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amelius
1628 days ago
Amelius' law: Management will always refer to Hofstadter's law as a myth or an excuse.
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vikingcaffiene
1628 days ago
Heh. I have been at the butt end of that one a few times. Another favorite of mine is when they push back with Parkinson's law: work expands to meet time available for its completion.
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amelius
1628 days ago
I think in the future I'll just use error bars, which they may ignore at their own peril.
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GekkePrutser
1627 days ago
And will use the Pareto principle to cut corners
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