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Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by Jolter »

pizzathyme wrote: post #6
sarreph wrote: post #3

What are you supposed to do if you get stuck in a lift and you don't have your laptop (or zero cell signal for example)?

I can't see the lift obviously but in the movies they punch out the ceiling and climb out

In real life, there is no maintenance hatch to punch out , because the elevator manufacturer doesn’t want to be liable for people falling down an elevator shaft or being crushed.

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by dmd »

opinologo wrote: post #2

Sending an email for an emergency! I thought it would only happen on IT Crowd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ

And sometimes, the email bounces, and the sender dies. (Juan was a coworker of mine - this happened in 1998.)

https://xana.scru.org/posts/etiamdisco/nototolaryngology.htm...

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by Nextgrid »

DANmode wrote: post #10
pizzathyme wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't see the lift obviously but in the movies they punch out the ceiling and climb out

In real life, the elevator starts working again and kills you.

If you somehow manage to get on top of the elevator cab (indeed as the sibling comment points out, there is no escape hatch at the top), you will generally see a small control panel with a switch to put it in inspection mode. That turns off autonomous control and from there the cab will stay where it is unless you manually action the up/down switches (assuming the "safety chain" isn't broken - which if the elevator suddenly stops, it may be - so even those won't do anything then).

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by ButlerianJihad »

tonyarkles wrote: post #5
sarreph wrote: post #3

What are you supposed to do if you get stuck in a lift and you don't have your laptop (or zero cell signal for example)?

I, personally, would take the opportunity to have an undisturbed nap. The thought of having no notifications and a great excuse for why I wasn’t answering sounds lovely today.

When I was homeless and living on the streets, if it was rainy or cold I would take shelter in an elevator.

This elevator was accessible from outside and nearly nobody used it, especially not at night when the shops were all closed. I did not use the Emergency Stop button.

It was not comfortable, but I could nap. I would put it on the 2nd floor, and when the housekeeping team arrived, the elevator would begin moving to the first floor and I had enough time to wake up, stand, and stroll out as the doors opened.

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by Bender »

opinologo wrote: post #2

Sending an email for an emergency! I thought it would only happen on IT Crowd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ

FWIW they did eventually implement an emergency number [1] including a jingle to help remember it.

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6qutSER9Q

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by GuinansEyebrows »

Bender wrote: post #16
opinologo wrote: post #2

Sending an email for an emergency! I thought it would only happen on IT Crowd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ

FWIW they did eventually implement an emergency number [1] including a jingle to help remember it. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6qutSER9Q

0118 999 881 999 119 725

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i hate that my memory is turning to absolute mush but i think i will always be able to recite this from memory

Re: Mosh in a Lift (2012)

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Post by fignews »

Would love to use Mosh but https://github.com/mobile-shell/mosh/issues/120

I acknowledge SSH auth requests with my security key backed ed25519-sk ssh key. Something that wasn't even on the radar back when they closed this ticket. (Just like their "solution" guardian-agent is no longer on the radar.)

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