> > There's also the perspective in the decision. Imagine a condition where a
> > device (even a car) can enter a 'broken' state.
>
> This state is not unknown for cars -- even since before they were
> electronic :)

When I worked for a vending company, my boss gave me his definition of
a broken vending machine:  "It's broken if it won't take money".
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