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Never is a strong word, I think it's too strong. You are absolutely correct that he had no authority to perform modifications to a critical public service, and
by ihsw 11y ago
Never is a strong word, I think it's too strong.
You are absolutely correct that he had no authority to perform modifications to a critical public service, and that his actions bordered on reckless and negligent and that his response to the captain's accusations was cringe-worthy as well as indicative of the ignorance of his actions, but I think it stands to reason that the captain could have handled the situation more diplomatically.
Granted, I would probably get into a shouting match with Clemans for what he did (and I'm just another developer), but that hardly justifies barring him from entering the premises until further notice.
Clemans' actions can be chalked up to youthful ignorance and exuberance, whereas the captain has no excuse. He is the central source of truth and the ultimate arbiter in the situation, he should know better than to react so aggressively to one of his own staff members.
- CountSessine 11y agoClemans' actions can be chalked up to youthful ignorance and exuberance, whereas the captain has no excuse. He is the central source of truth and the ultimate arbiter in the situation, he should know better than to react so aggressively to one of his own staff members. React aggressively to some aspergers-afflicted kid cavalierly modifying and possibly breaking a public emergency response system with an expected uptime of always? The captain's response was 100% measured and appropriate given the situation.
- aeorgnoieang 11y agoHow do you know Clemans has Aspergers?
- williamstein 11y agoHe definitely does NOT have aspergers. (Know him personally.)
- dang 11y ago> some aspergers-afflicted kid You can't attack someone personally like that on HN—not that this would be shameful if it were true, but you clearly intend it as a slur, and that's not allowed here. Please comment civilly and substantively or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html