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They moved too much plutonium into the same room, risking nuclear reaction. Perhaps they should use software to track the movement of materials which would for

by tener 9y ago

They moved too much plutonium into the same room, risking nuclear reaction. Perhaps they should use software to track the movement of materials which would forbid the move from taking place when the end result would be dangerous? This begs for "Nuclear Material Blockhain"! ;-)

agumonkey 9y ago
Plutoneum (c)
- StavrosK 9y ago
  I smell an ICO.
  - nasredin 9y ago
    Due to the radiation poisoning!?
  - lostlogin 9y ago
    David Lange: And I'm going to give it to you if you hold your breath just for a moment ... I can smell the uranium on it as you lean towards me! Famous (in new Zealand) anti nuclear weapon speech during a debate at Oxford Union. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/sound/oxford-union-debate https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/sound/oxford-union-debate
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jabl 9y ago
Indeed, all problems in the world can be solved by SV software startups staffed by hipster brogrammers. The only real difficulty is which JS frontend framework to choose.
- antaviana 9y ago
  For nuclear weapons material? React (now with MIT license is a lot less dangerours, because you can sue Facebook if they start to build an ad-supported missile infringing your IP)
- contras1970 9y ago
  it should be Electron-based of course
  - JetSpiegel 9y ago
    As long as they don't use Rust
    - sdfgelgh43oito3 9y ago
      At the end of the universe, we are all iron.
- jessaustin 9y ago
  ...hipster brogrammers... OT, but I've seen this phrase several times, and I have no idea what it means. The two component words seem contradictory, like "preppie burnouts" or "considerate bullies". Is this irony? If so, what are we attempting to indicate about firms staffed by these people? Simply that they employ multiple groups who annoy us?
  - jjawssd 9y ago
    Hipsters: "[those who] reject the culturally-ignorant attitudes of mainstream consumers ..." Brogrammers: "[those who tend] to mimic stereotypical "jock", "bro", or "cool" culture in combination with the egotism, insensitivity, and terrible humor of "nerd" culture" Combine the two and you get: Narcissistic jock bros that are also egotistical insensitive nerds
fiatpandas 9y ago
My first thought when reading the article was I could have easily instituted operational change preventing future criticality incidents with maybe 2 days max of JS coding. Hackathon anyone?
- Deestan 9y ago
  The main issue is a culture of sloppiness. They had safeguards, they had procedures, they just didn't care. A new software is just another thing they'll turn off, not enter data into, or bypass for convenience. You need to code them a new culture.
  - rleigh 9y ago
    Yes, software is a tool, nothing more, and unless it's part of a process which is enforced, it's worthless. The places I've worked at were very strict about it: no accurate data entry, no progress. And they also had physical cards to match to ensure entry of the written details before it got handed over. In this specific case, you'd likely want a card to physically accompany every bit of material so that you have a physical token to document and hand over responsibility, but that also has to be part of an enforced process. It's less easy to ignore or forget a token than glance over a screen and miss something of significance. If you store the cards on the wall when the material enters a room, it's also a quick visual indicator of the quantity of material in the room, and if you only have space for a certain number, it also acts as a simple physical restriction on the amount of material you can move into the room. Less sexy than computing technology, but for critical important processes, the movement and handover of physical tokens works very well. In the factory I worked at, the physical card was required to be physically handed over from department to department, and the information also put into the computer before the next processing stage could proceed. This was enforced; I once was part of a panic when some of the "tank cards" (which were the physical tokens representing the contents of storage tanks) went missing. They were found in a lab coat pocket after some frantic searching. But because the rules were enforced, this did block the physical process. And further delay and we'd have got an internal fine of £10000 which was another incentive for not losing track of them!

by tener 9y ago

agumonkey 9y ago

Plutoneum (c)

StavrosK 9y ago
I smell an ICO.
- nasredin 9y ago
  Due to the radiation poisoning!?
- lostlogin 9y ago
  David Lange: And I'm going to give it to you if you hold your breath just for a moment ... I can smell the uranium on it as you lean towards me! Famous (in new Zealand) anti nuclear weapon speech during a debate at Oxford Union. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/sound/oxford-union-debate https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/sound/oxford-union-debate
  - deleted 9y ago
    [deleted]

jabl 9y ago

Indeed, all problems in the world can be solved by SV software startups staffed by hipster brogrammers. The only real difficulty is which JS frontend framework to choose.

antaviana 9y ago
For nuclear weapons material? React (now with MIT license is a lot less dangerours, because you can sue Facebook if they start to build an ad-supported missile infringing your IP)
contras1970 9y ago
it should be Electron-based of course
- JetSpiegel 9y ago
  As long as they don't use Rust
  - sdfgelgh43oito3 9y ago
    At the end of the universe, we are all iron.
jessaustin 9y ago
...hipster brogrammers... OT, but I've seen this phrase several times, and I have no idea what it means. The two component words seem contradictory, like "preppie burnouts" or "considerate bullies". Is this irony? If so, what are we attempting to indicate about firms staffed by these people? Simply that they employ multiple groups who annoy us?
- jjawssd 9y ago
  Hipsters: "[those who] reject the culturally-ignorant attitudes of mainstream consumers ..." Brogrammers: "[those who tend] to mimic stereotypical "jock", "bro", or "cool" culture in combination with the egotism, insensitivity, and terrible humor of "nerd" culture" Combine the two and you get: Narcissistic jock bros that are also egotistical insensitive nerds

fiatpandas 9y ago

My first thought when reading the article was I could have easily instituted operational change preventing future criticality incidents with maybe 2 days max of JS coding. Hackathon anyone?

Deestan 9y ago
The main issue is a culture of sloppiness. They had safeguards, they had procedures, they just didn't care. A new software is just another thing they'll turn off, not enter data into, or bypass for convenience. You need to code them a new culture.
- rleigh 9y ago
  Yes, software is a tool, nothing more, and unless it's part of a process which is enforced, it's worthless. The places I've worked at were very strict about it: no accurate data entry, no progress. And they also had physical cards to match to ensure entry of the written details before it got handed over. In this specific case, you'd likely want a card to physically accompany every bit of material so that you have a physical token to document and hand over responsibility, but that also has to be part of an enforced process. It's less easy to ignore or forget a token than glance over a screen and miss something of significance. If you store the cards on the wall when the material enters a room, it's also a quick visual indicator of the quantity of material in the room, and if you only have space for a certain number, it also acts as a simple physical restriction on the amount of material you can move into the room. Less sexy than computing technology, but for critical important processes, the movement and handover of physical tokens works very well. In the factory I worked at, the physical card was required to be physically handed over from department to department, and the information also put into the computer before the next processing stage could proceed. This was enforced; I once was part of a panic when some of the "tank cards" (which were the physical tokens representing the contents of storage tanks) went missing. They were found in a lab coat pocket after some frantic searching. But because the rules were enforced, this did block the physical process. And further delay and we'd have got an internal fine of £10000 which was another incentive for not losing track of them!