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Incompetence. A private company can deliver two human beings alive to a point in space with millimeter precision. Meanwhile another can't deliver Operating Sys

• nitrogen 6y ago
  I want to point out that software and space are quite different problems. Much of the engineering for space appears to be mathematically differentiable and continuous -- a small change in inputs usually results in a predictable change in outputs. It's hard work, but relatively intuitive. Software is more chaotic though. A small change in inputs can change behavior drastically, like stepping a tiny bit to the right on a branch of the Mandelbrot set. It's sometimes easier work, but often relatively counterintuitive.
  • hu3 6y ago
    There's no amount of handwaving that will excuse Apple for messing up their signin authentication, mobile throttling, faulty keyboards being delivered for years despite customer outcry or allowing anyone to login as root with blank password on macos. Those things should get caught in basic QA. It's not rocket science. I repeat: it's incompetence.
    • rurban 6y ago
      I rather would point out management. This is what changed in this timeframe.