[geeks] Now for something completely geek

Patrick Giagnocavo patrick at zill.net
Mon Aug 21 09:37:13 CDT 2006


On Aug 21, 2006, at 10:21 AM, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> What if you don't know where you are?  If you call 911, you are saying
>> "emergency!" and the primary concern at that point is not privacy but
>> making sure you are alive and out of danger.
>
> If you don't know where you are, then don't disable the location.
>
> It's really pretty simple.
>

A moment's thought of the current state of techno-literacy amongst our 
fellow Americans will show up the fallacy of presenting end users with 
such a choice.

Remember, slightly less than half of all Americans are below the median 
IQ.

--Patrick



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