Finally learnt what a VESDA is.
DaleBeen working around Computer Data Centres for years, and they’re all had VESDA fire detection systems. Until the other day, I never needed to know how they worked. As the…
Laptops and burns – the problem
If you’ve been using laptops for a while, you might have heard about the dangers of laptops burning your thighs. If you have, you’ve probably also heard about the Swedish…
The world knows where you live – that is not good.
It might be a bit of a surprise to you, it certainly was to me. The Apple iPhone stores the location of where a photo was taken. It’s known as…
What the heck is “Automation Surprise”?
Well, as it turns out: Over two decades ago, Wiener (1989) described the concept of ‘automation surprise’, where the reaction of flight crews to the unexpected actions of an automated…
Just call me “Mr. TBA” then.
I once was interviewed for an internal job, I was not successful* Fast forward six weeks later, to where one of the interviewers was running a training course I was…
“You know there is asbestos in these ceilings???”
I used to do CAT4 cabling for schools. No, that’s not a misspelling, CAT4. Which, from memory, was 4 untwisted pair wire cabling. Schools would ask us to do it…
Occupational Health & Safety
In Victoria, an injury in the workplace does include "health" includes psychological health Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, section 5 Definitions. I never knew that until recently. In a…
“My screen has waves on it.”
Back in 2001, the users were complaining that their computer screens had waves on them. The cause of these “waves” were the HUGE electromagnetic fields being generated by the power…