tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943915079598040271.post4894131430373608278..comments2023-08-17T16:39:20.360+01:00Comments on Farm Fresh Meat: You Cannot See Through Trees And WallsJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07522772121400618010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943915079598040271.post-79357624971088847362009-07-04T21:41:56.088+01:002009-07-04T21:41:56.088+01:00I suggest you write to Jim Graham about the softwa...I suggest you write to Jim Graham about the software issue. He is demanding that all 4000 switches be replaced. While that may be appropriate, smarter software provides an additional fail-safe which should be a higher priority. Also, it's a lot cheaper.ElevenIrvingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943915079598040271.post-83401202432556344302009-06-26T20:18:59.778+01:002009-06-26T20:18:59.778+01:00My comment was just a spoof of UnsuckDCMetro. :)My comment was just a spoof of UnsuckDCMetro. :)Malnurtured Snayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506933474730575045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943915079598040271.post-71074678918681710332009-06-26T17:53:22.472+01:002009-06-26T17:53:22.472+01:00Or alternatively, design some software that isn...Or alternatively, design some software that isn't so simple that it is perfectly content with the idea that a train might vanish, just because of some malfunctioning sensors.<br /><br />Boggles my mind. It shouldn't matter if every sensor in the whole system failed simultaneously. If a train is at point A, moving at X miles per hour, and fails to arrive at point B in a certiain time, FREAK THE HELL OUT!! <br /><br />No, instead, apparently, it just continues on its merry way, content that train A just vanished from thin air.<br /><br />Really. This is not rocket science. There is no reason whatsoever why the system shouldn't be smart enough to prevent a crash even in the event of catastrophic failure of the sensor relays.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089108417465569092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943915079598040271.post-74076573472971243972009-06-26T17:48:21.748+01:002009-06-26T17:48:21.748+01:00Well, if Metro wasn't interested in killing th...Well, if Metro wasn't interested in killing their customers, they'd've chopped down the trees and torn down the buildings.Malnurtured Snayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506933474730575045noreply@blogger.com