jeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agoWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comjeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefing3r@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoLook up a machine called Therac-25. great example of this. Terrifying.
minus-squaretvmole@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s terrifying! I’ll save the next guy a search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
minus-squareFelemuso@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoTl;dr: The Therac-25, a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), was implicated in six accidents between 1985 and 1987 where patients received massive radiation overdoses due to software errors.
Look up a machine called Therac-25. great example of this. Terrifying.
That’s terrifying!
I’ll save the next guy a search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
Tl;dr:
The Therac-25, a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), was implicated in six accidents between 1985 and 1987 where patients received massive radiation overdoses due to software errors.