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		b112 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America desperately needs more air traffic control... It's a different kind of pressure. Lives aren't on the line making trades, not like air travel. This lends to a different type of stress. Losing millions for your boss, losing your job != killing hundreds with a single mistake made in seconds.

D-Coder 10 months ago [–]

Yeah, the closest I ever came to life-critical software was payroll projects.

I discovered by accident that people will notice a one-cent change in their paycheck.

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