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kjhgfvgbjnm

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    Comment #1228367

    No but you would have to pay fees if you produced kids with cancer.

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    Comment #1227200

    The main problem with software 'engineering' is the fragility of software. In a structure you know there will be cracks, so you choose a material that is ductile enough that a crac…

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    Comment #1227166

    It doesn't - but can you guarantee that everything it is talking to doesn't also change? A GPS string might erroneously say it's day 367 or be one character too long because it pri…

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    Comment #1227157

    The Burj Dubai, like any other structure is full of bugs. The point of engineering is to make a system that is resilient to a certain level of faults. That's why the tower doesn't …

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    Comment #1227146

    They use the same industrial computers ands real-time OSs that modern airliners use, and which Nasa uses on more modern kit. The shuttle software isn't necessarily a good engineeri…