The hardware algorithm behind the security in Stockholm's subway
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Re: The hardware algorithm behind the security in Stockholm's subway
#2The google translation of that is in some kind of uncanny valley.
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#3Oldie but goldie, Städje really interesting pieces.
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#4Sounds interesting, but .. anyone got a real translation?
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#5Older elevators operate in a similar way - all logic handled by racks of relays. It's really interesting stuff.
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#6The ingenuity of early computers is fascinating! The progress we've made since then is quite amazing - a system that fills a room and would have taken some very complicated design work could be replaced today by a microcontroller. I'd imagine the reliability of that many relays is a bit limited.
Re: The hardware algorithm behind the security in Stockholm's subway
#7I will confess to not reading the entire article (neither in Swedish nor "Engswish" ) so I might be mistaken, but if anyone is wondering why the word "security" is used when "safety" probably would be better suited, it is probably because they are commonly described using the same word in Swedish ("säkerhet").
It often gets as Lost in Translation as Bill Murray in a big, strange city. Also, it complicates many discussions between Swedes too because of the ambiguity and the fact that people seldom add qualifications to indicate which is intented.
Edit: Grammar.
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#8Sounds interesting, but .. anyone got a real translation?
Unfortunately his swedish isn't as good as it should be, so I wouldn't only blame Google Translation in this case... Some weird sentencing (in swedish) that probably makes Google scratch its tin head.
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#9Well, I work with train scheduling and planning software.
If they call me, I promise they will get a new room for a pool table.
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#10Interesting 28C3 talk about German railway safety mechanisms (for people understanding German):
"Can trains be hacked? Die Technik der Eisenbahnsicherungsanlagen" [1]