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[...] How Lying to Computers Helped Meltdown Wall Street A recent New York Times article by Saul Hansell explains how companies in the troubled financial industry tried to fool their computers (and themselves) by entering only partial information into risk management programs. With the programs running off incomplete data, things looked grand. But as we all know, this short sighted game did not last long. A poignant quote by Hansell sums it up: “Lying to your risk-management computer is like lying to your doctor. You just aren’t going to get the help you really need.” (tags: finance digital wallstreet stockmarket) Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Controversial Space Invaders Remix Raises Square Enix’s Ire Video: Tiger Walks On Water GameEveryday Shooter Comes to the PSP Posted by francisanderson Filed in Uncategorized [...]

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GIGO: How Lying to Computers Helped Meltdown Wall Street — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:30:23 +0000

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» GIGO: How Lying to Computers Helped Meltdown Wall Street — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:37:54 +0000

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