Unix – The Hole Hawg of Operating Systems (1999) (team.net)
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erik_seaberg Jul 23, 2023 | on: Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench… | context

I really enjoyed Stephenson’s story about those things.

> The danger lies not in the machine itself but in the user's failure to envision the full consequences of the instructions he gives to it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28015229

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