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0 pointsThalesX4y ago0 comments

It doesn't matter though. In the end. What happens if that person doesn't do that very unspecific thing every 5 minutes on their PDA? Can they not complete their job still? Does the parcel not get delivered unless it is logged in the system the second it is delivered? Maybe so, maybe the driver steals it, taking advantage of the chaos of the system. Do they not go higher up the chain? Does the delivery company not have insurance? It can go endlessly but in the end. It doesn't even matter.

I happened to work in designing critical infrastructure for emergency services. We always had a failure in the plan, which is why part of our deliverable was a protocol for paper logging of the calls (ambulance, police, military...) and the subsequent following of the case. It worked amazingly when the system did go down. In part because it was roleplayed, in part because the system went down in a rather convenient time. The data was then added to the digital logs, and all was well in the world, including the people saved by the, and I kid you not, pen, and, paper... and other humans gasp

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NicoJuicy4y ago

Yes it matters. Since we can't do it later ( only when a 3rd party is down, we can do it later)

They can't complete their job and no, it can't be done later since the opportunity to execute it is time-sensitive. It's one of the things we optimize for.

In a country like France, there's a discussion specification for it and it would get a lot of hassle.

We aren't delivering packages....

Eg. One of the reasons it matters, is that it would lose clients business and be taken into account within 4 years ( city tender... )

It's not because "people don't die", that it doesn't matter. A lot of jobs, cities and companies are dependant on what we do.

And jobs matter. So I think your statement is fundamentally flawed.

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