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To: Lazlo in PA

TWO things CAN be true

1) Government and Media overblows the problem, and misses the real cause

2) There IS a problem, and it’s endemic to design in any fly-by-wire system without fail-safes and redundant computers

Just because you have hit on #1, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.

I have experience programming everything from microprocessors to Cray supercomputers —— Fly by wire is a BAD IDEA. PEOPLE WILL DIE.

People HAVE died.

Just because the extent and real nature of the problem is not well know does not mean it’s not true.


12 posted on 02/09/2011 10:08:27 PM PST by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

I will defer to your expertise on electronics. I just like to see more evidence on the failure of these things before I’m 100%.

The most computer any one of my vast car collection has is the GM ESC system except for my wife’s Town Car and that is pretty basic.


16 posted on 02/09/2011 10:27:28 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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