The answer to problems in sociotechnical systems is not always "more software", "better software" or "open source software".

[nickynah@rebel.ar]

@tante oh you mean we don’t need 400 calendar applications that work exactly the same and use the same standard but are front different companies and don’t interact well with each other? I’m appalled by your comment

[dasgrueneblatt@wien.rocks]

@tante yes

[shnepo@theforkiverse.com]

@tante yeah feature creep is a big problem. Mostly caused because of capitalism IMO.

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@tante @SnoopJ “this SaaS could have been an email”

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@c0dec0dec0de @tante look, we each know what we did, and maybe we should just admit it

[snoopj@hachyderm.io]

@glyph @tante "this DHCP server could have been RFC 2322"

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@SnoopJ @tante (me opening the bag labeled "RFC 2322")

I don't know what I expected

[robertootarola@mastodon.social]

@tante you can't go wrong with coffee, pen and paper.

[aburka@hachyderm.io]

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante this ethernet cable could have been an avian carrier

[isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz]

@tante Never automate anything before you have experience doing it manually.

[cucufaiter@mastodon.social]

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante New and classic at the set time xD

[endlessmason@hachyderm.io]

@tante
If that's not a nail, why did you hire a guy with a hammer?

[quixoticgeek@social.v.st]

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante photo by @th. I was one of those who made that DHCP server

[ffeth@hostux.social]

@aburka What if the avian carrier has a string attached to its leg?

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante

[mmu_man@m.g3l.org]

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante #PegDHCP was peak #Autoconfig!

[lady_alys@hachyderm.io]

@quixoticgeek

I love it! I want to share that image or something similar with attribution. Is there a link you'd recommend? If not, I'll share the image toot and your toot.

@SnoopJ @glyph @tante @th

[aslakr@mastodon.social]

@glyph @SnoopJ @tante No peg-dhcpv6?!

[th@social.v.st]

@lady_alys @SnoopJ @glyph @tante my original photo is CC-BY-NC-SA https://www.flickr.com/photos/osr/38318347355/ although @quixoticgeek is the original rights holder of the actual printout.

[snoopj@hachyderm.io]

@th @quixoticgeek delighted to have the context for the image filled in, thank you both!

@lady_alys @glyph @tante

[quixoticgeek@social.v.st]

@th @lady_alys @SnoopJ @glyph @tante you can consider the print out cc-by-sa too