The author is conflating an awful lot of things which are not necessarily similar or even necessarily technical challenges to draw a deflecting conclusion about

The author is conflating an awful lot of things which are not necessarily similar or even necessarily technical challenges to draw a deflecting conclusion about "gobbledegok". It's a warning / apology for the logical, competent, altruistic and forthright executives of the world not to be further misled by the self-serving, evasive, babbling "geeks". Something like a condensed Make Mine Freedom [0] for the "dangers" of technology. >"But the first step is the simplest and the most important: like Dennis, we need to ask challenging questions, admit that we do not understand “gobbledegook” and demand answers." What a concept. Just demand answers to something so far beyond your current comprehension as to be nonsensical. What's in the best interest of the company / country here? Is it really attempting to synthesize three decades, a handful of degrees and years of domain-specific knowledge into a 5-minute PowerPoint deck? Or might we all be better served by replacing complacent, technically illiterate board-sitters with people who care enough to come prepared and stay current? 0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY