Re:Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless
by netsharc on Friday June 08, 2018 @01:41PM
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But this is the (web-)software equivalent of a positioning of a button using CSS. 1 pixel off? Good 'enuff. Have you never flown on a plane where the audio or USB port is broken? These parts are not mission critical, and "20% of the virtual windows are broken? Good 'enuff."
Re:Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless
by asdfman123 on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:25PM
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True, but having windows at important places is mission critical, so maybe they'll all be well designed as a result.
Re:Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless
by ams6110 on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:09PM
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Non flight-critical stuff is not engineered to any super high standard. Consider the in-seat video displays, the fold-down tray tables, etc. I was once on a flight where the lavatory door wouldn't stay shut, and it kept banging open and closed every time the plane turned.
It's not like the software world, where we slap on a feature, do some mild testing, and maybe do a little bit more debugging when the user complains about it.