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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004, damorgan_at_x.washington.edu wrote:
> Among my private clients are hospitals and surgeons. You
> wouldn't want to bet your life on your statement and neither
> would anyone else. What meal do you get in hospital? What
> anesthetic? What prescription medicine? What checks take place
> to make sure you are not allergic to medications? Medical
> database mistakes cost people their lives.
>
> And then we could discuss databases I've worked on a Boeing
> that deal with schedule part replacement on airliners? 1.4
> million parts on a Boeing 747? Do you think they track those
> part replacements on 3x5 cards?
>
> I could give you 50 other examples without even a pause
Okay, I'm sold, you truly are quite impressive.
-- Galen BoyerReceived on Tue Jan 06 2004 - 18:43:30 CST