[Elecraft] K3 bugs

[Edward R Cole]

Well this is now OT, but

Consider that most commercial aircraft run auto-pilot for most of 
their flight and most ships also use auto-pilot.  It does seem scary 
to think of an automobile on automatic control but it will probably 
end up safer in the long-run.  I suspect the diamond lanes to be 
where its initially tried and on divided hwy's probably it will be 
lane specific so manual merging on/off  can be handled.  I think it 
interesting (amusing) to see all the new driving condition selections 
for traction on newer cars.  But I suspect it like the auto-parking 
features are predecessors to auto-drive.  "snooze-cruise" - yeah!

Re: bug proof, I once read that cpu's are now so complicated that 
they are not fully tested as there are too many states to run 
thru.  ATE does most QA testing on production lines these days and 
they test the essential functions. Computing is on the verge of 
Artificial Intelligence so when it seems your computer had taken on a 
personality - maybe it has?

K3 to Dave: "Dave your messing with my bw"!  "Stop Dave or I will 
throw you out the airlock"!  apologizes to Sir Arthur and 2001 Space Odyssey.

73, Ed - KL7UW
"engage warp drive - now!"

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From: Alan <n1al at sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 bugs
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On 01/16/2015 06:40 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
 > Software written by the world's greatest programmer and tested by the
 > world's greatest software tester would still be something I would
 > never risk my life with.

Self-driving cars are supposed to be the wave of the future.  Google
already has prototypes on the road.  The software must be insanely
complicated.  There's no way it won't have bugs.

On the other hand, human drivers are hardly perfect either.  Perhaps the
buggy software will be more reliable than an inattentive driver...

Alan N1AL


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