So, I get back from seeing Gabriel and Dresden at the Monte Cristo[0]. And oddly enough, my garage door remote button gets stuck down. This makes the garage door promptly go a bit bezerk and make lots of noise so that my neighbor's girlfriend shows up[2]. I eventually get the remote to stop going bezerk by removing the battery[3].
It kind of makes me wonder how much software out there is designed to handle physical device failure. I would hope medical equipment is held to at least as high a standard as console game software[4], but if someday I die because of a stuck button I reserve the right to come back from the dead to say "I told you so".
--
[0] They mixed a nice set. Not the stuff I usually listen to, but good dance music. You probably wouldn't like the stuff I usually listen to anyway, so go check out their new CD[1].
[1] It was a CD release party. There was no cover charge and I had a good time, so I'm plugging their CD.
[2] No, this story doesn't have an erotic component. Besides, she's old enough to be my mother.
[3] Also, the entire front of the case which came off instead of the battery cover. Thank you, Murphy.
[4] Unplugged controllers, corrupted save games, scratched discs, and many other things have to be handled before the game passes approval. You can sometimes find fun bugs by unplugging controllers during cutscenes.
Posted by matt at September 10, 2004 02:36 AM