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R. P. Feynman on Technology

R. P. Feynman on Technology

Posted Jun 25, 2009 21:36 UTC (Thu) by shieldsd (subscriber, #20198)
Parent article: Digg, Dug, Buried: How Linux news disappears (ComputerWorld)

R. P. Feynman's concluding sentence in his appendix to the Challenger Report is prescient, and applies to this situation also:

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."

dave
http://daveshields.wordpress.com


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