Best practice
An idea that has no evidence to support its merits, and that probably doesn’t work, but that you can attribute to someone else when things go horribly, horribly wrong.
Sample Usage: Don’t worry about the noise from that flaky Geiger counter; this plant complies with all best practices.
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September 3, 2008 at 11:50 am
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-09-03/
Today’s Dilbert is especially apropos.
September 3, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Yep. It’s a combination of Cargo Cult Infosec and The Things We Do So We Don’t Look Stupid.
September 7, 2008 at 3:23 pm
None of us are as dumb as all of us.
http://despair.com/meetings.html
September 10, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Best practices means nothing, but I do use it as an indicator to see how astute the person I’m talking to is. If they grimace when I say it, I know I’ve found a kindred spirit.