Finally I Can Cut My Food
According to an article over on the Air Disaster site, starting April 25, 2005, passengers will be able to eat food with metal knives and knit socks for their children again. And you can clip your nails again. Finally.
In software development, companies that flinch and react too quickly to problems (without considering all the consequences) are typically the ones that fail (or spend a lot of money needlessly). Flinch reactions to issues result in patches being released without proper testing (or any testing at all for that matter). Or irrationally decisions. The same is true I think outside of software development. If you make a reaction in the heat of the moment, you are almost guaranteed to make poor choices.
Do I think aircraft are any safer without metal cutlery and knitting needles? Nope. It was reported that even after all the money invested in increasing airport security, that it was still easy to gain access to secure areas without any kind of check. Not to mention I can probably do as much, if not more, damage on an aircraft with my mechanical pencil and laptop as I can with a metal knife. In fact, you could probably go so far as to say that a plastic knife is just as dangerous as a metal one in the hands of a maniac.
And no, I’m not bitter because I lost my favourite (and very expensive) pair of needlenose pliers at the Calgary Airport earlier this year. Okay, yes, yes I am.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:10 Posted in General
