stackyFACTSNext time your software crashes because of a hidden button, remember that a bad UI literally caused the worst nuclear accident in US history.
Next time your software crashes because of a hidden button, remember that a bad UI literally caused the worst nuclear accident in US history. The 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown wasn't initiated by a catastrophic hardware failure, but by a profoundly stupid control room layout. An indicator light told operators that a critical cooling valve was commanded to close, completely omitting the tiny detail that the valve was physically stuck wide open.
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