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> if it's stupid and it works, then it's not stupid. I hate this phrase. Leaded gasoline worked, but it was so stupid it actively made people stupid. Storing
by msla 3y ago
> if it's stupid and it works, then it's not stupid.
I hate this phrase.
Leaded gasoline worked, but it was so stupid it actively made people stupid.
Storing passwords plaintext works, but the first time your system gets broken into it's a massive problem.
Driving at 80 mph in a rainstorm is stupid and it works until it rather spectacularly doesn't.
- giantrobot 3y agoThe "works" part of the phrase does a lot of heavy lifting. Things can "work" in one dimension/context and fail in others. Stupid things can also "work" in several dimensions/contexts as well as smarter solutions.
- HWR_14 3y agoI always heard it used for things that were overbuilt and required too many resources, especially human resources. Door motion detector broken? a human hitting a manual door open button when they see people is "stupid but it works". Need to build a bridge but don't have an engineer? Piling rubble in the water until you get a path across is "stupid but it works".
- niloc132 3y ago“43. If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky.” https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/SchlockMercenary https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/SchlockMercena...
- darkclouds 3y ago> Leaded gasoline worked, but it was so stupid it actively made people stupid. Yeah and airborn nickel causes cystic fibrosis with the highest concentrations found in the home in built up areas, blown in like dust, and inhaled Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl causes but doesnt cause Parkinsons. Surprising what the scientists can find but wont put their names to it.