Pinboard: bookmarks for maciej tagged 'risk'

an overview with photos of the very challenging work of strengthening the golden gate bridge and approach ramps to withstand up to an 8.3 magnitude earthquake

risk disaster bridge earthquake sf architecture civil engineering shooka golden gate
january 2007 by maciej

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Uranium Hexafluoride Tailings - characteristics, transport and storage

PDF on UF6 storage at a siberian chemical facility in Tomsk

risk nukes uranium chem pdf
january 2007 by maciej

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depleted uranium hexafluoride videos

full-on geekout on storage and corrosion properties of (D)UF6, the most common byproduct of uranium enrichment

uranium nukes chem physics video geekout obsess corrosion risk gas
january 2007 by maciej

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Autoerotic fatalities with power hydraulics.

"One man developed a romantic attachment to a tractor, even giving it a name and writing poetry in its honor."

sex wtf risk
november 2006 by maciej

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United Airlines Flight 629 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

another example of plane bombed to collect insurance. This was inspired by the Albert Guay affair

bomb us aviation risk
october 2006 by maciej

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Летчик-стажер погибшего “Ту-154”: “Не убивайте! Не убивайте!”

analysis of the recent russian airliner crash. Crew tried to hop over a thunderstorm to save fuel

aviation disaster risk russian ru
october 2006 by maciej

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The Gimli Glider / Air Canada

"It's a sound that Bob and I had never heard before. It's not in the simulator."

BONG aviation risk canada metric rescue
september 2006 by maciej

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Security As Theater

old rant

blog self-promotion aviation security risk dhs
august 2006 by maciej

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CBC News: Muslim doctor wants apology from U.S. airline

more arbitrary air panic hijinks

aviation risk flying_while_muslim war_on_terrah religion
august 2006 by maciej

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Mutiny as passengers refuse to fly until Asians are removed | the Daily Mail

passengers now doing their own panic-based screenings

war_on_terrah mob doh aviation risk
august 2006 by maciej

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CNN.com - Passenger describes dramatic events on diverted flight - Aug 17, 2006

more detail on the poor crazy vermont woman who hates freedom

risk aviation ha war_on_terrah tsa idiot
august 2006 by maciej

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CNN.com - Fighter jets escort diverted flight to Boston - Aug 16, 2006

crazy lady tries to pee in plane, makes weird comments, fighter jets are dispatched

war_on_terrah idiot risk aviation
august 2006 by maciej

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Holiday flight diverted after bomb scare

someone scrawls a bomb threat on a barf bag, plane diverted

war_on_terrah aviation risk disproportionate
august 2006 by maciej

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How Not to Do It: Liquid Nitrogen Tanks (with more horror stories in comments)

"The layer of ice and snow covering everything in the lab tipped me off to the fact that the last helium vent must have plugged up."

ha chem boom cryo physics risk lab nmr
august 2006 by maciej

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Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible? | The Register

good editorial on the terror scare

aviation chem debunk war_on_terrah register explosives synthesis risk
august 2006 by maciej

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Shuttle communications antenna bolts a concern

antenna box might come loose on launch, hard to fix on pad

shuttle risk space nasa doh
august 2006 by maciej

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Chron.com | Discovery engineer says he was forced out in safety dispute
shuttle risk engineering politics us space nasa
june 2006 by maciej

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Spaceflight Now | STS-121 Shuttle Report | Discovery passes launch debris review for July liftoff

nasa pretty much oficially throws up its hands on the foam issue

shuttle foam discovery space shenanigans risk
june 2006 by maciej

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JavaScript: Playing the Numbers Game

intelligent article on the pitfalls of numeric computation in JavaScript (much applies to other languages)

javascript cs software web2.0 numerical algo risk
may 2006 by maciej

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Animation of proposed artificial horizon design change

left shows current US standard, right shows proposed update to eliminate the graveyard spiral trap

risk aviation design ui img
may 2006 by maciej

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AeroNews - Design-Induced Errors in Flight Controls

"In this situation, the vestibular sensations can be so compelling that the pilot will reverse his visual attitude reference for the brief remainder of his life."

design risk aviation disaster perception
may 2006 by maciej

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The Catastrophic Dam Failures in China in August 1975
china hydro disaster risk
april 2006 by maciej

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The Risks Digest Volume 24: Issue 24

nice short first-person account of hypoxia training

aviation risk bio climbing
april 2006 by maciej

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Tank foam lost during shuttle wind tunnel test

foam ramp redesign actually makes things worse. More evidence that no one understands the process of foam shedding

shuttle risk nasa testing space engineering design
april 2006 by maciej

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THE FIFTY-NINE-STORY CRISIS, The New Yorker, 5/29/95, pp 45-53

citicorp tower turns out to be prone to wind-induced collapse, story of the emergency repairs that fixed it

engineering risk nyc building new_yorker
april 2006 by maciej

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Notable mountain climbing accidents revisited

great accident porn

mountain climbing risk alpinism stories
march 2006 by maciej

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Astronauts plan the biggest golf drive in history

I have no words

space nasa iss idiot golf ha risk d'oh
march 2006 by maciej

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List of Foiled Plots Puzzling to Some

weird detail on those cancelled Air France flights: One of the bar codes was numerically identical to the date of an attack on Istanbul, so the contractor's analysis of other bar codes convinced CIA officials that the other codes signified flight numbers,

war_on_terrah spy risk politics us
october 2005 by maciej

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Woodpeckers damage STS-70 External Tank

why do they hate us?

birds shuttle nasa risk ha grocklebar
october 2005 by maciej

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NYC Office of Emergency Management - Ready New York Household Preparedness Guide

this puts the ridiculous stuff at ready.gov to shame - non-hysterical, informative, detailed, and no stupid infographics

nyc design risk gov war_on_terrah
september 2005 by maciej

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Natural Hazards Observer - Colorado Drought Scenario

examines consequences of a ten-year drought in the West

drought climate eco disaster risk scenario
september 2005 by maciej

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Natural Hazards Observer - What if Ivan had hit New Orleans

very accurate assessment of the effects of a hurricane strike. Includes demographics and survey data on those who do not or cannot evacuate

weather disaster hurricane new_orleans risk reference
september 2005 by maciej

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Are Dead Bodies Dangerous? David Plotz

disease risk from decomposing corpses is actually negligible. Someone should tell New Orleans' mayor

disaster med risk
august 2005 by maciej

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20 Mishaps that Could Have Started An Accidental Nuclear War

some of these are genuinely scary, if the reporting is accurate

nukes risk cold_war hist mil
august 2005 by maciej

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Permissive Action Links

speculation on the design, nature, and protocols surrounding the use of permissive action links - locks that prevent tampering or unauthorized detonation of nuclear warheads

crypto nukes cold_war risk tech mil reference
august 2005 by maciej

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white paper on impact hazard [ird]

2001 Johns Hopkins paper on asteroid/comet impact hazards, mitigation, and policy

disaster space astro risk
august 2005 by maciej

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