Tag Archives: software

It’s a mistake to anthropomorphise machines

Posted on August 3, 2021 by peNdantry

(AKA ‘Feedback for NatWest: a rant’) I read in a book somewhere, long ago, that ‘computers were going to make our lives easier’. I realize now that the ‘our’ in that promise didn’t include folks like me; it was addressed … Continue reading →

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A letter to The Co-operative Bank — a rant

Posted on February 14, 2021 by peNdantry

Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, please accept my apology for the fact that I have been so curmudgeonly of late. I attribute this to an ear infection that has been causing me grief for the last few days. … Continue reading →

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Yet more clueless software design

Posted on December 17, 2012 by peNdantry

Dear Gail, Many thanks for your invitation to ‘SkillPages’. Unfortunately, the idiots who built this system have clearly not even done basic testing on their platform before releasing it into the wild. This seems to be par for the course … Continue reading →

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