I just got finished reading your 11/13 article Solving the Internet Gridlock"" and the story makes me very concerned. While it may seem like technology will advance computer processing power and allow for scientific advancement, I believe there are significant ethical implications that have been missed. Have you seen ""The Terminator?"" I quote, ""To decide who has precedence, UW programmers have developed a program called CONDOR that serves to allocate tasks.""
Are you kidding me? This is Skynet all over again. Sarah Connor warned us that trusting our fate to a machine would cause the end of the world. Her son, John Connor, had to learn the hard way that once we allowed a sophisticated computer program like CONDOR into the interconnected Internet it was already too late. How many sequels, prequels and crappy TV series is it going to take for people to listen? You can't trust computers. Don't even get me started on ""The Matrix.""
- Andrew Carpenter
UW Junior majoring in Psychology and Communication Arts
