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"There is no negotiating with a computer." --Simon Biggs.

At its core I think it's the main reason executives are so bad with technology. Nothing else in life is like a computer. You can not argue, you can not infuriate. It is pure logic.

Unfortunately those of us who know about computers know that the logic is almost always flawed.



https://twitter.com/swiftonsecurity/status/13855657371677245...

"A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION"

(IBM slide, 1979)


Back then it was assumed that the management could be held accountable.


> Back then it was assumed that the management could be held accountable.

When in doubt, create a committee.


It cuts both ways. The very system that forces people to use four digit years and unambiguous date formats[0] is the same system that leads us all into one giant Year 2038 problem.

I mostly agree about executives, though that's fading. The world got the message that being good at technology is something effective people increasingly need to know. I'm an expert in Excel (Solver, UDF, arrays, custom formats, etc) and even I've picked up some tricks from CEOs.

[0] What fresh hell is the date "12/11/10"?




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