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When Bad Software Can Kill

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the downside-of-source-secrecy dept.

bhoman writes "A wrist computer that tracks and calculates safe diving times and limits for SCUBA divers had a dangerous software bug that may have been covered up by company executives. This SF Chronicle Article details the problem, product, company, and some of the lawsuits. According to the Chron article, company execs tried to cover up and deny the problem for years, but their official website makes it look like they did a voluntary recall."

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  1. Re:Mandatory Open Source for life endangering apps by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Please explain how this problem would have been averted by allowing the divers that use these devices to look at the embedded software.

    Go on, enlighten some of us.

  2. Re:The main flaw of modern computer science. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Okay..so let me get this straight, troll. (By the way, all you glue snorting moderators take a look at his posting history)

    Computer science are studying under a flawed discipline, and think they're inferior to mathematician's..who, according to you, are also studying a flawed discipline.

    Oh, and for you wonderful moderators out there who will probably troll -me- rather than the real troll with an account, let's see some of the other fun and exciting things this twit has been contributing:

    Capitalism is responsible for dangerous Asian microwaves - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=60075&cid=5687 975

    Don't watch evil anime - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=62599&cid=5847 630

    Aristoteles and Platon - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=59832&cid=5674 634
    (The above one is my personal favourite, because it illustrates that in his long career of trolling and pretending to be intelligent, he still hasn't learned the names of the fucking philosophers)

    Bush should outlaw Star Wars - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=62129&cid=5818 386
    (Interesting, if only to illustrate the fact that he's either insane, incredibly childish, or both)

    Extinction isn't funny - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=64096&cid=5948 785
    (This one's rather neat because he uses made-up words like phear and moralic, and flips out because of a distasteful joke..you couldn't cut through the irony with a chainsaw)

    DirectFB rules - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=62675&cid=5852 088
    (Basically just attacking X users, but if you read carefully, a keen eye might just be able to notice that even here, he has NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT)

    There. Did your work for you moderators, bunch of lazy fucks. Thanks for giving him enough karma points to continue on in the same way he always has.