The following
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~bart/736/papers/ariane5rep.html
provides great insight on how buggy software can screw up space vehicles. It is the result of the ARIANE 5 accident investigation. Before reading it one cannot really image what integer overflow can do!
You don't need to be a terrorist to stand up to your government. If you are not a terrorist, it takes "bigger" balls to "stand up" to your government. Studying history and world news more closely helps.
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The following http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~bart/736/papers/ariane5rep .html
provides great insight on how buggy software can screw up space vehicles. It is the result of the ARIANE 5 accident investigation. Before reading it one cannot really image what integer overflow can do!
You don't need to be a terrorist to stand up to your government. If you are not a terrorist, it takes "bigger" balls to "stand up" to your government. Studying history and world news more closely helps.