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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by where-group-by on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:21AM (#39011224)
When a dam or a bridge breaks it is game over.

When software breaks you restart and it's back to "working" order. It would be a different scenario if the computer would set itself on fire on failure.

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by palm-tree on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:55AM (#39011473)
Except when it's critical software in an aircraft, nuclear power plant, submarine, financial institution etc etc
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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by where-group-by on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:16AM (#39011604)
Of course, or something as mundane as BIOS.
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