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Subject: Re: [9fans] More 'Sam I am'
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:15:00 -0800
From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
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I don't think it is only a function of the smarts.  It also has to do
with "judgement" or "a sense of beauty" or "good taste", or whatever
describes the sense one innately has or develops through
experience that says of all the possible ways this is best, and it
is proven right.

> The IT infrastructure has been designed and deployed by people with a 
> median IQ of 121.4 (trust me, I have all the data) because of course 
> it's developed by people smart enough to have a vague idea of what's 
> needed. Not smart enough to do it well, not smart enough to keep it 
> simple -- and not smart enough to understand that doing a job well 
> delivers more satisfaction than does fudding your way into a few extra 
> dollars or a bigger title.
> 
> Not making any claims about being smart myself, I can make the following 
> observation: the people on this list are much smarter than those who are 
> responsible for today's pervasive common IT infrastructure.