Wisconsin Blames Computer for Error

The Associated Press reports that Wisconsin's revenue agency sent as many as 170,000 forms to taxpayers with mailing labels mistakenly printed with their Social Security numbers.  The agency blamed the problem on a computer error. 

That's like blaming the hammer when you smash your thumb.  Having used and programmed computers since 1962 I can assure you that digital computers almost never make errors.  When they do the result is usually immediately obvious.  Most all 'computer errors' are actually errors made by the operator or the programmer.

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