Re: Storing derived and derivable data
From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 02:16:39 GMT
Message-ID: <bGT6g.128735$7a.116984_at_pd7tw1no>
>>Kenneth Downs wrote:
>>
>>>paul c wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Marshall
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I didn't catch the typo, but the whole first paragraph seems like
>>>>wishful thinking. Lots of people know they have crappy data which was
>>>>derived by crappy code.
>>>
>>>
>>>I fixed the typo early this morning after seeing Marshall's post.
>>>
>>>But those poor folks with the crappy data will pay you plenty to clean it
>>>up, there are whole industries that do this. The code will sooner or
>>>later be thrown away.
>>
>>yeah, i had a feeling that the crappy idea of cleaning crappy data would
>>crop up. not many in IT have the courage or scruples to tell the poor
>>folks to just throw it all out.
>>
>>p
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 02:16:39 GMT
Message-ID: <bGT6g.128735$7a.116984_at_pd7tw1no>
Kenneth Downs wrote:
> paul c wrote: > >
>>Kenneth Downs wrote:
>>
>>>paul c wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Marshall
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I didn't catch the typo, but the whole first paragraph seems like
>>>>wishful thinking. Lots of people know they have crappy data which was
>>>>derived by crappy code.
>>>
>>>
>>>I fixed the typo early this morning after seeing Marshall's post.
>>>
>>>But those poor folks with the crappy data will pay you plenty to clean it
>>>up, there are whole industries that do this. The code will sooner or
>>>later be thrown away.
>>
>>yeah, i had a feeling that the crappy idea of cleaning crappy data would
>>crop up. not many in IT have the courage or scruples to tell the poor
>>folks to just throw it all out.
>>
>>p
> > > Not many have the skills to clean it up either. > ...
I doubt that. There is no shortage of snake oil salesmen.
p Received on Sat May 06 2006 - 04:16:39 CEST