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Problem, yes. Engineering problem to solve. The real issue is that these companies don't feel they need to innovate much, and so we're still stuck with technolo
by sabat 16y ago
Problem, yes. Engineering problem to solve. The real issue is that these companies don't feel they need to innovate much, and so we're still stuck with technologies invented in the 19th century.
- jerf 16y agoHandwaving at a problem and declaring it's just an "engineering problem" doesn't actually do anything to solve it... hey, wait, are you my manager? The power problem is actually a big deal and shouldn't be minimized. Take the hotel situation; what happens when the hotel loses power? You can't have the locks fail closed, you end up with people trapped away from their stuff. Failing open is of course a bit of a problem, too. Locks by their nature tend to congregate around things that are actually important so you actually have some serious problems with a lock that is "down" even five minutes a year.
- sabat 16y agoI'm hand-waving at it because this industry has had 40-50 years of high technology at its beck and call and has done little or nothing with it. This is an engineering problem, and making excuses for them ("Failing open is of course a bit of a problem, too") does not change the reality. They have failed to innovate, and the world is going to pay for that. The power problem? So don't use traditional power: experiment with something else. Try. They've had half a century, at least. If that industry had tried at all, it would've come up with more than this.
- jerf 16y agoYou deny my point, then just go on to reinforce it. The lock industry should just create a new magical power source? You just moved around the "mere engineering problem" label but if anything you've made your problem worse by being more clear about what you want to have magicked into existence, not better.