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Like, how does the local mom and pop correctly evaluate a person's IT chops? Usually by price and unfortunately both mom and pop like a bargain - I've seen this play out more times than I would like. Also how do you evaluate, say, a landscaper's chops? Or any other kind of contractor's for that matter? By doing research beforehand, checking what kind of reputation that person has etc. Low-effort or lack of research g…
In construction and landscaping work those companies are usually licensed, bonded and insured. If they fuck up the work there's obvious financial recourse. Also, the measure of them fucking up is generally a lot clearer for physical labor and for mom and pop businesses, getting construction work inspected by a 3rd party is usually more straightforward and cheaper. In software, financial recourse generally means you h…
Re: New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4k unsecured databases
#171If someone does a shitty job in home improvement stuff it's usually not visible for years down the line. And good luck with your recourse by then. I've never heard of a homeowner getting recourse unless it's insanely obviously bad right away. The vast majority end up just living with the defects or hiring someone else to do the job again.