fancy_pantser

and/or descent into madness

Also, they don't make you carry flashlights with plastic cones on 'em in prison.

A suspended sentence is just that: they hold the years over you but you don't have to serve them. If you make any mistakes at all, break ANY law, they can drop the existing time on you. It's a way of giving similar sentences to similar criminals but avoiding punishing the first-timers who will really learn a lesson and not screw up.

What is it that makes technology (both hardware and software) in large but non-technical fields lag a few steps behind in terms of usability, stability, standards-adoption, and overall modernization? Aren't there enough incentives to improve?

For example, the software used in hospitals is notoriously bad (i.e. Epic EHR) despite decades of federal and private investment and millions of users worldwide. Same goes for automotive, real estate, hotel management, retail/POS systems, warehousing and logistics, etc.

It seems like every time I have to become familiar with another one it's riddled with basic UI/UX flaws and bizarre shortcomings. Last week my friend, a hotel manager, showed me how they manage reservations. I had asked why the front desk staff always take so long to do anything and he demonstrated the long, tedious process. It was this widely-used system. I was horrified.

Back just started airing if you're a M&W fan.