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Sam: What about the thousands of fail-deadly computers still zipping around the globe?
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster 2010
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Sam: Computers that should have been fail-safe, but were fail-deadly.
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster 2010
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Sam: Computers that should have been fail-safe, but were fail-deadly.
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster 2010
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Sam: What about the thousands of fail-deadly computers still zipping around the globe?
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster 2010
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Sam: What about the thousands of fail-deadly computers still zipping around the globe?
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster John T. Halliday 2010
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Sam: Computers that should have been fail-safe, but were fail-deadly.
John T. Halliday: Air France 447 Lawsuit Alleges Cockpit Computers Caused Disaster John T. Halliday 2010
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They were fail-deadly -- more interested in saving themselves than human beings.
John T. Halliday: Government and Industry Ignored Aircraft Computer Warning Signs 2009
deinonychus commented on the word fail-deadly
Fail-deadly is a concept in nuclear military strategy which encourages deterrence by guaranteeing an immediate, automatic and overwhelming response to an attack. The term fail-deadly was coined as a contrast to fail-safe. (Wikipedia)
January 16, 2012