Embracing Disruption as a Way of (Tech) Life

From CNET News.com:

Perspective: Any self-respecting movie buff recalls the priceless scene in Marathon Man, where Laurence Olivier, playing the part of a ex-concentration camp dentist, resorts to torture in a bid to extract information from a hapless New York grad student portrayed by Dustin Hoffman. I recently saw Marathon Man for the first time in 30 years. But it still makes me squirm. (Who wouldn't squirm?) Drilling holes into Hoffman's teeth without the help of an anesthetic, Olivier repeatedly asks, "Is it safe?" Not long after, I recounted the scene for an acquaintance, who had never watched the movie. He was especially bemused by the Olivier character's now-signature line. "Is it safe?" he joked. "If we were talking about the computer business, I could answer that. No, it's definitely not--especially these days."

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