> I wouldn't call it crappy, it's actually quite brilliant. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines technology as "the application of scientific knowledge f

> I wouldn't call it crappy, it's actually quite brilliant. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines technology as "the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes". If the application does not fulfill the purpose, the technology is crappy, regardless of how brilliant the science behind it is. The author is not saying that the science is crappy but that the technology -- i.e. the application for the practical purpose -- is.