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The icon for a Word document, for example, is a tiny iteration of the first page of the file. Folders, too, show glimpses of what's inside. Such images can be rather small, but they offer a visual cue that aids in the searching process, Allchin said.
Yeah, WASH, DC has the exact same system as San Francisco (except older turnstiles). In DC you can buy a card with any amount of money. Since the ride cost is variable, you can't really control the number of rides that a person gets per card. However, if it does have money, you obviously will not toss it.
When you exit in DC, if your card is empty, the faregate collects the card, just like in PATH just like in SF.
FIRST OF ALL:
Do not confuse CONDUCTOR and TRAIN OPERATOR (read on)
What they're not doing:
- They're not phasing out the train operators. It's no going to happen. You need someone to be there in case of an emergency.
- They're not automating it completely
What they are doing:
- Eliminating the conductors. PLEASE, do NOT confuse him/her with the train operator (motorman). The TO sits in the front of the train, the conductor is in the middle.
- Installing first a variable speed control system (read down for explanation), then at some point later fully automating the line.
Variable Speed Control aka Cab Control - shows the allowable speed. The train operator still controls the train, but he/she cannot go over the posted speed. Currently, each section of track has a set speed limit, which is not changeable.
When the system will be put in, each section of track will have a variable speed limit so that the people at central control will be able to change it based on conditions (rain, snow, etc.). So one day, a section of track may be 35, the next, 50, etc.
Full Automation: The TO does NOTHING BUT closing (and perhaps opening) of doors.
If the system is to be fully automated, it will probably retain drivers, because of the absense of various safety mechanisms which cannot be installed for one reason or anther, and for the fact that many homeless tend to like to live in tunnels.
Aah... defense contractor???
If you can show me that GFI Genfare is a (former) defense contractor, I would be very interested in hearing that information.
BTW. GFI Genfare is one of the big companies in the business. Another is Cubic systems.
GFI is used in NYC and Chicago, just to name a few.
Cubic is used by DC and SF (BART).
That's what they do now! DUH! The current signalling system was developed in a suburb of San Francisco in the early 1900s. It was then modified and used in the NYC subway.
Sullivan, who also helped develop an automated line for San Francisco Municipal Railway in the 1980s, said he knows of no serious problems from hacking or malfunction.
Yeah! Because they stopped using the automated equipment in the 90s when they put in a new system which has been a nightmare! BART, on the other hand is excellent. They're currently working on AATC (advanced automated train control), which has a few advantages over the original ATC. Hopefully it will spread to other systems, as it is being developed by the DOD.
"To have a truly integrated system, the city would have to continue buying all its equipment from Siemens AG, effectively giving it a monopoly."
That's not true. Half of the new cars are made by Kawasaki.
Also, the conductors are not used on other systems. Why use them in New York City.
If rape and other crime is such a big problem, cameras should be installed on subway cars, and silent alarm buttons should also be installed.
I was surprised to find out that only an emergency brake handle was avaliable on older trains. There was no means of communicating with the conductor or the train operator.
The train operators will be kept, the conductors will not be kept. Don't confuse the two. Currently NYCSUBWAY operates using 2-person operation, which is obsolete. Finally they're upgrading.
I actually want to do this. Software's fun. But hardware's hard. I need to be able to figure out each train's position on a given trackbed. I also need to be able to control each train's motor separately.
Any ideas?
By the way,
One stupid thing that they did was installing slide readers for the metrocards rather than insert/release readers like the ones on path, where the cards is inserted into one slot and comes out the other, or if there is nothing left on the card, the card is deposited into a bin inside the turnstile. This way you don't have the "slide again at the same turnstile" problem.
Other than that, it's a very impressive system, which is very-well run, given what they have.
Of course if would be a good idea to replace all track with welded track, so that express trains could run 50 not 35, and to make crossing more efficient, so that you don't hear, "We're sorry for the unavoidable delay."
Actually, they did invent the lightbulb independently of Edison. Both countries invented the TV simultaneously. The only difference is that one country let it go mainstream, while the other kept it hidden for awhile. I think you know which is which.
Type in "Where is san francisco"
You'll get:
San Francisco Zoo
Location: One Zoo Rd., San Francisco
The city itself may be a zoo, but the zoo is not in the center of the city.
It took 'em long enough to tighten the borders. I seriously wish they would put photocells at the mexican border so that if anyone crosses, he/she would get shocked. As for Canada, I've had more problems with Canadian authorities who called me "suspicious" asked me all these questions and then let me go (I've never been detained by anyone before, and I have a clean record) than with US authorities.
As for not letting people cross back into the US w/o a passport - that's outrageous.
It's just like installing clapper (The thing that turns off your lights when you clap) in a big auditorium. Just watch and see how good the effect will be!
Show 'em some simple game on one box and the code for that game on another (make it BASIC or something, so it's easier for 'em to understand). Then tell 'em that all computer programs are written like this... etc.
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The icon for a Word document, for example, is a tiny iteration of the first page of the file. Folders, too, show glimpses of what's inside. Such images can be rather small, but they offer a visual cue that aids in the searching process, Allchin said.
The second part is already implemented in XP.
The first part is already a part of OS X.
AND THIS IS NEW???
This is the same thing I heard when Billy visited Berkeley last semester! WTF? Why are they stalling?
Is shashdot censored in China?
There are exits every n-hundred feet in NYC. It's a very shallow subway.
