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calinet6 on Feb 17, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Errors vs bugs and the end of stupidity

Her point was far greater than that, and it was where the "defects" come from.

The answer is the system; not the individual. And that is one of the greatest leaps in understanding possible for a person.

jacques_chester on Feb 17, 2013 [–]

Sure. There's a difference between assigning causes and assigning blame. But assuming that human error is the root of failure is a useful lie.

http://chester.id.au/2012/04/09/review-drift-into-failure/

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