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Re:Rubygems.org AWS bill for Feb 2014 [pdf] by ceejayoz on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @09:45AM (#7347173)
> Software maintenance and damage is nothing compared to real engineering.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_(spacecraft) cost $370 million when an overflow caused a rocket to explode.

I'd imagine there's some mission critical software running nuclear plants, aircraft, cars, etc.

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Re:Rubygems.org AWS bill for Feb 2014 [pdf] by fivethree on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @12:21PM (#7348228)
I'll agree mission critical software exists. I however imagine there are far more engineering projects across the planets whose failure result in mass casualties than software. There is a reason actual engineers are legally liable for their work.
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Re:Rubygems.org AWS bill for Feb 2014 [pdf] by peterboling on Thursday March 06, 2014 @11:07AM (#7354525)
Yes there is. It is an older industry. One that existed when Common Law was being formed hundreds of years ago.
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