Errrors
Tue, 02/03/2015 - 9:09am
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Here's an interesting news report. It should be read by those who worry overly much when their GPS makes a mistake—and for those who worry overly much about those who overly much worry about GPS mistakes.
http://www.npr.org/2015/02/03/383454933/why-we-judge-algorit...
Very True
Interesting article. It is true that we judge faulty machines more harshly than mistakes made by humans.
The difference between your GPS making a mistake and your wife giving bad directions is you can always run over the damn GPS with your car.
Thanks CraigW.
There is always something interesting on NPR.
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Ironically, in talking about
Ironically, in talking about errrors, Craig has made an errror. Can anyone figure out what the errror might be? Or am I in errror and there is no errror?
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lol good catch
lol good catch
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To errr....
Ironically, in talking about errrors, Craig has made an errror. Can anyone figure out what the errror might be? Or am I in errror and there is no errror?
...is human.
But to...
...is human.
...really mess things up you need a computer.
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." --Douglas Adams
Thought
Interesting article. It is true that we judge faulty machines more harshly than mistakes made by humans.
The difference between your GPS making a mistake and your wife giving bad directions is you can always run over the damn GPS with your car.
Doesn't it depend on the algorithm used? What if the GPS told you to drive over your wife?
nuvi 855. Life is not fair. I don't care who told you it is.