These interfaces to functions of programs DO exist in modern operating systems. They are called DCOP (in KDE 3) and dbus in Gnome and KDE4. Both of these have easily accessible interfaces for users. Try running kdcop on a KDE desktop sometime.
If that company doesn't replace it's computer's harddrives on a regular basis, their computers will make awful screeaching noises and lose all of their data.
Now, if car companies required regular computer flashes, that's another story.
Big difference between hardware wearing out and software being made with security holes.
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TFS actually highlights what I consider to be Google's biggest problem: they don't listen.
Actually, they did listen to what the Oatmeal told them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/101560853443212199687/posts/L2K5K1GzaSh#101560853443212199687/posts/L2K5K1GzaSh
Probabilistic Robotics: A great book published by MIT Press. A must read for anyone who ever deals with sensors or real-world data.
These interfaces to functions of programs DO exist in modern operating systems. They are called DCOP (in KDE 3) and dbus in Gnome and KDE4. Both of these have easily accessible interfaces for users. Try running kdcop on a KDE desktop sometime.
If that company doesn't replace it's computer's harddrives on a regular basis, their computers will make awful screeaching noises and lose all of their data. Now, if car companies required regular computer flashes, that's another story. Big difference between hardware wearing out and software being made with security holes.