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Re:Iron Ring by koenigdavidmj on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @12:33PM (#5669031)
For most of us, people don't die when we fuck up.
Re:Iron Ring by Rhapso on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @02:54PM (#5669983)
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.
Re:Iron Ring by ISL on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @05:08PM (#5670791)
To waste someone's time is to deprive them of a little bit of life.
Re:Iron Ring by maaku on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @08:11PM (#5671716)
Only if they're not enjoying it.
Re:Iron Ring by PhearTheCeal on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @01:42AM (#5672720)
Re:Iron Ring by koenigdavidmj on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @11:50AM (#5674890)
I'm well aware of Therac, though Boeing was my representative example. Thus why I said most.