tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post5922331305241093075..comments2024-03-28T02:54:46.537-04:00Comments on The TOF Spot: America's Next Top Model -- Part IIITheOFloinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-42864195222808703932017-10-24T10:39:37.806-04:002017-10-24T10:39:37.806-04:00I thought scenaric uncertainties were going to be ...I thought scenaric uncertainties were going to be those in which one was uncertain on which scenario was the right explanation of a datum ....Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-32176292983387861832017-04-24T12:44:40.060-04:002017-04-24T12:44:40.060-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jhon paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499905849129747759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-90750442034438431082016-01-16T21:56:54.057-05:002016-01-16T21:56:54.057-05:00The way I learned in Architectural School is you b...The way I learned in Architectural School is you break a big (unsolvable) problem down into multiple, smaller (solvable) problems. Meaning, you size the roof deck and joists > size the girders > size the columns > size the footings and then check these "verticals" against the "horizontals" i.e. seismic/wind.<br /><br />The ability of the deck, joists, girders, columns and footings to withstand stresses are determined empirically and are listed in tables.<br /><br />A structural engineer is not "predicting" that a beam can withstand a load. He knows that it can - so long as the stresses don't exceed the design parameters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-983438538300624492014-04-02T13:43:27.125-04:002014-04-02T13:43:27.125-04:00A process is a set of causes that work together to...A process is a set of causes that work together to produce an effect. Different processes will in general produce different products, which is why FDA requires revalidation when a pharm or med dev is shifted from one production line to another.<br /><br />A number is a product, produced by a process; viz., the measurement process. Two different methods of measurement will in general produce two different numbers; for example, measuring coefficient of friction using the inclined plane v. dynamic pull methods. TOF has seen different values delivered on the same item by two different dial indicators otherwise similar in set-up; and different values delivered by two different techs using the same gauge on the same piece. W.E.Deming made the observation about speed of light in this context in his <i>Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position.</i> TOF notes that speeds of light measured by geodimeter differ from those delivered by Kerr cells or by rotating mirrors. The differences may be slight, but they are there. See the forthcoming ANALOG article (Jul/Aug 2014) entitled "Spanking Bad Data Won't Make Them Behave."TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-11345486925565027182014-04-02T07:05:17.102-04:002014-04-02T07:05:17.102-04:00Can you explain further your statement -- "Th...Can you explain further your statement -- "There is no such thing as the speed of light; but there is a number delivered by applying a certain method of measurement"?<br />Is the notion of speed inherently metrical (if that's the word I want -- I guess I mean "using numbers")?Basil Stag Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249972715160411934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-13480334351908219622014-03-31T15:13:20.537-04:002014-03-31T15:13:20.537-04:00Is Part III the last of your series on model build...Is Part III the last of your series on model building? Part IV?: Possible comments on insurance rate/actuarial modeling? Medical diagnosis/treatment? Human choice modeling? War gaming? Difficult-to-achieve human-centered models in future SF scenarios and stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com