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Well, my nickname in my first job out of grad school was Murphy (as in murphys law). I was essentially a dowsing rod for corner cases and it was very much not
by peteradio 5y ago
Well, my nickname in my first job out of grad school was Murphy (as in murphys law). I was essentially a dowsing rod for corner cases and it was very much not intentional and extremely distressing. You could say I have some experience.
- avs733 5y agoI've worked in a number of factories and it seems like everyone of them has a Murphy. The people who get confronted with problems that begin with everyone saying 'thats not actually possible'. I will always remember the poor guy who had to figure out the local fire department's radio repeater was rebooting ONE SINGLE piece of equipment in a factory from about a third of a mile away. I have always wondered if there is a way to detect this particular trait either using MRI or possibly smell. Once you are in a space you can usually identify them because everyone seems to slightly avoid their workspace out of fear of being infected.
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- jacquesm 5y ago> I will always remember the poor guy who had to figure out the local fire department's radio repeater was rebooting ONE SINGLE piece of equipment in a factory from about a third of a mile away. Old relays (especially when switching large DC currents) are fantastic for this purpose. The arc will essentially give off a mini EMP across the whole spectrum and woe to you if your gear isn't shielded and grounded properly.
- jacquesm 5y agoI have a family member like that. She walks into the room: all computing equipment mysteriously crashes. I haven't been able to pin it on a real world cause yet.