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Re:The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found by im_with_stupid on Monday December 02, 2019 @09:32AM (#21682593)
The man over others is the responsible person. If you don't have this, you have no reasonable reason to be incorporated.
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Re:The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found by criddell on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:02AM (#21682905)
If your doctor harms you, you don't sue his boss for malpractice, do you?
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Re:The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found by ivolimmen on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:12AM (#21683005)
But a doctor is not tolled how to perform an operation. Whereas a developer in most all cases is. Just like in the emissions scandal of VW.
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Re:The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found by criddell on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:21AM (#21683105)
If a doctor is told to do something they know will harm a patient, they have to refuse or they are guilty of malpractice.

Engineers at VW were found guilty:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-engineer-sentenced-f...

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