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When Escalator Breaks, It Turns Stairs (aartaka.me)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We need resilient systems that fall back to sanity when broken / discriminating. And not whatever.

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[–] 34 points 5 months ago (8 children)

"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience." -- Mitch Hedberg

In software, it's important to think about whether you should fail open or fail shut.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Mostly true, until the brakes fail and it turns into a slide XD

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