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On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:34:19AM -0500, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On 11/19/2014 2:34 AM, Tom Metro wrote:
> >All the automation does make you wonder whether it is going to be easier
> >to game the system.
> 
> I don't wonder. Each automated step in a process is an avenue for
> bad actors to abuse the process. NB: automation includes human
> workers following a script.

I would amend that last statement to say "MAY include"--I certainly
have had my share of involvement with procedures read from scripts,
where the people following them used their brains to make intelligent
decisions with vastly varying degrees of success.  Some are quite
excellent.  The trouble is those people are usually recognized as such
and promoted to positions where using their brains provides more
value.  This is right and good... at least for them.  It does not bode
so well for you.

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Derek D. Martin    http://www.pizzashack.org/   GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02
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