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H.P. Hovercraft posted:tbf the survivors probably got money from workman's comp for missing work the next day The destruction of the towers lead to some interesting legal questions. If the insurance policy has a per‐event cap, does two plane crashes mean two events, or does being part of the same plot make them one event?
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:tbf the survivors probably got money from workman's comp for missing work the next day Hard to show up for work when your office is a pile of rubble and broken glass.
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Decrepus posted:Right you are, Ken.
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Decrepus posted:Right you are, Ken. Same thing I thought. And now we go to Guy LeDouche with the contestants.
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Decrepus posted:Right you are, Ken. 
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Platystemon posted:The destruction of the towers lead to some interesting legal questions. If the insurance policy has a per‐event cap, does two plane crashes mean two events, or does being part of the same plot make them one event? I'll look it up, but apparently the owner of the property actually had that exact fight to try and get his insurance payout. He still got far less than what the towers were worth.
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chitoryu12 posted:I'll look it up, but apparently the owner of the property actually had that exact fight to try and get his insurance payout. He still got far less than what the towers were worth. It went both ways with the various insurers, depending on how they worded the policy.
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Huge bridge laying machine is operated with an off the shelf PC gaming steering wheel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbaD2-2Ktwc&t=362s 6:02 in case the link doesn't go to the right time.
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Wooten posted:Huge bridge laying machine is operated with an off the shelf PC gaming steering wheel.  )
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Wooten posted:Huge bridge laying machine is operated with an off the shelf PC gaming steering wheel. tfw when your boss makes you finish that bridge machine video but you've already dropped the molly
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Frinkahedron posted:This isn't really bad at all. Companies like Logitech and Microsoft have spent literal millions developing controllers that are responsive, light weight, and sell for relatively low cost. Why reinvent the wheel? ( Serious answer: they’re not fail‐safe. There’s nothing stopping one broken sensor from jamming the machine in “full forward” or some other state you don’t want.
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Platystemon posted:Serious answer: they’re not fail‐safe. There’s nothing stopping one broken sensor from jamming the machine in “full forward” or some other state you don’t want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCDsge-3z0U
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Zopotantor posted:Joystick Porn 
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Platystemon posted:Serious answer: they’re not fail‐safe. There’s nothing stopping one broken sensor from jamming the machine in “full forward” or some other state you don’t want. e. I seem to recall Nissan wired up a car to be controlled by a PS3 controller as a Gran Turismo promo but I can't find anything about it because they apparently wired up a crossover to be a PS4 controller to play soccer zedprime fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Apr 11, 2016 |
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Blistex posted:It's used for emergency exit training. They cram the airframe with Chinese tourists and the flight staff has to keep them from opening the door for 45 minutes before they can get their Stewart certification. Apparently attrition rates are up there with Navy Seals. At least Navy Seals have a log at their disposal. JB50 posted:Same thing I thought. Oh man, the OSHA violations on that show  Wear proper reflective vests when getting crushed by giant foam rock. CannonFodder fucked around with this message at 15:08 on Apr 11, 2016 |
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:tbf the survivors probably got money from workman's comp for missing work the next day My uncle's company laid off all of the survivors, effective the next day. Very compassionate response.
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Frinkahedron posted:This isn't really bad at all. Companies like Logitech and Microsoft have spent literal millions developing controllers that are responsive, light weight, and sell for relatively low cost. Why reinvent the wheel? ( Is it me or has Logitech started acting like razer lately?
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Yeah we built some boats for USCG that were worth millions of dollars each, with a military-grade FLIR system that costs tens of thousands of dollars, completely operated by a $10 logitech PS2 knockoff controller. There was a double-sided cheat sheet with about 80 different button combinations for various functions. At least the gyro-stabilized remote gun mount had some sort of proprietary controller, looked a bit like a Steel Battalion setup.
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Decrepus posted:Right you are, Ken. I'd also accept "trial by japanese game show".
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Leviathan Song posted:My uncle's company laid off all of the survivors, effective the next day. Very compassionate response. lmaooooooo
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sandoz posted:Yeah we built some boats for USCG that were worth millions of dollars each, with a military-grade FLIR system that costs tens of thousands of dollars, completely operated by a $10 logitech PS2 knockoff controller. There was a double-sided cheat sheet with about 80 different button combinations for various functions. At least the gyro-stabilized remote gun mount had some sort of proprietary controller, looked a bit like a Steel Battalion setup. There's plenty of pictures of the US military controlling bomb defusal robots with Xbox 360 or PS3 controllers. I do feel bad for the guys who got stuck with a Mad Catz or something instead of a legit controller, though.
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Right? Imagine if a person died because it was a Mad Katz? "YOU'RE JUST DRIVING IN CIRCLES AND INTO THE WALL! THERE IS A HOSTAGE IN THERE, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?" "SIR MY CONTROLLER IS A MAD KATZ." "NO poo poo RAMIREZ, THATS THE GUEST CONTROLLER AND YOU ARE THE GUEST."
