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Re:After Alaska Airlines planes bump runway, a scramble to ‘... by jcutrell on Saturday February 18, 2023 @11:38AM (#34848224)
I think this is pretty subjective. You could also say that engineering should be used to increase the margin of safety (what is often labeled over-engineering).

If the engineering requirement is “do something that brings you close to the margin of safety in order to save resources”, is that not an influence of capitalism?

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Re:After Alaska Airlines planes bump runway, a scramble to ‘... by CPLX on Saturday February 18, 2023 @12:44PM (#34849019)
No, again the decision on where to draw the line is a political decision. It’s produced by humans making values decisions. There’s no absence of risk situations so there are always trade offs.

How to hit that line precisely and with confidence is where engineering takes over.

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