X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.0) with ESMTP id 1494036 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:36:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-096-206.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.96.206]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9N3aA2h013158 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:36:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c6f654$675ece30$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Off subject Auto computers Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:36:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C6F632.DFFC2800" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C6F632.DFFC2800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, John, I think the classic 1984 Novel of George Orwell where = technology is used to survey and control the population (often unaware = of the means of surveillance) was a vast understatement about the impact = of technology. Everybody knew that despite the manufactory's = statements to the contrary that the "black boxes" in automobiles would = quite rapidly evolve from a "data collection" concept for making = automobiles safer to a tool used by the law (and insurance companies) to = meet their own objectives. So big brother has indeed arrived - = actually he's been here all along - just has better means now. No excusing the idiot for speeding through a red light and causing a = loss of life, he got what he deserved. But, the means of his conviction = does indeed lend an air of "1984" to the event. . Ed =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:45 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Off subject Auto computers Ed; You are right about the computers. A guy here was accelerating = at 71 mph thru a red light in a 40 mph zone and killed 2 high school = girls in the intersection in a car. The black box gave the facts, the = jury gave the verdict, the judge gave the sentence and the guy is now = modeling night gowns for Bubba in the big house. Big brother has his = eyes on you. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C6F632.DFFC2800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, John,  I think the classic 1984 Novel = of George=20 Orwell where technology is used to survey and control the = population (often=20 unaware of the means of surveillance) was a vast understatement = about the=20 impact of technology.   Everybody knew that despite the=20 manufactory's statements to the contrary that the "black boxes" in = automobiles=20 would quite rapidly evolve from a "data collection" concept for making=20 automobiles safer to a tool used by the law (and insurance companies) to = meet=20 their own objectives.   So big brother has indeed arrived - = actually=20 he's been here all along - just has better means now.
 
No excusing the idiot for speeding through a red = light and=20 causing a loss of life, he got what he deserved.  But, the means of = his=20 conviction does indeed lend an air of "1984" to the event.
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Ed
 
 
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From:=20 John=20 Downing
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 = 9:45=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Off = subject Auto=20 computers

Ed;  You are right about the=20 computers.  A guy here was accelerating at 71 mph thru a red = light in a=20 40 mph zone and killed 2 high school girls in the intersection in a = car. =20 The black box gave the facts, the jury gave the verdict, the judge = gave the=20 sentence and the guy is now modeling night gowns for Bubba in the big=20 house.  Big brother has his eyes on you. =20 JohnD
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