Word: computerization
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Goldbrick Boredom. Motiveless "busywork," the lowly chores of military housekeeping, and menial jobs that fall short of the challenges of civilian life are principal causes for low morale where it is found among reservists. "Our daily routine," fumed Sergeant Robert A. Levy, a District of Columbia Air Guardsman at Andrews...
¶Check the ability of an electronic computer to guess their ages after they have answered "yes" or "no" to, at most, half a dozen questions.
The Justices of the Supreme Court, Fortas mused, are, in some respects, "nine emperors." A Chief Justice can neither coerce nor cajole his associates; he can do little more than recommend what actions they should take. They are the "mix in the carburetor"-a good court needs Justices from different...
¶When Joe Rodman's shining new IBM computer arrived, he felt sure that the accounts of his wholesale grocery in Boston were in faultless electronic hands. Alas, not so. The computer ordered new supplies when the warehouse was already fully stocked, billed some customers even though they placed...
Both business and Government rely more and more on computers to predict future needs. It is therefore ironic that the computer industry itself vastly underestimated the demands for its products (44,400 computers are at work today, v. a 1954 estimate that 50 would be). Computer makers are now a...