The article by Bob Buck is extremely selective.
“People think that computers have made flying easier — you just turn on the autopilot and relax”
Computers have made flying infinitely easier and do indeed enable the pilot to relax. Sometimes even fall asleep.
“. . . . nor do they worry about marginal weather at destinations. . . .”
The aircraft that I fly is capable of Cat III landings in zero viz, let alone “marginal” weather.
“. . . and what to do about reserve fuel . .”
What exactly do you “do” with reserve fuel that the FMC doesn’t calculate for you?
“Airline pilots go through stuff like this all the time”
What utter nonsense. I have never met an airline pilot that has been subject to a bomb threat. It is extremely rare and something for which the QRH is designed to cope with.