product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..')

Wed Jul 25 21:03:15 UTC 2001

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Michael Airhart wrote:
> The analogy is further flawed in that the comparison is between problems in
> the real world that can cause real injury or death to real people versus a
> piece of software that operates in a virtual world...

m$ stuff is being used in flight control systems now, if I remember
correctly. the navy also had a spin using nt in a "smart ship" trial, much
to their detriment.

-Dan

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