ickplant@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · edit-22 hours agoUPDATE: Kitty was rescued and is safe! This poor cat has been stuck for 5 days, and Xcel Energy is refusing to turn off electricity so the cat can be rescuedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down19
arrow-up1153arrow-down1imageUPDATE: Kitty was rescued and is safe! This poor cat has been stuck for 5 days, and Xcel Energy is refusing to turn off electricity so the cat can be rescuedlemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · edit-22 hours agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 hours agoIf their back up system fails then it’s their fault for not keeping it up to date. Seriously, my husband is an engineer who designs these battery systems. They do not “fail” if they are maintained and replaced properly.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-22 hours agoPatently absurd. Technology often fails regardless of what you do. Inviting that failure would be negligence and should be illegal. The one thing I know for sure about any engineer is that we are intimately familiar with the concept of things failing when it’s least convenient.
If their back up system fails then it’s their fault for not keeping it up to date. Seriously, my husband is an engineer who designs these battery systems. They do not “fail” if they are maintained and replaced properly.
Patently absurd. Technology often fails regardless of what you do. Inviting that failure would be negligence and should be illegal.
The one thing I know for sure about any engineer is that we are intimately familiar with the concept of things failing when it’s least convenient.