| Re: MIT researchers fight gridlock with Linux [message #793685] |
Sat, 09 February 2008 20:22 |
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On Feb 5, 8:59 pm, David Poole <dont.email... [at] microsoft.com> wrote:
> Studemania wrote:
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> >Years ago - well over fifteen - I was talking to my city coulcilor in
> >a large California City. He had proposed a plan whereby traffic jams
> >would be avoided by sensors tied to a compueter in city hall, or
> >whereever, controlling the traffic lights.
> >He figured it to be a real vote-getter.
> >I said to him, "That's impossible."
> >He said, "You know it and I know it, but by the time it's a proven
> >failure, I will be time-limited out of office.
>
> LMAO. Sounds like how a lot of people make it into office. :-)
>
> Billary's Health Care, anyone?
Someone needs to look outside the US on that one...the US is
surprisingly third-world when it comes to health care accessibility
and cost; arguably worse than third world, even third world countries
get missionaries providing volunteer health care...
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