the elevators in my building have a rather complex algorithm that calculates time of day, floors to rest on, leaving doors open at specific times, etc. etc.
It's actually kind of impressive the thought that goes into managing thousands of workers and 54 floors.
Yeah this is kind of necessary in high rise buildings.
Also, supertalls will have like, intermediary banks and different banks serving different floors and so on
it's kinda fascinating!
Fuck I missed an elevator conversation. I know lots about this.
Elevator controllers are incredibly complex these days. The dispatching logic that goes into it and the wiring is substantial.
Learning, error reporting and self correcting are functions that newer controllers have.
We replaced controllers that made the ride of an elevator so smooth, that if the ADA didn't chime the floor you couldn't tell it was moving.
There's a hospital down town with elevators like that. If you're going above floor 15 you take a bank that skips the first 15 floors. The counter goes "1....16." You feel a slight pressure change in your ears and the doors open.
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We stayed at the Edison near Times Square which was 20 floors, and between 8-10 it took about 10 minutes of waiting to get on an elevator down. And around 4-5pm there was a line in the lobby in order to get up.
So I am taking a 5 minute mental break. Today has just been grueling annoying work that is driving me nuts.
I went to the bathroom and I am in this big secure facility. We have these bullet proof giant ass security doors on the front of our office like every office. There is no visibility through them. You can't really hear stuff through them. They are security doors.
They also hire folks with disabilities for a lot of the cleaning and facilities staff which is fine. But there is one dude, he cleans the halls. And he goes crazy on anyone that opens a door he is working near because he thinks it bumps him and we somehow should avoid this through our magic x-ray vision looking through a door that is solid steel and such.
*ugh*
I got to be the lucky dude who opened the door I can't see through at the exact wrong time today.
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*drafts*
*deletes draft*
Who cares, he's onto greener pastures
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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All I know is that if you aren't headed to the bank that contains the penthouse you might as well throw yourself off whatever low floor you end up on etc etc
"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
We stayed at the Edison near Times Square which was 20 floors, and between 8-10 it took about 10 minutes of waiting to get on an elevator down. And around 4-5pm there was a line in the lobby in order to get up.
PAX prime three(?) years ago had part of the show at a hotel where you needed to take an elevator up to the exhibitor space
at an oldish hotel with crappy elevators
and one was down
there were thirty minute waits to get an elevator up
oh and the stairs were emergency exit only
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
IBM Says Macs Are Up to $543 Less Expensive Than PCs Over Time...There were assumptions early on that Macs would be significantly more expensive than PCs, but over the last year, IBM has found that it's actually PCs that are more expensive. Over a four-year lifespan, Previn says IBM saves up to $543 per Mac compared to a PC.
it's remarkable when you can feel a bad event overhanging your day and sort of sense the heavy grey shift in mood by contrast
it's almost heartening in that you realize it's temporary and circumstantial
I am constantly analyzing feelings, etc, and it's downright weird how this works out. Though often I get little heartening, and more like... realization of how much things like "I'm mad at X because Y" is a post hoc addition to explain why mad is the emotional state right now.
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
better design, better fit and finish, better functionality
not cheap plastic garbage
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is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
h8ters gonna h8te
h8te?
gooby
what the fuck
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TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
better design, better fit and finish, better functionality
not cheap plastic garbage
people tend to take better care of something they spend $1200 on versus $600.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
Posted this in the Election thread because apparently that's my karma for making fun of @Blameless Cleric earlier
Decided on gas station Mexican instead of gas station cheeseburger..
::cries:: I ALSO GOT THE CHEESEBURGER OKAY I ATE IT ON THE DRIVE BACK!
are YOU on the beer list?
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Oh my god how can I detonate nukes in the upper atmosphere just so that everyone's computers are fried
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
h8ters gonna h8te
h8te?
gooby
what the fuck
He said see you l8er boi
"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
h8ters gonna h8te
h8te?
gooby
what the fuck
why you gotta heightte man
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
better design, better fit and finish, better functionality
not cheap plastic garbage
My fully metal Zen book isn't cheap plastic.
My fully metal case for my desktop isn't cheap plastic garbage.
Your internals are not that different either.
So...............
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amateurhour this isn't a [chat] thread, ok? it is an intervention
we are all worried about you
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is this where we sneer at apple's pricing because we're not taking into account that they have better software design, better hardware design, better reliability, better resale value, better support, and better customer satisfaction than the competition
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
better design, better fit and finish, better functionality
not cheap plastic garbage
people tend to take better care of something they spend $1200 on versus $600.
