threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceflightMemes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoHappy 25th deathday to the Mars Climate Orbiter!sh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down16
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkHappy 25th deathday to the Mars Climate Orbiter!sh.itjust.worksthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceflightMemes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoThis makes me happy because while I’m a colossal screwup in every imaginable way, I still didn’t crash a multibillion spacecraft due to something that could’ve been checked and resolved with a checklist and a 2 minute confirmation. Too bad about the lost tech & research though.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoOr with some proper static type system with types with units in their programming language.
This makes me happy because while I’m a colossal screwup in every imaginable way, I still didn’t crash a multibillion spacecraft due to something that could’ve been checked and resolved with a checklist and a 2 minute confirmation.
Too bad about the lost tech & research though.
Or with some proper static type system with types with units in their programming language.