I must say, there is an element of the ridiculous in this discussion, and my head is shaking to see the collective folly of the industry alive and well, and steering the USS Porntanic toward her fate.
I have written enough words on the subject already, which have been read by enough of you already, that I should need only a few here to re-iterate:
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF
OPPORTUNITY, YOUR LAZINESS HAS PUSHED YOU TOWARDS AUTOMATION, THINKING, AS ALWAYS, THAT MORE IS MORE. IT'S NOT. FOR BEING AUTOMATED, THE METHODS THAT YOU USE CREATE
PATTERNS. THESE PATTERNS ARE A JOKE FOR ANYBODY LOOKING TO DETECT. WORSE THAN THAT, YOU ALWAYS BREAK THE RULES, OFTEN THE LAW. STOP IT, ALREADY. THE CAVE MONSTER IS NEVER SO ASLEEP AS YOU BELIEVE, LITTLE RASCALS --
FOR THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AS GREAT AS YOURS, THE BEST PART OF THIS IS YOUR INCREDIBLE ENTHUSIASM. TO THEM, YOU SEEM A BAND OF RAVING IDIOTS CHASING A TRAIL OF CRUMBS DOWN THE LENGTH OF A PIER.
LOOK UP!
AS FOR THE QUESTION OF THE THREAD, CHIO, HANDS DOWN. IN ANSWER TO WHY AUTBLOGGER: BECAUSE IT GIVES ME MANY OF THE ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATION WITH FEW ENOUGH OF THE LIABILITIES OF AUTOMATION TO PERMIT ITS USE.
2hp