Posts by Kyle Matthews
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Whoever IS running the technical aspects appears to be doing a very poor job so far of taking charge and making timely and informed decisions and communicating these through the command structure and out to the public. And that is something that needs much further investigation, because it could point to the reason why this disaster happened in the first place.
I've thought the communication through the command structure and out to the public has been pretty good, though I haven't seen any of the press conferences. There's been clear indications of what they're doing, why they're not doing other things, their understanding of what happened, what they don't know, impediments, dangers, concerns, and I saw flashy graphics of the mine and where people were on TV. I know about the drilling, the switch to the diamond bit, what that will allow them to do (cameras, listing devices), they've opened bore openings and the gas released from that has given them hope. The information has been fantastic, now if they could just drag 29 live miners out of there everyone will be happy.
I'm not sure if "this isn't a robot designed to go into a mine, it might not work" is a massive failure. I think we were all aware of that when they said "this is an army robot".
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Mind you, I'm the sort of person who indicates in supermarket car parks, so perhaps I have an overdeveloped sense of the importance of signalling.
I don't understand people who don't signal at every opportunity. Who does it hurt, and it could help.
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Miner's dad: Robot broke down in mine:
The rescue robot has been sent into the Pike River mine but failed due to mechanical issues after encountering water, the dad of a trapped miner says.
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The inquiry should also look at whether the workers' representatives bargained safety away to get coverage of all workers. If that did happen then those self described trade- unionists need to be slotted up in the cell next to the company's so-called mining experts who ran the show.
Wow, that was an impressive leap. I like how in the rush to lay blame you jumped over the mining company, the miners themselves, and dumb luck, and got straight to the union.
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Honestly, the world would be a better place if everyone would just listen to me and the Book of Rules.
I've already implemented that rule. So your theory will only work if your book of rules is copied from my book of rules.
In which case, there's this old thread here that I need you to read before progressing.
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Particularly bad was the story entitled It begins as a normal day but ends in fear
Are the HOS writers still going through puberty? I was half expecting it to break into "why don't nice girls like me?"
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Descending a steep hill with only one hand on your brakes because you have to hold the other one out as your turn signal, for example?
I believe that's the little known "stick your appropriate leg out" alternative sub-rule.
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I’m tempted to add another box o’ worms, get a bit of competition in there…
I think you'll find that you owning two boxes of worms is just further monopoly. You need to sell your worms in a fire sale to David Richwhite he will break them down to parts and hock them off at great profit. You'll then have to contract in external worms who will have no public service ethic.
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Cue slow-mo of clusters of ruggedly-handsome men, festooned with BA cylinders and other paraphernalia, pickaxes over one shoulder, chiselled jaws set firmly, striding purposefully toward the mine entrance. That’s how it happens, right?
No wait, I've seen that movie! (particularly the bit where he has to enter via some massive ventilation fans that can only be slowed down for a minute because the storywriters couldn't think of a good excuse).
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There was a guy there with a box full of worms being fed on nothing but coffee grounds and shredded copies of old computing magazines and software manuals. They seemed quite happy.
If you added cans of coke I'd say the worms were actually year three computer science students.