stingblue

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   by stingblue 6y ago

   It may be that believing what we hear / see is an evolutionary survival trait, a built-in cognitive default. I think this because the young of ancient humans had a FAR better chance of survival if they believed their elders. Examples
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   by stingblue 6y ago

   I would think that depends on the type of commercial software - if, for example, it's used in a large bank where faulty software could screw up a few million customer accounts - anyone who rolls the dice with that will soon be jobless.
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   by stingblue 6y ago

   Nice article, but from the viewpoint of an Ancient IBM Mainframer, I wonder how ANYONE can become really expert?? The mainframe ecosystem was created to solve one major problem - stability. Up to that time, upgrading one's computer sy