Re:Iron Ring
by koenigdavidmj on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @12:33PM
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For most of us, people don't die when we fuck up.
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They do. It might not be direct or even obvious, but when you make a tool that a person relies on, people a harmed when it fails (or perhaps even works). Our death tolls might be small, but it is naive to believe that any product does not have a price in blood. It is our responsibility to understand it, and to make sure the benefit is worth it.
To waste someone's time is to deprive them of a little bit of life.
Only if they're not enjoying it.
Re:Iron Ring
by PhearTheCeal on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @01:42AM
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Re:Iron Ring
by koenigdavidmj on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @11:50AM
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I'm well aware of Therac, though Boeing was my representative example. Thus why I said most.