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Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos by marking-time on Saturday July 04, 2026 @07:01PM (#48789856)
I used to be a sysadmin at hospitals. There is software in everything like biomed devices, imaging machines and even the humble email system that I maintained.

Other examples of critical software systems include banking and voting.

I have never _ever_ called myself an engineer even when I was encouraged to.

It is foolish to leave this field unregulated.

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Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos by stavros on Saturday July 04, 2026 @07:19PM (#48789954)
Medical device software is very strictly regulated.
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Re:Leaking YouTube creators' private videos by marking-time on Saturday July 04, 2026 @07:53PM (#48790133)
Yes, of course you are correct. I should have been more specific in my response. I can print("Hello World") and I am not an engineer. I have a BS in accounting but am not a CPA, and that is also highly regulated.

The point I am trying to make is that we are building a society on software that has no legally binding standards but has serious impacts to all of us.

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