Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by v4us » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 11:17 AM UTC

Re: Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by JonSkeptic » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 12:51 PM UTC

This is really cool and incredibly dangerous:

>The cabins run without a braking system; if the haulage cable snaps, the cabins will roll straight back down the track cable. This happened to a tramway in Georgia's capital Tbilisi in 1990, killing twenty people.

All in all, a good article that shows a really neat place. A city of tons of tramways, built for an incredible worker efficiency. The pictures are well done and almost make it feel like you're visiting. It was one article that didn't leave me hanging.

Re: Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by sneak » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 12:53 PM UTC

Is this a metaphor for the current state of web development?

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Post by golergka » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:04 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #3

Is this a metaphor for the current state of web development?

I didn't notice any rails in there.

Re: Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by ochekurishvili » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:12 PM UTC

golergka wrote: post #4

sneak wrote: post #3

Is this a metaphor for the current state of web development?

I didn't notice any rails in there.

Yes, there is a company operated rail link specially developed for manganese transportation to the nearest plant.

Note: I'm from Georgia.

Re: Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by chiph » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:20 PM UTC

FrogDesign proposed cable gondolas to solve Austin's mass transit problem[1]. With the hills and lakes/rivers in the area, it's a plausible solution (cheaper than a subway, anyway). The only hitch I see is how to air-condition the cars -- I wouldn't want to be in an enclosed glass box on one of our 110F days without it.

[1] http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/11/forget-subw...

Re: Stalin's Rope Roads

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Post by w-m » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:20 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #3

Is this a metaphor for the current state of web development?

If currently produced code would keep on running for 59 years without major incidents (just a new coat of paint every decade or so), that would be amazing.

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Post by Pxtl » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:52 PM UTC

ochekurishvili wrote: post #5

golergka wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't notice any rails in there.

Yes, there is a company operated rail link specially developed for manganese transportation to the nearest plant. Note: I'm from Georgia.

It was a pun, referring to Ruby On Rails.

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Post by mcphage » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 1:52 PM UTC

w-m wrote: post #7

sneak wrote: post #3

Is this a metaphor for the current state of web development?

If currently produced code would keep on running for 59 years without major incidents (just a new coat of paint every decade or so), that would be amazing.

Well, one major incident, that killed 20 people. But still! A step up!

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Post by ovi256 » Wed, Oct 30, 2013, 2:37 PM UTC

mcphage wrote: post #9

w-m wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If currently produced code would keep on running for 59 years without major incidents (just a new coat of paint every decade or so), that would be amazing.

Well, one major incident, that killed 20 people. But still! A step up!

That was on a tramway of a different type, in another city. The type in Chiatura does have automatic brakes.