Wake Up, America!!
On Sunday evening, January 28, 2007, 60 Minutes broadcast a segment on the Geek squad, that I wish I had recorded. A Google search this morning yielded a web site on Yahoo that may prove to be more valuable than the original broadcast. Here is a link.
That segment was just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of things to come. Check it out!!!
I want all of America, especially the geeks of America, to realize that, "The Sky is Falling". It is time for each and every individual, geek and non-geek to engage in some introspection.
"Are you part of the problem or part of the solution??"
Your answer to that question will become very important to your future success.
Just think about it -- I can make such a prediction because I have not predicted which side might win, or whether the problem will ever be solved: however, it is still a meaningful question that you should be thinking about.
To furnish some additional data, I want to submit the following from a letter that I wrote to Tom Reilly, Massachusetts attorney General on Saturday, October 4, 2003.
"First, without getting too political, let me state that the two most dangerous men in the world today are George W. Bush and William H. Gates III, Mr. Bush as head of the world's only super power and Mr. Gates as the head of the world's most dominant monopoly. I'm not too worried about Mr. Bush, as we have provisions for resolving any difficulty he may create - it's called an election. Mr. Gates, on the other hand, is a whole different problem."
"Both, Mr. Bush and Mr. Gates have failed to recognize that responsibilities change when one succeeds to such a high position. One must be able to serve the broader community; presidents of the United States are elected to serve all the citizens, not just those that elected him. And being the only superpower, we might consider the U.S. to be an international monopoly which means that Mr. Bush and Mr. Gates, both must consider the needs of the entire world. Such is the reward for that kind of success. Failure to perform properly will be handled by the larger community in due time. Since Mr. Bush's term can be terminated next year, I am more concerned about Mr. Gates. The market will take care of him in the long run; however, we need some action quicker than that. Besides, monopolies have always been controlled by the government. Now we sit, waiting for the European Union to take over the responsibilities that the U.S. has shirked."
"Mr. Gates' decision to oppose the government, and then win in the courts is probably more destructive to our way of life than any mistakes that Mr. Bush might make. The government must prevail or we will see a slide into oblivion, far worse than anything previously experienced."
Now, here we sit, some 3-1/4 years later, George Bush's term was not terminated; however, Mr. Bush seems to be in some sort of free fall at this time. He is desperately trying to open a parachute, and while he can't stop the fall he can hope to soften the landing.
Mr. Gates' situation is not as easy to visualize, but Joe Wilcox used an interesting metaphor:
"Windows Vista is now a train near it's destination -- and it's got a lot of momentum. Microsoft won't be stopping that train and asking the passengers to get off."
Joe forgot to mention that the train is on a downward slope, making control much more difficult.
I am not trying the emphasize the "I told you so" aspect, because all kinds of people have been voicing similar opinions since long before I got in the action. What I do want to emphasize is the fact that no matter any individual's previous position, we, the citizens of the United States are responsible for the damage created by Bush and Gates.
The 60 Minutes broadcast was a preliminary notice to all geeks. We have a limited time to get our house in order because the balance of society is getting restless. The 60 Minutes people were just starting the process of problem analysis. And we must remember that our democratic society has a way of solving problems, eventually.
We must be aware that the year 2007 might very well go down in history as the turning point, meaning that each of us will be measured on what we do in the future, not what we have done in the past. No matter our past individual activity, we are all part of the problem. We lost that game and are now in the first quarter of a new game -- think about it!!!
I will be publishing some additional thoughts on problems and solutions in the near future.
http://nationalcomputerassociation.com
See you there...
Doug Skoglund
SandS Software, Inc.
skoglund@pdmsb.com
If you send me an email, please put a [PDMSB] in the title, to separate your message from the Spam.
That segment was just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of things to come. Check it out!!!
I want all of America, especially the geeks of America, to realize that, "The Sky is Falling". It is time for each and every individual, geek and non-geek to engage in some introspection.
"Are you part of the problem or part of the solution??"
Your answer to that question will become very important to your future success.
Just think about it -- I can make such a prediction because I have not predicted which side might win, or whether the problem will ever be solved: however, it is still a meaningful question that you should be thinking about.
To furnish some additional data, I want to submit the following from a letter that I wrote to Tom Reilly, Massachusetts attorney General on Saturday, October 4, 2003.
"First, without getting too political, let me state that the two most dangerous men in the world today are George W. Bush and William H. Gates III, Mr. Bush as head of the world's only super power and Mr. Gates as the head of the world's most dominant monopoly. I'm not too worried about Mr. Bush, as we have provisions for resolving any difficulty he may create - it's called an election. Mr. Gates, on the other hand, is a whole different problem."
"Both, Mr. Bush and Mr. Gates have failed to recognize that responsibilities change when one succeeds to such a high position. One must be able to serve the broader community; presidents of the United States are elected to serve all the citizens, not just those that elected him. And being the only superpower, we might consider the U.S. to be an international monopoly which means that Mr. Bush and Mr. Gates, both must consider the needs of the entire world. Such is the reward for that kind of success. Failure to perform properly will be handled by the larger community in due time. Since Mr. Bush's term can be terminated next year, I am more concerned about Mr. Gates. The market will take care of him in the long run; however, we need some action quicker than that. Besides, monopolies have always been controlled by the government. Now we sit, waiting for the European Union to take over the responsibilities that the U.S. has shirked."
"Mr. Gates' decision to oppose the government, and then win in the courts is probably more destructive to our way of life than any mistakes that Mr. Bush might make. The government must prevail or we will see a slide into oblivion, far worse than anything previously experienced."
Now, here we sit, some 3-1/4 years later, George Bush's term was not terminated; however, Mr. Bush seems to be in some sort of free fall at this time. He is desperately trying to open a parachute, and while he can't stop the fall he can hope to soften the landing.
Mr. Gates' situation is not as easy to visualize, but Joe Wilcox used an interesting metaphor:
"Windows Vista is now a train near it's destination -- and it's got a lot of momentum. Microsoft won't be stopping that train and asking the passengers to get off."
Joe forgot to mention that the train is on a downward slope, making control much more difficult.
I am not trying the emphasize the "I told you so" aspect, because all kinds of people have been voicing similar opinions since long before I got in the action. What I do want to emphasize is the fact that no matter any individual's previous position, we, the citizens of the United States are responsible for the damage created by Bush and Gates.
The 60 Minutes broadcast was a preliminary notice to all geeks. We have a limited time to get our house in order because the balance of society is getting restless. The 60 Minutes people were just starting the process of problem analysis. And we must remember that our democratic society has a way of solving problems, eventually.
We must be aware that the year 2007 might very well go down in history as the turning point, meaning that each of us will be measured on what we do in the future, not what we have done in the past. No matter our past individual activity, we are all part of the problem. We lost that game and are now in the first quarter of a new game -- think about it!!!
I will be publishing some additional thoughts on problems and solutions in the near future.
http://nationalcomputerassociation.com
See you there...
Doug Skoglund
SandS Software, Inc.
skoglund@pdmsb.com
If you send me an email, please put a [PDMSB] in the title, to separate your message from the Spam.
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