I.T industry is doomed

mos6507 · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:43 am Post subject: Re: I.T industry is doomed

IT will not go down without a fight. That's where the braintrust of the world is. That's where all the innovation is taking place. Obviously some mistakes were made (like Intel's power-hungry x86 architecture) but when necessary they can adapt quicker than any other industry (certainly quicker than the auto industry or energy utilities). Computer advancement (which carries with it greater efficiencies) far outpaces development in other fields (like power generation).

Not only that, but it's seen as too high a priority to LET go down. Remember that the internet was designed to survive a nuclear attack. (The way we're headed, it might actually have to.) Heck, we are trying to build laptops for the 3rd world! If some starving african can get onto a mesh network, we've got a LONG way to go before we have to panic.

Not only that, but there is so much technology that people just throw out that even if no more computers were ever built we'd probably be able to salvage enough to get by for generations.

vision-master · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: Re: I.T industry is doomed

For some odd reason IT always figures they are on top of the heap. They never helped me at work. Since when did the idea of using Email develop for co-workers within the same room. I say shut down the A/C and let em melt.

What a scam.

Computers are tools. Problem is "control" Where's my can of coke. Looks like it got spilled on the computer and must have shorted out the system. Good riddens............

EndOfGrowth · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: I.T industry is doomed

My best friend is a trainee database adimistrator with a masters degree relating to his field of work. How secure do you think his job is? And is there any danger of his job being outsourced to Chindia?