On Monday 03 January 2005 09:22, Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Monday 03 January 2005 07:25, Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is true whether the bad things are false positives in email or > > > the deaths of hundreds of people. Certainly deaths are worse, but I > > > wasn't comparing false positives to deaths. > > > > > > I was explaining why your style of excuse is never acceptible. If > > > false positives are bad (and they are), they do not become less bad > > > because you cannot figure out how to avoid them and still achieve your > > > goals. > > > > There is no comparison between killing people and bouncing email. > > I agree completely. It is for this reason I did not compare killing > people and bouncing email. > > But there *is* a comparison between your excuse and Rumsfeld's excuse > for inadequately equipping his soldiers.
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