'a modest proposal' is not a generic name. it is named after a short satirical writing by jonathan swift ("gulliver's travels," etc.), in which a person proposes to solve social ills by eating children...
WHAT???? the notion that disposable computers are a bad idea because they will *contribute* to waste is completely absurd. just consider the ramifications of creating computing so cheap that it becomes DISPOSABLE; computing would become UBIQUITOUS!!! i sympathize with the underlying concerns with a "'disposable' culture," but honestly, how pessimistic and cynical can one be? our waste production won't increase at all; we'll just have smarter garbage. even if it DID increase, should computers be made artificially expensive and rare out of the fear that they may add to the garbage heap?
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'a modest proposal' is not a generic name. it is named after a short satirical writing by jonathan swift ("gulliver's travels," etc.), in which a person proposes to solve social ills by eating children...
NUKE THE BIGGOTS FROM THE INTERNET AND REPLACE THEIR FILTHY WEBSITES WITH GOOD, CLEAN INFORMATION LIKE CNN AND THE GAP'S CORPORATE WEBSITE!
BUT WHY STOP THERE?
CHASE THEM WITH LONG POINTY POLES! STICK INSULTING POST-ITS ON THEIR BACKS! BAN THEM FROM STARBUCKS! CRUCIFY THE RACIST PIGS !!!!
WHAT????
the notion that disposable computers are a bad idea because they will *contribute* to waste is completely absurd. just consider the ramifications of creating computing so cheap that it becomes DISPOSABLE; computing would become UBIQUITOUS!!! i sympathize with the underlying concerns with a "'disposable' culture," but honestly, how pessimistic and cynical can one be? our waste production won't increase at all; we'll just have smarter garbage. even if it DID increase, should computers be made artificially expensive and rare out of the fear that they may add to the garbage heap?