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Whats really interesting is that despite all its flaws and a million things that could go wrong, the systems designed by humans actually work. Despite open sou
by rms_returns 11y ago
Whats really interesting is that despite all its flaws and a million things that could go wrong, the systems designed by humans actually work.
Despite open source is developed by a bunch of hackers who keep delivering buggy code, you can still close your eyes and install Ubuntu and it will usually work in 95% of cases.
Even if you go to the most popular fast food outlet during the busiest of hours, you usually get to eat that tasty pizza even the humans did not all procedures. You see, they are humans, they may err but they have an uncanny judgment that comes from practice which is capable of finding and fixing their errors before they are delivered.
- sametmax 11y agoMore than that: cars. We have millions of explosive-powered heavy metal boxes running fast on unprotected lanes, their path solely directed by unreliable biological organismes following conventions from blinking lights and painted signs. But most of the time, it works.
- andorov 11y agoHeck, sometimes I'm amazed that when I turn on my computer it does anything at all with all the complexity going on inside it
- empressplay 11y agoThat's primarily because the biological organisms don't want to die, end up in hospital, get sued, etc. =) Those are powerful motivations.