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OOF. Starting a software business in Indiana only cost me $90 with 0 visits and I recall maybe 2 forms to fill out.


How many people could you make sick by serving them spoiled software?

And perhaps Indiana should have more regulation for software businesses that do have safety implications.


> How many people could you make sick by serving them spoiled software?

In the classic case, at least 3.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25


You've never seem my code. hah


People have, in fact, been killed by bad software. Many more have been injured or financially ruined by it.


It's likely similar for a software business in Boston as well. It's really the restaurant part that is so brutal.




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