Category Archives: security+fault-tolerance

Airbus computer and electrical problems

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

Whoops! From Aviation Week According to a bulletin issued by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), an electrical fault led to a series of display and control problems. These included the intermittent failure of both pilots’ electronic displays and … Continue reading →

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parallel processing and bash reduce

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

It’s sad that after all this time, one can look at any random article on parallel programming and find some variation of: for i = 1 … n create thread i do something end for as if that was the … Continue reading →

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Power Systems Reliability Challenges

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin

It is becoming more common for fire ants to build nests in pad mounted equipment. Their nesting materials can cause short circuits, the ants can eat away at conductor insulation, and they make equipment maintenance a challenge. from Power System … Continue reading →

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