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Re:Genoa Bridge Collapse: The Road to Tragedy by Aloha on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:14PM (#17930103)
You should at least build something with the assumption that it will break, and be able to reset and normal itself without loss.

A good watchdog can be more valuable than bug free software.

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Re:Genoa Bridge Collapse: The Road to Tragedy by stcredzero on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:56PM (#17930720)
You should at least build something with the assumption that it will break, and be able to reset and normal itself without loss.

Too much to ask of this generation of young programmers for something like messages on the iPhone. That's not a central feature of a smartphone anyways, right? Just let the user reboot.

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