by 0898 on 3/20/24, 11:00 AM with 50 comments
Surely these can't be unconnected? Can anyone shed any light on what's happening here behind the scenes?
by nonrandomstring on 3/20/24, 12:08 PM
It's a layer 8 problem. Human political expectations of technology are outpacing the engineering reality. Over the past two decades overselling of "utopias" mixed with professional management arrogance and ignoring engineers, experts and what people actually want.
That, plus a mixture of crony contracts and bad project management.
We've ended up with over-complex systems that we don't have the human capacity or money to maintain and secure.
A telling remark by a Labour politician to the question "What is the greatest concern about a 'cashless economy' was "Making sure people are not left behind".
In other words, we're forcing this on people whether they want it or not, and whether it works or not. The idea that there might be "risks" or necessary safeguards was simply not conceivable.
That's what happened with the Post Office Horizon system and it's what's happening with other new systems pushed out "for our own good"
That's not a remark against technology or modernisation, it's a criticism of bloody-minded recklessness and anti-democratic hubris.
Good technology requires care. We talk about it a lot here [0].
by jjgreen on 3/20/24, 11:05 AM
by password54321 on 3/20/24, 11:48 AM
by DarkNova6 on 3/20/24, 12:11 PM
by thinkingemote on 3/20/24, 12:01 PM
by abulman on 3/20/24, 11:38 AM
by i_have_an_idea on 3/20/24, 11:26 AM
by usui on 3/20/24, 11:40 AM
by jl6 on 3/20/24, 11:50 AM
by phtrivier on 3/20/24, 1:13 PM
It they all shut down because of "a payment system", then a simple explanation would be a failure of... the same payment system that they all happen to use ?
(It's not like Greggs is going to fully develop a payment system in house without relying on any infra, I suppose ?)
by ksec on 3/20/24, 11:57 AM
by damvigilante on 3/20/24, 12:09 PM
by dsattt on 3/20/24, 11:24 AM