This reminds me of that great essay by Neal Stephenson called "In the Beginning was the Command Line".[1] In it, he compares Unix to an industrial strength scre

This reminds me of that great essay by Neal Stephenson called "In the Beginning was the Command Line".[1] In it, he compares Unix to an industrial strength screwdriver called the "Hole Hawg". "But I never blamed the Hole Hawg; I blamed myself. The Hole Hawg is dangerous because it does exactly what you tell it to. It is not bound by the physical limitations that are inherent in a cheap drill, and neither is it limited by safety interlocks that might be built into a homeowner's product by a liability-conscious manufacturer. The danger lies not in the machine itself but in the user's failure to envision the full consequences of the instructions he gives to it." [1] http://www.cryptonomicon.com/command.zip http://www.cryptonomicon.com/command.zip