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minus-squareAAA@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoSurvivorship bias. We only see the “good old programs” because the bad ones didn’t make it until now.
minus-squareStitch0815@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoYes And while not exactly applicable for the computer example but generally everytime this example is brought up ROMANS DID NOT HAVE 40 FUCKING TON TRUCKS Much less so 100s per hour Roman infrastructure was/is impressive no doubt But not that impressive
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYeah, the damage curve is exponential by axle weight.
minus-squareanton@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoNot quite, but fourth power may as well be.
Survivorship bias. We only see the “good old programs” because the bad ones didn’t make it until now.
Yes
And while not exactly applicable for the computer example but generally everytime this example is brought up
ROMANS DID NOT HAVE 40 FUCKING TON TRUCKS
Much less so 100s per hour
Roman infrastructure was/is impressive no doubt
But not that impressive
Yeah, the damage curve is exponential by axle weight.
Not quite, but fourth power may as well be.