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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-02-11 00:29:40 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:53:04 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >>   
   >> That's what I said ... "he was basically a manager and would have had a   
   >> "Science Team" of crew members and computers helping him".   
   >>   
   >> Nothing about a "platoon" or a drill sergeant.  :-p   
   >   
   > In the military, when a superior gives an order, the underling carries   
   > it out, to the letter, no more, no less. The military mind is   
   > inherently unsuited to giving (or receiving) open-ended directives like   
   > “go find something that doesn’t look like it belongs there” --   
   > something the scientific mind is trained to spot.   
      
   Except Starfleet is not actually a military organisation and nobody   
   except you mentioned the military.  :-)   
      
      
      
   >> And with any team, someone is in charge, no matter what silly title   
   >> they are given: "lead scientist", "head scientist", "chief science   
   >> officer", etc.   
   >   
   > Ever worked in a research/academic setting? The phrase “herding cats”   
   > comes to mind ...   
      
   I never said that all team leaders are any good at it, just that they   
   exist.  :-p   
      
   In fact, pretty much every "management" person (inlcuding politicians)   
   I've ever met / heard about seems to be a blithering idiot with no   
   sense.   
      
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