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posted by [identity profile] reverancepavane.livejournal.com at 06:53am on 18/05/2006
Then again, as an Erisian, I was always fond of Larry Niven's dolphin's philiosophy. "Every machine should be tested by finding a large spanner and dropping it in the works. If the machine breaks, fix it so it won't. If the machine keeps working, go look for a bigger spanner. This also works for social mechanisms as well."

Then again, most of my work has been in fields where the consequences of failure are usually quite serious (as in, people will die), so this definitely reflects on my thinking.

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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 10:05am on 18/05/2006
I like being the spanner dropper :)

Double-extra-good with social mechanisms.

Fixing them afterwards is fun too. Sometimes.
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posted by [identity profile] easterbilby.livejournal.com at 11:51am on 18/05/2006
My preference for the model is to, as suggested, test the machine by dropping a spanner in the works. If the machine breaks, you know that your spanner is worth keeping.
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 11:56am on 18/05/2006
you know that your spanner is worth keeping.

Ah ha! I knew I was looking at this all the wrong way about!
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