karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > > the xkcd for monday was something called "sawstart", a horrible idea that > > > randall likely wrote as a subtle mistake stemming in nerdiness, possibly > > > not unknown > > > the sawstart is in the inverse of a sawstop, it is a special saw that > > > starts cutting when touched by a human hand o_o yes shows randall getting > > > some of the zombies again > > > the interesting parts of the sawstart are: > > - it's somewhat hard to implement > > - it surprises people > > - it's a twist on normal expectations > > but it's severely dangerous to build for fun :/ it's a horrible idea! > > what could be made that is nicer than the sawstart? > > also the list archives page has stopped correctly sorting, i have to scroll > > a bit to find my latest posts/spams > > so, it's reasonable to make somethat that activates when touched. this is > > commonly done for touchscreens on devices: note, touchscreens are not > > metal, which makes it harder. > > what about a saw that stopped without a guard? it still seems kinda > > dangerous :s > > but we could use an explosive charge like they do in the comic, to stop a > > saw right before a human touches it > > for actual safety all possible avenues of failure would need review, not > > only to prevent failure but also to leave margins of safety > > arright mister zombie what is going on > > did you read a webcomic while being attacked by zombies and they somehow > > used it to make you more zombielike > > the idea of the saw that safely stops can be done safely! you'd apply the > > error margins to testing it. you'd start with things like slow-moving paper > > and putty -- > > how about something general, where it's a response to worry about things > > like sawstarts? > > maybe some kind of robot butler that watches the people in its environment > > with eyes like a hawk, heroically and reliably preventing horrifying > > injuries right before they happen, and only if they will happen? > > so like you put the robot next to you, and you go to run and jump off a > > cliff, and right in the last moment the robot runs and stops you from > > falling, maybe with a message like "i am so sorry for interrupting your > > adventure but your likelihood of dying without my intervention reached > > 100%. i now would like to schedule time with you to practice safe behavior > > near large drops." and then jumps off the cliff itself to demonstrate the > > danger, reporting the force of impact and the lack of opportunities for > > changing the situation as one falls
maybe an xkcd cd where the sawstart and sawstop are in simnulated conflict?
