Bruno Latour, Aramis, or the Love of Technology, PDF - Dss-edit.com

time frame unless we can use safe, tested technologies-that is, no nonmaterialcouplings on the cars.'"In other words, it was a denatured project. What's more, there werepeople connected with the fair who wanted an ironclad guarantee that wewould connect the two sites, Balard and Bercy: 'We're ready to do it only ifthere's a full technological guarantee.'"What was I supposed to do$ I took a chance on a dubious operation. Itried out the simplified solution; that way I could reassure the experts, and if itworked I could reintroduce nonmaterial couplings. I was sure I would getsomewhere."Of course, it wasn't elegant-it was a compromise." [no. 18]"Watch out now, it's getting tricky; we have to note everything,because the possible Aramises are about to multiply. Girard is ready tokill :"1. a gadget-Aramis that has provided enough amusement already."On his side, according to him, he has:" 2. an Aramis that is preventing Lagardere' s VAL from progressing('every day brings its own troubles') ."But he's readv to defend:;" 3. an Aramis that is composed of cars capable of linking up infive or ten years, and that will allow the RER or the metro to handlebranch lines."He's also readv to defend:;"4. an Aramis that will serve as a French showcase for the 1989World's Fair."Let's keep tallying them up, all these Aramises, because their livesare at stake:"5. an Aramis with rendezvous capability for the World's Fair thatdoesn't interest Matra very much;"6. an Aramis with rendezvous capability for the World's Fair thatis infeasible in the time frame allowed, according to the technicians;"7. an Aramis for the World's Fair that is technologically tried andtrue and that doesn't have rendezvous capability."INTHDc1ASE