[quote=jeff303]I work in the software industry (used to be in the financial domain, now education). Just because the computer prints out an accurate number doesn’t mean it’s transcribed accurately through all the layers of people in between it and the news story. Ever played the game of telephone? From my limited experience, Hanlon’s Razor tends to hold true.[/quote]
I work in software too, lying to make it look good is pretty rampant.
As is playing lose with facts. AKA, when asked how it’s going, you give them the ‘hit’ count.