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chitoryu12 posted:There's plenty of pictures of the US military controlling bomb defusal robots with Xbox 360 or PS3 controllers. I do feel bad for the guys who got stuck with a Mad Catz or something instead of a legit controller, though. You laugh now, but that turbo button's gonna come in handy when you gotta open 4 suspicious packages at once.
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JFairfax posted:using video game controllers makes the drone operators feel like it's just like the video games they played growing up so it's easier for them to dehumanise the enemies on screen and send missiles crashing into wedding parties or gun down fleeing children* *Literally the entire plot to Ender's Game, IIRC.
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^^^ Goddammit beaten!JFairfax posted:using video game controllers makes the drone operators feel like it's just like the video games they played growing up so it's easier for them to dehumanise the enemies on screen and send missiles crashing into wedding parties or gun down fleeing children Or exterminate entire alien species, eh Ender Wiggin? 
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VendaGoat posted:*Literally the entire plot to Ender's Game, IIRC. lol really? I have never read that book
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today i started a small fire while welding. i had cleaned the floor thoroughly but some sparks fell down onto another floor, igniting OILY RAGS left behind by a painter. drat painters. I put it out with my extinguisher and was politely asked "couldn't you just have stamped it out?" probably but i'm not setting my boot on fire. Nobody died and I wasn't written up. So that's nice. In my first week at this job I saw four fires in one day. None of them were reported.
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JFairfax posted:using video game controllers makes the drone operators feel like it's just like the video games they played growing up so it's easier for them to dehumanise the enemies on screen and send missiles crashing into wedding parties or gun down fleeing children Yeah, it's not exactly working. Not only are drone operators still fully aware that they're killing people, the thermal cameras give them an amazing view of all the death and suffering that you normally have to walk up close to see after spending hours or days monitoring a target and learning their routine and life to make sure they can make a good strike. The resolution of the cameras also means that they're always stressing about "Oh poo poo, did I blow up an innocent civilian carrying a shovel instead of a guy with an RPG?"
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chitoryu12 posted:Yeah, it's not exactly working. Not only are drone operators still fully aware that they're killing people, the thermal cameras give them an amazing view of all the death and suffering that you normally have to walk up close to see after spending hours or days monitoring a target and learning their routine and life to make sure they can make a good strike. The resolution of the cameras also means that they're always stressing about "Oh poo poo, did I blow up an innocent civilian carrying a shovel instead of a guy with an RPG?" good, they're evil chickenhawk fuckers and I hope lots of them suicide. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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froward posted:today i started a small fire while welding. i had cleaned the floor thoroughly but some sparks fell down onto another floor, igniting OILY RAGS left behind by a painter. drat painters. I put it out with my extinguisher and was politely asked "couldn't you just have stamped it out?" probably but i'm not setting my boot on fire. As someone who makes and distributes "hot works permits" that tries to set up a paper trail, sign offs, and step by step instructions on doing any sort of hot works on construction sites you made me cry a little. Then again I don't give a poo poo if your stupid wood frame condo development burns down, but by god there will be a paper trail showing who is at fault, who signed off saying the area was clear of risks and a fire watch was enacted for X hours after the work. Also painters are the worst and love to jam rags and poo poo in wall cavities and vents that then burn the site down.
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It's a good rule to require each and every container of inflammable poo poo to be signed in a permanent manner by the guy who takes it out of storage. Of course it will probably take a police investigation and subsequent conviction for (the other) painters to realize that a signature actually means something.
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 Kid Sinister, Inc. (Though it sort of looks like low voltage/telco? The pole to the right seems to have insulators on it to indicate High Volatage.) Edit:  
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http://i.imgur.com/os60Cbq.gifv Some good demo work here
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froward posted:"couldn't you just have stamped it out?" Blow the rest of the extinguisher in their face. "Would you prefer if I'd used my boots instead?"
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Jerry Cotton posted:It's a good rule to require each and every container of inflammable poo poo to be signed in a permanent manner by the guy who takes it out of storage. Of course it will probably take a police investigation and subsequent conviction for (the other) painters to realize that a signature actually means something. My office struggled to even get a sign-out sheet for non-dangerous electronics made. It wasn't that anyone thought it was unnecessary. They just....never bothered? It never occurred to them? Of course, the co-owner fell into one of her usual blind panics and attempted to suggest in turn that the office DSLRs and audio recorders be kept under strict lock and key with only one person being authorized to remove them for anything and everything, including her own impulsive "Why don't we just take some pictures of this unusual student in the classroom right now before they leave?" decisions. I put the kibosh on that one.
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JFairfax posted:lol really? I have never read that book there is a plot-critical preteen shower wrestle fight
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Here's a nice OSHA. For reference, the kid is about 5'9"-5'10". I guess it's fine, but I've certainly never seen a pole that low to the ground before. 
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