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I think I'll apply Betteridge's law[1] to this one. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%2
by garethadams 13y ago
I think I'll apply Betteridge's law[1] to this one.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines
- SigmundA 13y agoAlso: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor
- wglb 13y agoI would be going with this one. A simple mistake has far less drama.
- DennisP 13y agoThat's a maxim I apply in general, but given that we know there are, in fact, known malicious actors purposely introducing flaws to security software, I think it might be a mistake to reflexively apply it here.
- ronaldx 13y agoHanlon's razor is just the worst. Systematic incompetence is malice. Here's my alternative but equally reasonable platitude: "Never attribute to incompetence what could be attributed to malice with plausible deniability."