Humans Increasingly Participate In Data Destruction
from the e-rage dept
Folks who are familiar with my uncanny abilities at destroying technology just by hovering around it are still amazed that I don't hate technology and don't (on a routine basis) end up causing more damage by drop kicking computers off of tall buildings (though, sometimes, I'm tempted...). However, it appears that not everyone has been able to keep their electronic rage in check. While technical breakdowns are still the main cause of lost data, rage, neglect and human clumsiness are quickly moving up the ladder. The study points out the odd finding that Monday mornings are the most likely time for someone to call tech support - and suggest this is because people rush to do something on a Friday to get out of work, and only realize the damage they did when they come in on Monday morning. The other suggested reason is that groggy Monday morning workers end up screwing things up. Of course, this ties in with a study done back in May that said Monday mornings were the most likely time for a website to crash, as engineers have been messing around with silly ideas in their head all weekend, and rush to implement them first thing Monday morning.
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my favorate case of data destruction...
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