Mike Got Spiked Ireland, scoring a top 30 hit with "Whiskey For Me Tae/All You Need". Landing a record contract with Irish label, "Conflict Of Interest Records", their debut album, "Caveat Emptor" was recorded from November 2004 to January 2005 in Creamy Sonic Studios in Dublin, Ireland, with American producer "Peter Slankster", following his work with Faith No More's "Roddy Bottum". The band enlisted legendary engineer "Eddie Schreyer" (System Of A Down, Alice In Chains) to master the album. In March 2005, Caveat Emptor was released and spent a number of weeks in the Irish Charts. The band consequently secured a slot on
The purpose of a system is what it does The purpose of a system is what it does The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a systems thinking heuristic coined by Stafford Beer. Stafford Beer coined the term POSIWID and used it many times in public addresses. In his address to the University of Valladolid, Spain, in October 2001, he said "According to the cybernetician, the purpose of a system is what it does. This is a basic dictum. It stands for bald fact, which makes a better starting point in seeking understanding than the familiar attributions of good intention, prejudices about expectations, moral judgment,