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> Engineering 101 teaches that when in doubt err on the safe side.

This sounds like lecturing birds on how to fly (Nassim Taleb quote below.) They'll possibly fly people to the space station today. Maybe they have engineering 101 down? If they're breaking guidelines in a 101 level course, then maybe they're just making amendments to the rules. Maybe the textbook writers need to make a revision.

The greatest problem in knowledge is the “lecturing birds how to fly” effect. -Nassim Taleb



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