[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 10 points 1 year ago

They still make DVDs?

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 24 points 1 year ago

It's from "The Mythical Man Month" by Fred Brooks. It was published in 1975. I've seen people make the same project management mistakes that the book discussed for the last 30 years.

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 5 points 1 year ago

This is a great idea, subbing to some of your communities now. Thanks!

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 10 points 1 year ago

I mean, you can sum it up in a sentence. Is it really that complex?

"People with poor knowledge, experience or skill in an area tend to overestimate their ability in that area."

Is your beef that people tend to conflate lack of skill or knowledge with low intelligence, which is not what the DK effect says?

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just had a thought, what if Putin has taken Prigozhin's family hostage and pretending to take the deal is just a play for time while they rescue them? It would be a great movie plot.

What if the Ukrainians paid Wagner to do this to cause a distraction? That would be pretty crazy too!

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 57 points 1 year ago

What a weird outcome. Putin now looks weak and Prigozhin looks stupid for trusting any deal that Putin could make.

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 7 points 1 year ago

While that's true, those weapons are currently under the control of a fascist government and increasingly desperate despot, so I don't see how them being in the hands of mercs is any worse. At least you know what mercs are motivated by.

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 21 points 1 year ago

do you need to stay in a tent for 5 days to get your butthole tattooed?

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 8 points 1 year ago

adding the U.S., in fact, bore heavy responsibility for the ongoing war.

What's his rationale for this BS? How did the US make Russia do anything? How stupid would anyone have to be to be convinced by this sort of nonsense?

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's nothing wrong with using a game controller to steer the thing, I think the issue is more the lack of backup or failsafes.

Also, I'm very much a layperson in this field, but would it have not made sense to tether this thing to a ship on the surface? They could have kept in contact with the surface via the tether and had them reel the thing back in if there were problems with its propulsion or steering.

I saw the video of its interior. As someone who has claustrophobia, it's absolute nightmare fuel. It's a cylinder about 15 feet long and maybe 6 feet wide that you can't even stand up in. It's going to be very unpleasant for 5 people.

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Wow, Digg is still around?

[-] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think it's more like 7 decades and I thought the same. Reds-under-the-bed is still a thing!

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