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"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much"

by emh68 9y ago

mtremsal 9y ago
Is this a common adage? I'm not sure I understand its meaning in this context.
- LeifCarrotson 9y ago
  It's a reference to the biblical parable of a shrewd/dishonest steward from Luke 16 [1]. It looks a little more like ancient corruption to modern readers, or an admonition to escort disgruntled employees out the door the day they are fired or give notice, rather than maintaining their privileges for two weeks: the guy buys friends on the outside by mismanaging his employer's funds when he realizes that he's going to be fired. I believe the parent is saying that if Keysight was lazy, shortsighted, or irresponsible with these historical documents, they probably won't treat the design, construction, and your purchase of an expensive oscilloscope with a different attitude. So, ostensibly, buy Tektronix (or, for hackers, buy a Rigol - more value for less money; I love my $900 MSO1074Z-S and the closest Keysight device is a $8000 oscilloscope that doesn't include most of the software decoders you want, and doesn't include the $3000 function generator). [1] https://www.bible.com/bible/111/LUK.16.niv https://www.bible.com/bible/111/LUK.16.niv
  - HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
    I don't know how different the culture at Keysight is from the original Hewlett-Packard. But I do remember in 1994 or thereabouts, calling the h-p customer service number with questions about the old hp 'scope I had just picked up for $50 that came without a manual. The lady who answered the phone put me on hold to go digging through file cabinets and then came back with the documentation to politely answer all my questions. I have never been anything but completely impressed by all of Hewlett-Packard's instruments or any interaction I've ever had with them. And BTW, IIRC that Rigol made some of HP's low end DSO's back in the early 00's.
    - throw2849834 9y ago
      A lot of us believe in the old HP Quality. But certainly things are not the same as they used to be.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much"

by emh68 9y ago

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much"

mtremsal 9y ago

Is this a common adage? I'm not sure I understand its meaning in this context.

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
It's a reference to the biblical parable of a shrewd/dishonest steward from Luke 16 [1]. It looks a little more like ancient corruption to modern readers, or an admonition to escort disgruntled employees out the door the day they are fired or give notice, rather than maintaining their privileges for two weeks: the guy buys friends on the outside by mismanaging his employer's funds when he realizes that he's going to be fired. I believe the parent is saying that if Keysight was lazy, shortsighted, or irresponsible with these historical documents, they probably won't treat the design, construction, and your purchase of an expensive oscilloscope with a different attitude. So, ostensibly, buy Tektronix (or, for hackers, buy a Rigol - more value for less money; I love my $900 MSO1074Z-S and the closest Keysight device is a $8000 oscilloscope that doesn't include most of the software decoders you want, and doesn't include the $3000 function generator). [1] https://www.bible.com/bible/111/LUK.16.niv https://www.bible.com/bible/111/LUK.16.niv
- HeyLaughingBoy 9y ago
  I don't know how different the culture at Keysight is from the original Hewlett-Packard. But I do remember in 1994 or thereabouts, calling the h-p customer service number with questions about the old hp 'scope I had just picked up for $50 that came without a manual. The lady who answered the phone put me on hold to go digging through file cabinets and then came back with the documentation to politely answer all my questions. I have never been anything but completely impressed by all of Hewlett-Packard's instruments or any interaction I've ever had with them. And BTW, IIRC that Rigol made some of HP's low end DSO's back in the early 00's.
  - throw2849834 9y ago
    A lot of us believe in the old HP Quality. But certainly things are not the same as they used to be.