tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post3498630803918634617..comments2023-09-20T06:10:29.485-04:00Comments on The Marine Installer's Rant: Software management woesBill Bishop - Parmainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-57081734326316407762013-01-30T08:32:11.471-05:002013-01-30T08:32:11.471-05:00Rhys,
Rule 41: Increased complexity equals reduce...Rhys,<br /><br />Rule 41: Increased complexity equals reduced reliability.<br /><br />Rule 42: Seafood restaurant place mats are never charts, even if they sort of look like one.<br /><br />Rule 43: The nicer the boat shoes, the less nautical skills. Bill Bishop - Parmainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-22619617658053111392013-01-30T07:54:12.876-05:002013-01-30T07:54:12.876-05:00And people ask me why I like discrete instrumentat...And people ask me why I like discrete instrumentation, sometimes of the analog variety. I suspect it's because if my oil sender (for instance) is acting up, I either replace it, or clean the sending wire, or clean the contacts on the gauge. I do not have to recompile the sub-routine in C++.<br /><br />I'm not saying there isn't a place for highly automated processes, modules, sensors and actuators. I am suggesting that salt water pleasure craft perhaps shouldn't be on the same list as fighter aircraft, space stations and international networks of debit card devices.<br /><br />It's not just documentation in that sense that is lacking; it's perspective. I have considered installing a large seacock at the (port side exiting) exhaust for my new engine, the idea being that if a particularly hard heel defeated the riser at that point, the seacock would keep seawater out of the system and, eventually, the manifold. Only someone bitten more than once by water backing up would even think of this. Naturally, I thought "I will rig a solenoid and actuator so that I can't key the start without opening that valve!" Of course, a length of threaded rod with the keys left hanging on it might work, too. <br /><br />Bah. Too complex. I am leaning towards the "North Sea transverse dual exhaust" popularized by Dave Gerr. See<br /><br />http://www.cruisersforum.com/attachments/gallery/7/9/79n_sea_transverse_exhaust-med.jpg<br /><br />Good post!Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-78611257375301263802012-12-20T16:19:56.521-05:002012-12-20T16:19:56.521-05:00From my long-lost days doing mainframe computer sy...From my long-lost days doing mainframe computer systems programming: "If architects built buildings like programmers write software, the first woodpecker would destroy civilization."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-26447623181083481562012-12-20T12:55:32.364-05:002012-12-20T12:55:32.364-05:00A very interesting read. I will be following this ...A very interesting read. I will be following this for sure.Max Stanfordhttp://www.wpowerproducts.com/noreply@blogger.com