Riley S. Faelanriley@toot.cat
Mar 11, 2026, 5:36 PM@MissConstrue There's an interesting pattern to a large number of these faults, but I guess it'll be a topic for another day.
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Mar 11, 2026, 5:45 PMI was thinking of some equipment I saw at a "Telekom-Museum" in Germany - it contained a clock but wasn't always powered on (or was just a display piece)
The Germans had quite sensibly put a diagonal strip of red tape (in the style of the "Universal No" symbol) across the clock face, so you knew it was *not* a timepiece to be trusted..
- Riley S. Faelanriley@toot.catMar 11, 2026, 5:51 PM
@vfrmedia In aviation, the process is standardised by way of the INOP stickers.