Ahmed,
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This is not like you at all :))
>1. For the first time ever there is a technology that has mass
>attraction. It is seductive. It is enabling. It allowa people like
>me who have no technical knowledge whatsoever to create and contribute.
>It is simple, cheap and delivers according to continually evolving
>standards.
But its not controllable via the few , so alas will never be a realistic
option until....
>2. It threatens and challenges the old power bases and vested
>interests. It takes away from them the monoply of knowledge and the
>elitism and exclusivity that charachterise those power bases. Now
>that is really scary for a lot of people whoi have built empires and
>careers based solely on myths that only the High Priests know what is
>good for us. Scary, what?
You've heard the saying 'Good Health Is Like Money In The Bank' but who's
got the money (the Govt), who wants it (Microsoft) and who should have it
(the people providing the care) and never the twain shall meet which equals
the current and likely future position despite what commonsense tells us.
>I say that the pilot, capatain and crew of our own particualr
>supertanker are no longer fit to steer this ship.
Agreed, but neither are the reserve crew at the ready :(
>I say that they continue to feed its engines with coal on the pretence
>that the Internet is today's fad
If only they did. Current thinking in my organisation is that its not to be
touched. A bit of a black sheep in the IM&T family.
>I say that the whole crew should go and be replaced with those who have
>the vision, the foresight, the conviction and, above all, the
>courage to steer this supertanker on the right course even though the
>charts are not all there yet. Enough is enough.
But who???? They'd never let a GP loose at it - what do you lot know, you're
only doing the job :(
>Ahmad
>An Internet evangelist and proud of it.
Nice to see the short emails are back :>
All the best
Mick
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