As a minor quibble, I'm not sure it's fair to saddle technologists with the likes of Ben Nelson. He made money in a technological milieu, sure, but as a purely

As a minor quibble, I'm not sure it's fair to saddle technologists with the likes of Ben Nelson. He made money in a technological milieu, sure, but as a purely biz guy. Neither his background nor his mindset nor his interests involve technology, and he has not contributed to the advancement of technology. Technologists can have dumb ideas too, of course. But this particular dumb idea doesn't come across as a techie's idea.