybe
> there is another thought behind its design, but It seems to elude me.
> -Gregg
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