Ian,This always used to happen to me developing software - I'd design in all the possible ways a user could run into problems, then wait for the users to find all the others!
I use that system when commissioning new machinery for work .... Thrash the life out of it to see if I can break it! ....... then hand it over to the operators and wait for them to break it (they usually do have more success than I !!!)
This always used to happen to me developing software - I'd design in all the possible ways a user could run into problems, then wait for the users to find all the others!
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Yup, known as idiot proofing. Some of the ways people were able to break my programs were very imaginative
I always classify it in two categories, firstly Idiot Proof, then the high level I call Operator Proof
To reference Dilbert: the problem with making something idiot proof, is that the world will simply create a bigger idiot!When I was a Boilermaker at Mitsubishi (for 17 years) the necessary level of proof was "Forktruck Driver Proof" which was more severe than bomb proof. If no-one could wreck something in particular then expose it to a Forky on a Forktruck and it wouldn't last long.
Ian,
I use that system when commissioning new machinery for work .... Thrash the life out of it to see if I can break it! ....... then hand it over to the operators and wait for them to break it (they usually do have more success than I !!!)
Is it safe to assume the line will be reopened by Friday?
Met some old bloke taking photos at Keswick yesterday who told me that a friend hade emailed him to say that there hade been a fire at OCC which affected communications with drivers.
Can anybody confirm this?
Which signal in question was the culprit for the delay of the line reopening?
I am going with ... No ...
what does the word "milkomeda" mean?
what does the word "milkomeda" mean?I found this for you Heath. http://bit.ly/17krYc2
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Heard the long-missed sounds of a suburban train passing through Blackwood station towards Belair tonight at 7.15pm. Through the trees it appeared to be two 3000 class.Have been hearing suburban trains a number of times at Blackwood today. Tonight however I was outside around 7.30pm when I heard another. After stopping at the station it then started towards Belair but it seemed to be in a different position. It stopped in what would be the correct location of the siding and after only a couple of minutes started back towards the platform and after another brief stop headed back towards Adelaide. Makes sense - I assume drivers would need to familiarise themselves with the move.
Richard.
There was work happening on the ARTC, the ballast was heavily soiled. Not sure what they were trying to do.
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The $10 million dollar, state-of-the-art, LORAM Shoulder Ballast Cleaner is currently in testing in South Australia after safe delivery from Minnesota, the United States last month.So they wanted some actual mud holes to test the machine with.
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“Current testing of the 240 tonne-heavy machine in the Adelaide Hills has been promising with it delivering production rates of 1.7km per hour, improving drainage by helping remove mud-holes and returning high quality ballast onto the track.”
Milkomeda: The Andromeda–Milky Way collision is a predicted galaxy collision that could possibly take place in approximately 4.5 billion years.
-Wikipedia, first result after a sneaky Google search.
finally that siding is seeing some use!
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