I am educated and would like to point out that
containment has failed. I worked for the London School of Hygeine in the 1970s. There was an outbreak of Smallpox caused by failure of containment. I think there were 4 fatalities.
There was also a case of bubonic plague caught at the UK Porton Down facility.
Both these cases actually made the media.
Most knowledgeable authorities stated that BSE could not jump the species barrier. This is poor comfort for the 200 or so people dead or dying from nvCVD.
I am appalled that such research was done only at Bio-Level 3. Frankly I think it is crazy that it is done at all.
In alot of software products, marketing demand new feature be added for each release. This causes bloated software. It isn't just Microsoft that does this.
I like Windows XP, not for the reasons given in the TV commercials, I like it because it doesn't crash. Users like software that doesn't crash.
Good user interface design takes time, something that is not often available.
Good user interfaces are not necessarily pretty or 'cool'.
The article confuses support and development people. Some support people are arogant, often as a cover for lack of knowledge.
Most users are of average intelligence. This statement should be self evident. Some are however lazy. Many are resentful of having to learn to use software that they had no choice in selecting.
I don't like develpers being characterised as having 'poor inter-personal skills'. Frankly that is an offensive stereotype. On the other hand terms like Lusers are equally offensive.
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I am educated and would like to point out that containment has failed. I worked for the London School of Hygeine in the 1970s. There was an outbreak of Smallpox caused by failure of containment. I think there were 4 fatalities. There was also a case of bubonic plague caught at the UK Porton Down facility. Both these cases actually made the media. Most knowledgeable authorities stated that BSE could not jump the species barrier. This is poor comfort for the 200 or so people dead or dying from nvCVD. I am appalled that such research was done only at Bio-Level 3. Frankly I think it is crazy that it is done at all.
In alot of software products, marketing demand new feature be added for each release. This causes bloated software. It isn't just Microsoft that does this. I like Windows XP, not for the reasons given in the TV commercials, I like it because it doesn't crash. Users like software that doesn't crash. Good user interface design takes time, something that is not often available. Good user interfaces are not necessarily pretty or 'cool'. The article confuses support and development people. Some support people are arogant, often as a cover for lack of knowledge. Most users are of average intelligence. This statement should be self evident. Some are however lazy. Many are resentful of having to learn to use software that they had no choice in selecting. I don't like develpers being characterised as having 'poor inter-personal skills'. Frankly that is an offensive stereotype. On the other hand terms like Lusers are equally offensive.