The stress on systems objectives has one further consequence worth mentioning; i.e., that systems engineering is likely to be strongly user-oriented.
Stacey defended the new grading scheme as necessary, and said any confusion for parents or employers over the piecemeal roll-out of the new grades was "a consequence worth living with".
But there may be a consequence worth noting: are we biasing a generation against an industry which saves lives?
Although this thesis may be philosophically controversial, it is at least plausible, and its consequences are worth exploring.
This fictional telling of Semmelweis's battle against childbed fever proved to at least one adolescent reader that taking a stand against the establishment, no matter the consequences, is worth the struggle.
Unlike more symbolic actions being discussed in Washington, like throwing Russia out of the Group of 8 industrialized nations, canceling the nuclear pact would involve concrete consequences potentially worth billions of dollars to Russia.
But for the rest of us, the financial consequences are worth re-examining, especially when you have a slew of competing financial priorities like college tuition, retirement or even a nice vacation.
Think of the bigger picture, are the potential consequences really worth it?" Earlier this week Faye Allen, 17, died after taking the pink "MasterCard" pill, which is believed to have contained double the dose of MDMA normally found in an ecstasy tablet.
The free lunch is a bad idea, and we need to rid ourselves of it, to take back our understanding of consequence and worth, and demand to see the numbers so we know what we're getting into.
At $84 it's a bit pricey, but for what you get — durability, RFID protection and the ability to drink without consequence — is worth the price of admission.
