One might be forgiven for having thought that the USDA, FDA, and AMA might have some legitimate science behind their recommendations. Over time, we've learned that this was not a safe assumption, but there was an era when it must have seemed reasonable to people.
On the other hand, most people's computers in my office are set up to print in black and white even they select a color printer to print a color document. This default setting cannot be changed by users, so it has to be changed manually for every print job, all because someone in IT was worried about saving color toner.
They institute policies for their own convenience and security, rather than for the benefit of people who are directly engaged in carrying out the organization's mission. Admittedly, this is more commonly a characteristic of the IT executives rather than the local staff, but it's problematic nevertheless.
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I wouldn't be, but apparently I'm one of only a very few people who think it should be dark at night.
One might be forgiven for having thought that the USDA, FDA, and AMA might have some legitimate science behind their recommendations. Over time, we've learned that this was not a safe assumption, but there was an era when it must have seemed reasonable to people.
On the other hand, most people's computers in my office are set up to print in black and white even they select a color printer to print a color document. This default setting cannot be changed by users, so it has to be changed manually for every print job, all because someone in IT was worried about saving color toner.
They institute policies for their own convenience and security, rather than for the benefit of people who are directly engaged in carrying out the organization's mission. Admittedly, this is more commonly a characteristic of the IT executives rather than the local staff, but it's problematic nevertheless.