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MS Word is dramatically different from a 737. If MS Word doesn't work quite right, people spend 5 minutes looking up a work-around, or live with not-quite-as-p
by nostrademons 3y ago
MS Word is dramatically different from a 737. If MS Word doesn't work quite right, people spend 5 minutes looking up a work-around, or live with not-quite-as-prettily-formatted documents. If a 737 doesn't work quite right, hundreds of people die.
Basic table-stakes for having any sort of decision-making authority at a company is understanding the context of your decisions. A word processor that tries to get everything right hasn't launched yet. A airliner that moves fast and breaks things...well, breaks things.
- zer00eyz 3y agoI dont know that word has or hasn't killed any one. Excel and its piss poor interface has caused quite a bit of loss: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533631/excel-error-leaves-barclays-with-more-lehman-assets-than-it-bargained-for.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533631/excel-error-le... (for your amusement, you should not feel bad for any one involved in this). And you're going to say "well they should have known that..." except that you, me, the average HN reader has a different relationship with tech than Joe and Jane average public.
- nolongerthere 3y agoNot sure why we shouldn’t have any empathy for the people working 24hrs straight to try to help some people keep their jobs.