James Drogan

We have been discussing ethical issues in my MIS class and I called attention to Andy Borowitz's article in the Fall 2003 issue of CIO Magazine with this excerpt.

'Our world is becoming a smarter place. We have smart phones, smart cards and smart bombs… An unprecedented surge in smartness, however, applies only to inanimate objects and has avoided humans altogether. In fact, as our high-tech devices have grown smarter, we've become much more dim-witted.

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A car's global positioning system does, as advertised, help position us on the globe. It also strips us of our ability to read maps, plan itineraries and, ultimately, find our way from the bedroom to the bathroom.’ 

I included a link to the original lead from Smart Mobs which, by now, has ceased to work.  I found the original link to CIO Magazine, reread the article, and was reminded of the truth in humor.