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kqrtoday at 8:15 AM1 replyview on HN

I agree. Fortunately, molly-guard the software can be configured with automated checks to allow safe actions (e.g. shutting down servers that don't receive significant traffic) without pestering the user.

This means a properly configured mollly-guard is invisible for routine actions but kicks in only when a genuine mistake is suspected because the operation would cause some sort of meaningful loss. That way, users aren't trained to ignore it.


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fainpultoday at 9:01 AM

> can be configured with automated checks to allow safe actions (e.g. shutting down servers that don't receive significant traffic)

That's clever. This is what I meant when I wrote, that software allows for better solutions.