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by where-group-by 886 days ago
When a dam or a bridge breaks it is game over.

When software breaks you restart and it's back to "working" order. It would be a different scenario if the computer would set itself on fire on failure.

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Except when it's critical software in an aircraft, nuclear power plant, submarine, financial institution etc etc
Of course, or something as mundane as BIOS.