luddites!

[Bob Bradlee]

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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:31:38 -0600, woodelf wrote:

>Brad Parker wrote:

>>They were anti-loosing-your-job-due-to-technology.  They didn't think it
>>was right that 10 people working should become 3 people working just
>>because a new machine was installed...
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> I can't think of were computers really had the most inpact 
>other than word-processing and accounting. I think it was more
>the USA was not as inovative in small things but only large scale
>things. 

Manufacturing, one well written numerical control program generator
can replace a small army of machinists with a small number of material
movers and machine loaders.  Lathe, Mill, and grinder operators went first....

And how about the typesetters and linotype operators in the printing industry ?

There are many many more examples if you think about how things were done 
before ... Digital

>>(and, I think they had a point.  I think economists are all smoking
>>really good dope when they talk about mythical 'productivity gains')
>>

The productivity gains are real in most manufactureing and process control applications.
Bean counting and people tracking is only a small part of the computing picture.

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>productivity gains =  more $$ for management from my view point.

more likely = more money for the vendors then what is left over is for the stock holders :)


>>-brad
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>>

Bob Bradlee