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Which Mac to get (to control Nuclear Power station)
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Nickygoat said:
ahh yes a londonder, come take a look at the north and compare it to the dregs of the earth that is the south of england, and yes I have lived down there, horrible people, horrible place! give me chips and gravy any day!
I remember going on a school trip to Windscale / Sellafield, tour round the plant and to the visitors centre. excellent tour!
Leeds born and bred (mostly). I was always taught the dregs were in ManchestergarybUK said:
.mkrishnan seems to think that Leeds will be worse with radiation transmogrified chavs roaming the streets - unfortunately it's been like that for years
Nickygoat said:Leeds born and bred (mostly). I was always taught the dregs were in Manchester
mkrishnan seems to think that Leeds will be worse with radiation transmogrified chavs roaming the streets - unfortunately it's been like that for years
ROFL well, but Manchester also produced the Smiths!
Oi!
I live in South-East england (normally, no i dont think coventry is in SE england) and it's plenty nice... only problem is we Invented chavs there!
I live in South-East england (normally, no i dont think coventry is in SE england) and it's plenty nice... only problem is we Invented chavs there!
apple_g5 said:
Of course it is, like a guy competent enough to be hired as chief tech in a nuclear PowerPlant would go on the internet and post on a forum asking tennagers what computer he should use....
Use Tiger, and get a widget to monitor core temperature. When too many red alert signs pop up, use Exposé to clear your desktop and click the "Emergency procedure" Applescript in your dock...
plastique45 said:
Well... a computing diploma is my qualification. Not quite chief tech material.
The bods at Manpower mighty impressed when they saw me 'open' and 'save' a 'document' in Microsun Word 2000.
I'm currently trying to write the Nuclear Reactor software using Flash MX. Unfortunetly I'm a little stuck- I cant find a Movieclip Symbol that will enable the second reactor to shut down in event of probable meltdown.
Cant be that hard... its not like its rocket science.
geese said:
Try a Star Trek fan site. I think it's the same plugin they used in Voyager to eject the warp core in every episode.
to be totally REAL about all this. the only truly reliable system/sw to run something this critical on would be cray/bsd. this is the kind of thing that if it cannot be done right then it should not be done at all.
what do others in the industry tend to use? find out and use that..
what do others in the industry tend to use? find out and use that..
zen.state said:
LOL this is my favorite thread in here so far. You've clearly never been inside a nuclear power plant!
mkrishnan said:
I second that. I love coming here every day and seeing what's new in this thread...
macbaseball said:
This and the thread about putting people on Ignore. That's great too.
That stubeeef. 
Why use a Mac at all???
Actually, for this kind of mission-critical thing, simple = safer. I run two nuclear reactors from my iPod, connecting to my Mac only for occasional maintenance. The system works like a charm.
Go for the color screen, though. Trust me, the difference between "black alert" and "dark gray alert" just doesn't convey the necessary urgency, when you're looking at a China Syndrome and all you want to do is get home on a Friday night and watch some TV.
Actually, for this kind of mission-critical thing, simple = safer. I run two nuclear reactors from my iPod, connecting to my Mac only for occasional maintenance. The system works like a charm.
Go for the color screen, though. Trust me, the difference between "black alert" and "dark gray alert" just doesn't convey the necessary urgency, when you're looking at a China Syndrome and all you want to do is get home on a Friday night and watch some TV.
Do you find that you have to keep a second iPod for your music listening needs, or does the iPod handle both the music and the reactor? I'm really trying to cut down on the number of unlicensed portable nuclear generators I carry around.