[Gllug] ist that right that the Oyster card got RFID on it?

[Peter Childs]

On 17/01/07, David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 16 Jan 2007, Peter Childs wrote:
> >On 16/01/07, John G Walker <johngwalker at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> >>On the one side, there is what you call the tinfoil brigade, who argue
> >>that Oyster cards are about surveillance (for reasons not stated).
>
> I don't think many people argue that. That Oyster cards have
> unfortunate surveillance effects is another matter.
>
> >Luddites. Has any change in IT in the last 10 years actually been for
> >the better? And not cost our economy millions in terms of increased
> >Unemployment, and  Employment fixing failed IT projects
>
> I'm not sure you can argue, simultaneously, that failed IT projects
> cause unemployment and extra employment costs.


Oh yes I can.

Unemployment of low skilled workers the ones who did not finish school
or failed to get the relevent qualifications (for what ever reason).

Extra Employment Costs employing high skilled professionals who know
what they are doing, and are rare.

Hence because the few staff you do have cost you more than the many
staff you used to have.

Peter.
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