> It doesn't matter if the work is "remove this emissions counter when x occurs," they just do what they're told. Nice one. That is pretty topical. I wouldn't

> It doesn't matter if the work is "remove this emissions counter when x occurs," they just do what they're told. Nice one. That is pretty topical. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a contractor who wrote it in (without knowing the context) because the original engineers declined. Edit: I believe the poster was referring to the Volkswagen scandal, since it appears some HNers aren't understanding what I'm talking about.