Resumen
Presents letters to the editor about computers, published in the journal "Communications of the ACM." Comment on the article "Optimistic Optimization," by Peter G. Neumann, regarding a problem in the information technology industry involving the failure of developers to consider the long-term implications of their decisions, that was previously published in the journal; Information that Ludwig Wittgenstein was a teacher of John Langshaw Austin, a prominent member of a philosophical school; Comment on the article "Has the Internet Become Indispensable?," by Donna L. Hoffman and others, concerning the Internet's availability, security, reliability, and pricing emerge, followed by the issue of regulation, previously published in the journal.