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ericmay ◴[] No.27302804[source]
Does Klarna still do the IQ test as part of their hiring process?
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artemonster ◴[] No.27303056[source]
tangential thought, but related: I am, in general, a proponent of nuclear energy as a green alternative to whatever the hell we are doing today. But when I see such stories that humans manage to fuck up simple payment processing apps, still make errors while maintaining bridges, still manage to do hugely negligent screw-ups (most likely corrupt) in *cable cars maintenance*, I immediately think that it is imminent, that something will go wrong with such complex thing as a nuclear reactor and the price there is much bigger.
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lwhi ◴[] No.27303628[source]
Yes! We will always make huge mistakes.

.. so we need to accept the eventuality that the worst result will eventually occur.

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pdkl95 ◴[] No.27304399[source]
...which is why it's important to design things to fail safely. That "worst result" needs to be minimized by design.
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lwhi ◴[] No.27306266[source]
With nuclear .. that's probably a bit difficult
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zentiggr ◴[] No.27306623[source]
There are much-safer-by-design reactor plans out there now. Hopefully the "nuclear is horribly unsafe by default" opinions will consider the new options.
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1. lwhi ◴[] No.27309550[source]
The worst scenario is always meltdown.