[time-nuts] Opera coordinator has resigned

[J. Forster]

> On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
> "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
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>> When doing a complex experiment, you have to be an absolute SOB about
>> everything. "You cannot inspect in quality".
>
> Uhm.. Have you ever visited a site of modern nuclear high energy physics?

Yes.

> Have you ever seen what kind of constructions they have to just being
> able to measure something? I guess not, otherwise you wouldn't talk like
> this.
> I guess, Fermilab has also tours like CERN does, go and visit them.
> Have a look on how complex the aparatus is. Then think again whether
> it's possible to catch all and every error that might occur.

I've been in responsible charge of a couple of spacecraft payloads. You
have to instill in everybody to double check everything they do or the
thing will likely fail. They have to understand that in all likelihood no
human will ever revisit what they are doing at every step.

-John

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