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  • 10 Jun 09
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    Dan Keldsen

    Interesting - very interesting take on the failures of over automation and complex systems... Anyone with more experience than I in flying or designing such systems care to comment?

    See -> The Paradox of ‘Simplicity’

    "Air France Flight 447 went down in a giant, dangerous, violent storm that might not have been survivable under any circumstances. But as the Airbus A-330 penetrated that huge system of thunderstorms, sensors, systems and computers on the plane started failing in a rapid cascade that would make any pilot’s head spin – even if he was not in the middle of extreme turbulence flying blind in the night..."

    simplicity usability complexity failure

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