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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by bbarnett on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @04:38PM (#42939187)
It's a different kind of pressure. Lives aren't on the line making trades, not like air travel. This lends to a different type of stress.

Losing millions for your boss, losing your job != killing hundreds with a single mistake made in seconds.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by D-Coder on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:37PM (#42941635)
Yeah, the closest I ever came to life-critical software was payroll projects.

I discovered by accident that people will notice a one-cent change in their paycheck.

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