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0xdeadbeefbabe
on June 7, 2013
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Palantir and Prism: A Possible Link
> We are not domain experts; we are problem solving experts
Eeek!
thenipper
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Sounds like my granddad's job he had in the 30s. He was a troubleshooter. It wasn't a euphemism.
rollo_tommasi
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Out of curiosity, what sparked this reaction? Is "problem solving" a euphemism for technical drudge-work? Glorified IT contracting?
0xdeadbeefbabe
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Because it seems to emphasize doing over thinking. Maybe not a bad idea, but in the context of the comments about blackwater, immoral and illegal things, and indoctrinating fresh grads it sounded spooky.
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