Worst Tech Moments of 2005; Predictions for 2006
Wired News: Worst Tech Moments 2005
Not sure I entirely agree with all of these. Looks like Bush will make the 2006 list several more times given the additional illegal spying uncovered so far. A summary of the list:
- TiVo boxes betray their owners
- Commerce Department blocks .xxx domain
- PayPal blocks Katrina aid
- Space shuttle Discovery
- Bush corrupts the NSA
Here are some items that I predict for the 2006 list:
- Senator Ted Stevens': The Internet is a series of tubes
- Senator Inhofe, Charman of the Environment and Public Works committee, global warming is the greatest hoax ever
- Rewriting The Science, Scientist Says Politicians Edit Global Warming Research - CBS News
- Bush Administration: Generally anti-science (ideology trumps science/facts)
I'm sure there are many others. These were off the top of my head.