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		davidhowlett on Feb 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This is why people fear the Internet of Things Hanlon's razor: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

taneq on Feb 29, 2016 [–]

Clark's Law: Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.

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