Basic Assumption About Dispatchers' Law
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Given the opportunity, any dispatcher will be only too happy to tell you where to go, regardless of whether or not they know where that may be.
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5 consequences of this lawThe existence or non-existence of any given location is of only minor importance to a...
The existence or non-existence of any given location is of only minor importance to a dispatcher.
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A dispatcher will always refer to a given location in the most obscure manner...
A dispatcher will always refer to a given location in the most obscure manner possible. For example, "Stumpy Brown's Cabbage Field" is now covered by a mall.
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This law belongs with Murphy's EMT Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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