tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post3272492485621384929..comments2024-03-29T12:15:13.832+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: WW2: Missed technological opportunitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-65727908245439438212009-11-30T19:07:56.693+01:002009-11-30T19:07:56.693+01:00That's why I wrote my conclusion (the Italic t...That's why I wrote my conclusion (the Italic text at the end). An example of failure seemed to be a good choice to demonstrate that we're probably too complacent today.<br /><br />Good decision on reading the old stuff; my blog is less than 20% about news, most could have been written just days ago as well.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-19206998095120629202009-11-30T18:26:50.874+01:002009-11-30T18:26:50.874+01:00But there are always thousands of potential innova...But there are always thousands of potential innovations and technologies available. There is no way to know which will turn out to be dead ends, and which will become important in the future.<br /><br />Of course, with hindsight it's easy to say that these particular technologies you mention should have been given more attention and resources. But at the time, they were competing with countless others that ultimately didn't lead anywhere. Only time and much deliberation and experimentation will sort the important ones from the dead ends.<br /><br />Oh, and to explain this late comment, I recently discovered this excellent and thought-provoking blog and I am now reading through all the old entries.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908242597993305429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-52839392023389001972009-05-21T02:24:30.279+02:002009-05-21T02:24:30.279+02:00The point is to learn from history, to recognize t...The point is to learn from history, to recognize that air forces for example can fail to exploit even old and publicly known innovations - and to minimize such failures in the future.<br /><br />We would never learn if we assumed that pointing out past errors is objectionable.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-31589200477298873022009-05-21T02:17:02.694+02:002009-05-21T02:17:02.694+02:0020-20 hindsight is a wonderful advantage, don't yo...20-20 hindsight is a wonderful advantage, don't you agree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com