By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But the investment was so big they felt compelled to go on. Since its completion, it cost a fortune to maintain and is still in danger of collapsing. There are no plans to replace it, since it was never needed in the first place. I expect every installation has its own pet software which is analogous to the above.
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The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment.
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
