http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/09/quoting-dilbert-is-a-best-practice.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/09/quoting-dilbert-is-a-best-practice.html/comment-page-1#comment-5004 Chris Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:47 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2880#comment-5004 Best Practices are implemented to avoid losing negligence lawsuits. At that, they work pretty well. Engineers and lawyers speak past each other extremely efficiently. Best Practices are implemented to avoid losing negligence lawsuits. At that, they work pretty well.
Engineers and lawyers speak past each other extremely efficiently.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/09/quoting-dilbert-is-a-best-practice.html/comment-page-1#comment-5003 Allan Friedman Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:05:32 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2880#comment-5003 Stuart Schechter has used the following as a sig: Best practice: An idea that has no evidence to support its merits, and that probably doesn't work, but that you can attribute to someone else when things go horribly, horribly wrong. Sample Usage: Don't worry about the noise from that flaky Geiger counter; this plant complies with all best practices. Stuart Schechter has used the following as a sig:
Best practice:
An idea that has no evidence to support its merits, and that probably doesn’t work, but that you can attribute to someone else when things go horribly, horribly wrong.
Sample Usage: Don’t worry about the noise from that flaky Geiger counter; this plant complies with all best practices.

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