Re:The Ultimate Dogfooding Story
by mhb on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @11:07AM
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Or it might be a story about the expected value of an injury which would be sustained without the technology vs. its cost. If you haven't considered what various potential injuries are worth and their probabilities and what this technology costs then you are just playing the "if it saves just one child its worth it" game.
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Re:The Ultimate Dogfooding Story
by mechanical_fish on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @11:46AM
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Agreed, and see my other post for the numbers I could find with a quick Googling.
And it's true that anecdotal evidence has limited utility, but: My high school's shop teacher? Missing fingers. My wife's father, a former carpenter? Missing fingers. What does every shop teacher fret about, constantly, out loud? Fingers. I don't think we're talking about saving just one child, here. These injuries are not that rare.
Re:The Ultimate Dogfooding Story
by LogicHoleFlaw on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @12:24PM
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The "if it saves just one child" problem is more of a problem when you try to force your solution and the associated costs onto other people. In a free market, where it's my own finger on the line. Well, I'd be very likely to buy a saw with this technology.
In my garage sits my grandfather's table saw. He was a pro woodworker. It's big, heavy, and runs on three-phase power. It runs like a champ, but scares the crap outta me. I use it, but am very, very careful.
Always respect your tools. Take care of them, and they will take care of you.