I have so many questions. - Was there a lab where they tested beating people to ...

mkreis · 2026-03-04T18:33:14 1772649194

Shh... we don't talk about those dark ages any more. Times were different.

soneil · 2026-03-04T18:50:48 1772650248

> Now that you can't beat people to death with IBM hardware, what do you use instead?

I believe IBM hardware is still applicable for this, the Thinkpad just isn't IBM hardware anymore.

dragonwriter · 2026-03-04T18:54:46 1772650486

The hard part of beating someone to death with a z16 is lifting and swinging a z16; if you can manage that, though...

jkestner · 2026-03-04T19:06:16 1772651176

> - Where did they find subjects? Volunteers, interns, exit-interviews from layoff rounds?

Standard issue for field agents in the corporate acquisitions and consulting divisions.

(Hey, Eric!)

agildehaus · 2026-03-04T19:32:49 1772652769

We test these things in production.