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Subject:Re: Control (loooong) - a thought From:Amy_Smith -at- motorcity2 -dot- lotus -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:52:07 -0400
I believe it was Rear Admiral Grace Hopper who said the following about taking
action:
"If you've walked around it a bit, and it's for the good of the ships at sea, go
ahead and do it. It's easier to apologize than to ask permission."
I think the key phrase here is "for the good of the ships at sea"; in other
words, if it gets the job done for the ultimate benefit of all involved, then
maybe it's the right thing to do.
And I'm only talking about getting a contract technical writing job done here,
folks - not murder, murdering rapists, or facing down a tank at Tiennaman
Square.
The really interesting question that no one seems to be asking is - did Andrew's
employer find out about Andrew's antics in the server room, and if so, what
happened?
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Amy Smith, Notes User Assistance Group
Lotus Development Corp.
617/693-9733
amy_smith -at- lotus -dot- com
"In a more aesthically advanced republic, most people wouldn't be allowed to
decorate their own homes, much less design their own user interfaces." - Author
unknown
