On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:43 PM, David Lyon < david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In fact, if anything, Sydney/NSW Governments are more adverse > to automation and programming than other countries (say the US, > Japan, Europe) and simply won't entertain having computer operated > systems such as trains, cars and other things like that. Perhaps > on the grounds that having such systems do use too much power. > > When in fact, precisely the reverse is true.. Sydney trains have been planning to computerise since the waterfall accident. There will be constant monitoring of speed and position and overrides if something goes out of whack, too fast, too close, or whatever. Its primary goal is safety though, not efficiency. I want to add a linux angle, but can't think of one. -- https://chesterton.id.au/blog/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
