That quote is attributed to Voltaire (1694-1778), a French writer, historian and philosopher. Another good quote on the subject of common sense is: “It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.” Robert Green Ingersoll. [...]
Like I’ve said many times before automation is a wonderful thing when properly applied and tested. But there are many examples of automation not only failing to do what it was expected to do but also actively wastes huge amounts of time and money by [...]
When it comes to citing examples of over-automation, improperly applied automation or flawed automation there is no shortage of material to draw from. It’s everywhere. Consider the following scenario: I’ll put my comments in brackets [ ] THE HOUR website (October 31, 2020) did a [...]
The corporate landscape is littered with attempts to “fix” things that either were not “broken” or needed only minor changes or adjustments to make them work in a satisfactory manner. Often these “fixes” come in the form of additional and/or altered computer controls. Everything is [...]
Not everything can or should be automated. That’s a proven fact, not just my opinion. The following is excerpted from the Ontonix QCM blog. Basically it says that excessive complexity is a formidable source of fragility. If you want to make something fragile, make it [...]
In past articles I have given examples of how simpler designs are often better, cheaper and more reliable than their complicated counterparts. Almost always in industry you will find that the simplest, least expensive design is utilized for nearly everything unless there is a very [...]
I’m sure that some of my readers have been wondering… Is it possible to fool a computer? That is to thwart the mission and purpose of the computer? The answer is yes, it is certainly possible and sometimes advantageous to “fool” a computer. According to [...]
