Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

> OK, so how many of you are thinking "hmm, that sounds like me" right
> now? ;-)

**me too**

It's unfortunate, though, that large corporations in the modern world don't have
MORE Babbage types working for them (with the freedom to keep pushing for
changes and improvements); it sure would eliminate lots of bad products from
entering the marketplace--cars, software, etc.  Taking the time to actually get
it 'right' in the first place seems to be a lost philosophy, among many
companies...whether due to economic constraints or whatever. Something Babbage
apparently didn't have to worry about.

Of course, Babbage types need *some* constraints, imposed from
outside--otherwise, we'd *never* get anything done. It's a tricky trade-off.

Ken

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