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Re:Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with ... by p_l on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:05PM (#40184023)
You meant nine fives, I guess?
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Re:Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with ... by adolph on Sunday April 28, 2024 @11:14AM (#40189208)
No, it was intended as an allegory of Goodhart’s law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

Goodhart's law is an adage often stated as, "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure".

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