I agree the article is interesting and frightening, although not
particularly a new revelation, but how does it impact the blind more so
than the general community. I'm just not sure what it's relevance is to
this list, other than blind people use computers and electronics that is.

On 10/12/12 09:46, Don Moore wrote:
> Interestingly, it not only covers computers, but stuff with computer chips
> in them, cell phones cars busses ETC.  It's amazing the stuff you never
> think of that would become paperweights if there was an EMP.
> 
>  
> 
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Interesting and frightening article I just read
> 
> That's exactly what I was thinking. I agree that attacking computer systems
> is more harmful to the nation as a whole than attacking structures or
> populous areas, but I don't understand why we suddenly need to panic about
> it now. Big business and other services managed with little or no access to
> the internet within my own lifetime; they can do it again, though admittedly
> things would be less quick and convenient than we've come to expect.
> 
> On 12/9/2012 8:14 PM, Albert Ruel wrote:
>> Hum, why do they need the people to be afraid this time: the last time
> they did this it was called "weapons of mass destruction" and before we knew
> it a couple of countries were invaded.
>>
> 
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