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Ten Technology Disasters

Posted by michael on from the things-that-go-crunch dept.

Ant writes "What do a 17th-century Swedish warship, an opulent Chicago theater and a Kansas City hotel "skyway" have in common? All met catastrophic ends and they have important lessons to teach today's innovators."

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  1. I only hope.... by PepsiProgrammer · · Score: 0, Troll

    I only hope Microsoft is so lucky.

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  2. Darth Cliffy said so. by Mulletproof · · Score: 1, Troll

    No, let's get this right. Humans inherently lead to disaster, just like Communism would actually work if people weren't ivolved. Technology, like so many other things, is simply a tool.

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