Nah. I still have win10 installed on my laptop. Garbage OS for lyfe.
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amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
lololol I tried to set up a dinner/quasi-booty call for tonight
Turns out, my ex is seeing someone
self-loathing intensifies
I'm not joking at all. I have literally no idea who I am any more, or any sense of pride in anything
I kinda remember looking really good naked at one point, but everything I've ever taken pride in myself for feels so shallow and fleeting
I'm aware that self-hatred is repellent to normal humans, and that knowledge only deepens the feeling, because I can't make it go away
No medication or therapy has ever helped, and only substance abuse seems to temporarily stem the flood. I'm literally only alive right now because I fear oblivion and I don't want to hurt my few loved ones.
She's super-negative, so when I congratulated her, she was like "so far so good." I told her not to think of it that way, but to just enjoy it all in the moment.
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There's a hospital down town with elevators like that. If you're going above floor 15 you take a bank that skips the first 15 floors. The counter goes "1....16." You feel a slight pressure change in your ears and the doors open.
I can see through the holes in the tops of my shoes too.
Yes but you're wearing crocs.
I don't have to take this
I went to the bathroom and I am in this big secure facility. We have these bullet proof giant ass security doors on the front of our office like every office. There is no visibility through them. You can't really hear stuff through them. They are security doors.
They also hire folks with disabilities for a lot of the cleaning and facilities staff which is fine. But there is one dude, he cleans the halls. And he goes crazy on anyone that opens a door he is working near because he thinks it bumps him and we somehow should avoid this through our magic x-ray vision looking through a door that is solid steel and such.
*ugh*
I got to be the lucky dude who opened the door I can't see through at the exact wrong time today.
*deletes draft*
Who cares, he's onto greener pastures
Oh lord
I'm playing a Charlemagne playthrough and angling for a few achievements I haven't gotten yet
A prince of the Byzantine Empire agreed to marry my sister, which I hoped would eventually pave the way to SPQR
About a week after arriving in France the prince was mangled in a spear-throwing competition
d-does anyone else want to marry my sister
Brother in hospital, "not likely"
Me, "Well, maybe you can get a really expensive bicycle out of it anyways."
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
it's almost heartening in that you realize it's temporary and circumstantial
PAX prime three(?) years ago had part of the show at a hotel where you needed to take an elevator up to the exhibitor space
at an oldish hotel with crappy elevators
and one was down
there were thirty minute waits to get an elevator up
oh and the stairs were emergency exit only
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
The hardware tends to not be really different from competitors.
h8ters gonna h8te
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/20/ibm-macs-less-expensive-than-pcs/
I am constantly analyzing feelings, etc, and it's downright weird how this works out. Though often I get little heartening, and more like... realization of how much things like "I'm mad at X because Y" is a post hoc addition to explain why mad is the emotional state right now.
better design, better fit and finish, better functionality
not cheap plastic garbage
h8te?
gooby
what the fuck
people tend to take better care of something they spend $1200 on versus $600.
Decided on gas station Mexican instead of gas station cheeseburger..
::cries:: I ALSO GOT THE CHEESEBURGER OKAY I ATE IT ON THE DRIVE BACK!
He said see you l8er boi
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Yeah. I found out I was "randomly" selected to attend a skip - level meeting to follow up post annual safety self-assessment survey.
Tomorrow.
The cloud of gloom is lingering.
why you gotta heightte man
that jape cuts close to the bone
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLcAGbXhWIVcl5IziVpG0eKFJS3xi_Sac9kYMkRFvD8/edit?usp=sharing
where haf u been br8
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/25028933#Comment_25028933
My fully metal Zen book isn't cheap plastic.
My fully metal case for my desktop isn't cheap plastic garbage.
Your internals are not that different either.
So...............
we are all worried about you
Nah. I still have win10 installed on my laptop. Garbage OS for lyfe.
because I eat garbage every day or just in general?
Turns out, my ex is seeing someone
self-loathing intensifies
I kinda remember looking really good naked at one point, but everything I've ever taken pride in myself for feels so shallow and fleeting
I'm aware that self-hatred is repellent to normal humans, and that knowledge only deepens the feeling, because I can't make it go away
No medication or therapy has ever helped, and only substance abuse seems to temporarily stem the flood. I'm literally only alive right now because I fear oblivion and I don't want to hurt my few loved ones.
She's super-negative, so when I congratulated her, she was like "so far so good." I told her not to think of it that way, but to just enjoy it all in the moment.