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An airplane is not something I would personally want to beta test
by giantfrog 2mo ago
An airplane is not something I would personally want to beta test
- dlcarrier 2mo agoA few of my Mom's uncles were test pilots. They're… an odd bunch.
- DrewADesign 2mo agoThe people they do that have a lot of experience and make a lot of money. Fortunately, most of the world doesn’t have the software business’ cavalier attitude about safety-related things being perfectly safe.
- NetMageSCW 2mo agoBoeing comes to mind as a counter example.
- DrewADesign 2mo agoJust because they are worse than they should be doesn’t mean they’re comparable. Cheap Chinese consumer goods? Sure. But aerospace and software aren’t in the same galaxy when it comes to QA and accountability. Source — I worked in software for decades and currently work in aerospace manufacturing.
- deadbabe 2mo agoIf they offer free flights to places people want to go they will not have any shortage of testers.
- blitzar 2mo agoMove fast and break things.
- hahahaa 2mo agoGood job they have test pilots then.