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When Technology Lets Us Down
http://www.loosewireblog.com/ 2008/ 05/ when-technology.html
(from tcbuzz's flickr collection) Two recent events from the UK underlined how dangerous our dependence on technology can be. The soccer UEFA Cup final in Manchester was overshadowed by riots when one of the massive screens installed in the city for fans who didn't have tickets broke down. And more recently, the inquest into the death of a former BBC editor found that she committed suicide after failing to find support among her colleagues. Her line manager, the inquest heard, tried to find her counselling: However, her manager sent an email to the wrong address and his request was never acted on.
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