What do you call an upgrade gone wrong? Perhaps the ‘Puter Principle could be the software equivalent of the Peter Principle, which in business means that every employee in a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “‘Puter Principle”
Earlier in the show, we were talking about upgrades that turn into flup grades.
Because the software that you load on your computer isn’t as good as the previous version.
Well, we got another suggestion for that from Doug Hickey.
He said, my wife and I often refer to our computers as our pewters.
So it would follow that this upgrade degradation could be known as the pewter principle.
You know, the pewter principle that states that a bureaucrat is promoted to his or her level of incompetence.
The pewter principle would be the software equivalent.
I think that is so true.
Plus the idea that pewter is a metal that’s easy to melt, right?
Spelled differently, but still.
Oh, I hate that.
Using the word melt and computer in the same sentence.
I just can’t even go there.
What would you call an upgrade gone wrong?
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