Posts by Smndnm

Datacenter fire suppression system wasn't tested for years, then BOOM

Different P6 down under

That’s not the P6 we use here…

Maybe… one needs to understand what risk is, I’ll help you. Risk is the situation of being exposed to uncontrolled energy, termed the hazard. Risk is quantified by the product of probability and consequence. An analogy:- the hazard is the shark in the water, the risk is going swimming in that water. The breed of shark and the chosen swimsuit/diving cage/chain mail suit all contribute to risk calculation. In the case of a house fire, the probability is low, it is not something that happens in every house every 5 years, the consequence however, is total loss of building and total loss of life. Interlinked detectors in the home have zero impact upon probability, but they do decrease the consequence by providing time and awareness to escape the hazard and save lives, pets and buildings. Not totally disproportionate in my view, the alternative is captain obvious at the funeral saying “ oh if only they had installed…..”

So how do the coronavirus smartphone tracking apps actually work and should you download one to help?

Sales pitch

All I hear is a sales pitch “it’s for your own good’. What I see is a function to be baked into the OS of the phone, and the public good trigger will be enacted by emergency legislation in parliament to allow the overt management of the herd “for their own good”. But please, entertain yourselves with dramatic stories about the real issue of phone battery life.... Meanwhile, another act of parliament will not be required to turn the system off, the proximity data will continue to be collected and used. This is not in our long term interests as free thinking citizens. If we, as a society want to fix the social distancing and subsequent contagion problems associated with pathogens, I suggest we limit breeding for a generation OR make more effective choices at the next election and get some accountable and representative governance in our countries. This will end badly.

Time to brush up on current affairs. Because we're predicting Li-ion batt lifetimes using impedance and AI

Stop making up words

Oscillatory signal.... really? A signal that has oscillations in it? So perhaps it is an oscillating signal, yeah that’s it, an oscillating signal... being a signal that oscillates... ffs... don’t bastardise the English language more than you have to.