Yeah, WASH, DC has the exact same system as San Francisco (except older turnstiles). In DC you can buy a card with any amount of money. Since the ride cost is variable, you can't really control the number of rides that a person gets per card. However, if it does have money, you obviously will not toss it. When you exit in DC, if your card is empty, the faregate collects the card, just like in PATH just like in SF.
FIRST OF ALL: Do not confuse CONDUCTOR and TRAIN OPERATOR (read on) What they're not doing: - They're not phasing out the train operators. It's no going to happen. You need someone to be there in case of an emergency. - They're not automating it completely What they are doing: - Eliminating the conductors. PLEASE, do NOT confuse him/her with the train operator (motorman). The TO sits in the front of the train, the conductor is in the middle. - Installing first a variable speed control system (read down for explanation), then at some point later fully automating the line. Variable Speed Control aka Cab Control - shows the allowable speed. The train operator still controls the train, but he/she cannot go over the posted speed. Currently, each section of track has a set speed limit, which is not changeable. When the system will be put in, each section of track will have a variable speed limit so that the people at central control will be able to change it based on conditions (rain, snow, etc.). So one day, a section of track may be 35, the next, 50, etc. Full Automation: The TO does NOTHING BUT closing (and perhaps opening) of doors. If the system is to be fully automated, it will probably retain drivers, because of the absense of various safety mechanisms which cannot be installed for one reason or anther, and for the fact that many homeless tend to like to live in tunnels.
Aah... defense contractor??? If you can show me that GFI Genfare is a (former) defense contractor, I would be very interested in hearing that information. BTW. GFI Genfare is one of the big companies in the business. Another is Cubic systems. GFI is used in NYC and Chicago, just to name a few. Cubic is used by DC and SF (BART).
That's what they do now! DUH! The current signalling system was developed in a suburb of San Francisco in the early 1900s. It was then modified and used in the NYC subway.
Sullivan, who also helped develop an automated line for San Francisco Municipal Railway in the 1980s, said he knows of no serious problems from hacking or malfunction.
Yeah! Because they stopped using the automated equipment in the 90s when they put in a new system which has been a nightmare!
BART, on the other hand is excellent. They're currently working on AATC (advanced automated train control), which has a few advantages over the original ATC. Hopefully it will spread to other systems, as it is being developed by the DOD.
"To have a truly integrated system, the city would have to continue buying all its equipment from Siemens AG, effectively giving it a monopoly." That's not true. Half of the new cars are made by Kawasaki. Also, the conductors are not used on other systems. Why use them in New York City. If rape and other crime is such a big problem, cameras should be installed on subway cars, and silent alarm buttons should also be installed. I was surprised to find out that only an emergency brake handle was avaliable on older trains. There was no means of communicating with the conductor or the train operator. The train operators will be kept, the conductors will not be kept. Don't confuse the two. Currently NYCSUBWAY operates using 2-person operation, which is obsolete. Finally they're upgrading.
Most switchboards were made in 1936. Anyone can see an operating one in the Court St. Station (aka MTA museum) near Brooklyn Bourough Hall.
I actually want to do this. Software's fun. But hardware's hard. I need to be able to figure out each train's position on a given trackbed. I also need to be able to control each train's motor separately. Any ideas?
That's what they have on fully-automated peoplemovers and light rail systems (Vancouver, Miami, Lyon (France) as well as in many airports.
By the way, One stupid thing that they did was installing slide readers for the metrocards rather than insert/release readers like the ones on path, where the cards is inserted into one slot and comes out the other, or if there is nothing left on the card, the card is deposited into a bin inside the turnstile. This way you don't have the "slide again at the same turnstile" problem. Other than that, it's a very impressive system, which is very-well run, given what they have. Of course if would be a good idea to replace all track with welded track, so that express trains could run 50 not 35, and to make crossing more efficient, so that you don't hear, "We're sorry for the unavoidable delay."
I'm not a native New Yorker, I don't live there either. But being a big transitfan, I am jumping up and down after hearing this!!! FINALLY!!!!!!
Actually, they did invent the lightbulb independently of Edison. Both countries invented the TV simultaneously. The only difference is that one country let it go mainstream, while the other kept it hidden for awhile. I think you know which is which.
Type in "Where is san francisco" You'll get: San Francisco Zoo Location: One Zoo Rd., San Francisco The city itself may be a zoo, but the zoo is not in the center of the city.
It took 'em long enough to tighten the borders. I seriously wish they would put photocells at the mexican border so that if anyone crosses, he/she would get shocked. As for Canada, I've had more problems with Canadian authorities who called me "suspicious" asked me all these questions and then let me go (I've never been detained by anyone before, and I have a clean record) than with US authorities. As for not letting people cross back into the US w/o a passport - that's outrageous.
It's just like installing clapper (The thing that turns off your lights when you clap) in a big auditorium. Just watch and see how good the effect will be!
I thought this was a joke (they like their jokes), but I guess not.... last year's joke was GMail. This year's is: http://www.google.com/googlegulp/
Show 'em some simple game on one box and the code for that game on another (make it BASIC or something, so it's easier for 'em to understand). Then tell 'em that all computer programs are written like this... etc.
Google doesn't.
It's a viscious cycle.... but we're skewing it :(.
How many times can you look at the sun through a telescope? . . . . . . Twice. Once with your left eye, once with your right eye.
I'm more comfortable using Windows than Linux or OS X, even though I use all three. Dos is definately not it.