En Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:25:25 -0200, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:46:56 -0200, "Gabriel Genellina" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > > >> It's like a McDonalds: three guys (the producers) are taking orders from >> the customers, and place those orders in a queue; in the kitchen, two >> guys >> (the consumers) check the queue and prepare the requested sandwichs (it >> doesn't matter which one gets which order). The finished sandwichs are >> put >> onto another queue (the kitchen guys are acting as producers now) and >> another guy -he may or may not be one of the first three; he's acting >> as a >> consumer- takes the sandwich, puts it on a tray with other stuff and >> delivers it to the customer. > > Has McDonald's changed that much... Last time I was in one, the > kitchen staff just took trays of finished patties, stuck them on a bun > with the stock ingredients, wrapped them, and put them on a > first-in/first-out rack from which the register staff pulled them as > needed... I think they work that way at peak hours - but e.g. at 3AM they just prepare what is requested. > (I've not bought at a McD since I got sick off of one back in > 1970 or so) That happens from time to time, unfortunately, and not only with McD. http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/mcds/reuters121001.html > Now, Burger King... That's different -- they were always assembled > based upon the most recent register order... I like BK hamburguers... but I shouldn't eat them, as the doctor told me :( > Speak not of Wendy's -- they moved into town in my college days... > The "hot and juicy" was commonly taken to mean: patty dipped in pan > drippings, then nuked in microwave... And any CompSci person could > figure out that the "256 different ways" meant one had access to a tray > of 8 condiments, and had any combination of on or off for each... 8 > condiments, let's see: ketchup, mayo, mustard, pickle, onion, lettuce, > tomato, cheese? I went once to Wendy's, and couldn't finish my sandwich. It was ho-rri-ble. It was not a surprise when they closed all their restaurants in Argentina and leave the country, after being here for less than 4 years. -- Gabriel Genellina -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
