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0 pointsmreiland10y ago0 comments

The flaw of the O-rings was known, but the risk was considered acceptable by management.

This is specifically why I couched my answer in terms of risk. This was not specifically about the computer system, this was about the mis-assessment of risk.

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philipov10y ago

So you're saying that we have a cult of unbounded precision due to our low confidence in appropriately assessing risk?

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