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Ah yes, ass cover as a service. There's a classic article (2010) about it: https://thetech.com/2010/04/09/dubai-v130-n18 https://thetech.com/2010/04/09/dubai-v
by praptak 1y ago
Ah yes, ass cover as a service.
There's a classic article (2010) about it: https://thetech.com/2010/04/09/dubai-v130-n18 https://thetech.com/2010/04/09/dubai-v130-n18 (HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1257644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1257644)
The difference is that while the decision has been made, it isn't necessarily very good.
- lazide 1y agoOften, getting a decision (ANY decision) made is both absolutely critical, and with all the ass covering and office politics involved, nearly impossible. Even if (or sometimes especially) it’s patently obvious to everyone what the decision should be.
- praptak 1y agoYeah I guess there's a continuum between a) hiring someone impartial and not entangled politically to advise on an important decision and break the deadlock and b) paying someone to justify an obviously crappy decision while providing ass cover.
- lazide 1y agoIn any sufficiently large organization, these are the same thing.