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The problem with this heuristic is that every nontrivial piece of software contains something obviously stupid. Which sounds like a refutation of the validity
by jameshart 5y ago
The problem with this heuristic is that every nontrivial piece of software contains something obviously stupid.
Which sounds like a refutation of the validity of this inference altogether, but—no, take heart: It still works, because it turns out every organization has a broken system or process or larger organizational dysfunction.
So in a sense yes, this logic works, but you can save yourself some steps.
- hinkley 5y ago> The problem with this heuristic is that every nontrivial piece of software contains something obviously stupid. Sturgeon's Law has entered the chat. 90% of everything is crap. Everyone has blind spots. What makes them 'stupid' is when you're the one who ends up suffering (or someone you empathize with does). If you sniff a pattern you should probably keep looking Once is happenstance. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a conspiracy. -- Someone paraphrasing Ian Fleming
- sklargh 5y agoI don’t know where the shoal is but I know it’s there.