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Of course it turned out that NASA's two biggest failures were human/cultural, and which led to the loss of two shuttles. Besides, as you say it's not about pres
by M_Grey 10y ago
Of course it turned out that NASA's two biggest failures were human/cultural, and which led to the loss of two shuttles. Besides, as you say it's not about prestige, it's about knowledge, and if you're publishing something with basic math errors, it leads to questions about whether you'd know "knowledge" if it bit you.
- cushychicken 10y agoRight, but there's something to be said for fostering a culture where fixing errors - in schematics, in research, in source code, whatever - is considered more valuable than assigning blame.
- M_Grey 10y agoAgreed, but when you're dealing with a culture that abhors critical thinking and sees something harmless like this bot as "bullying", we're a long way from that culture of fixing errors.