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m4rtink 8 hours ago

ehm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25

anonymars 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> "One [software fault] was when the operator incorrectly selected X-ray mode then in 8 seconds quickly changing to electron mode, which allowed the electron beam to be set for X-ray mode without the X-ray target being in place"

Therac-25 is an important software-development case study but a torturous stretch of "Using a computer wrong"

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misnome 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You are right! Computer use should be taught, tested and licensed exactly the same way of steering several tons of metal at 70mph are!