[SystemSafety] Apple being sued for illegal use of Facetime

Matthew Squair mattsquair at gmail.com
Thu Jan 5 05:20:49 CET 2017


I'd suggest that reading the manual only gives you one leg of the 'I can do it' stool, the others being the basic physical/mental ability to perform a task coupled to task proficiency through realistic training and rehearsal.

Matthew Squair

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> On 5 Jan 2017, at 3:01 pm, Smith, Brian E. (ARC-TH) <brian.e.smith at nasa.gov> wrote:
> 
> Yes, indeed.  But, as an example, the 180-page Tesla Model S owner’s manual (North American version) may be a little daunting:
> 
> Model S Owner's Manual | Tesla
> 
> On 1/4/17, 7:06 PM, "systemsafety on behalf of Steve Tockey" <systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de on behalf of Steve.Tockey at construx.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Isn't it called, "Reading the owner's manual"?
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 4, 2017, at 4:07 PM, "Tim Schürmann" <tschuerm at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de> wrote:
> 
> Well, correct me if i'm wrong... but isn't the acquisition of your
> 'driving licence' the 'operator training'.
> Are you, (so to say) suggesting one should get a specific training from
> the manufacturer of ones preferred car?
> Kind Regards
> Tim
> On Mi, 2017-01-04 at 22:58 +0000, Brent Kimberley wrote:
> Operator training can be an issue.
> On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 4:20 PM, Mike Ellims
> <michael.ellims at tesco.net> wrote:
> I’m not so sure that’s a great idea. Our new Mondeo has a system to
> that is supposed to detect “driver fatigue”. The rate of false
> positives is positively maddening and it took ages to find the tiny
> little “OK” button on the steering wheel so I could get rid of the &^%
> $£ stupid message in the middle of the dashboard display (an LDC
> simulating analogue dials).
> The number of little buttons (and I mean little as in small) is in
> itself is positively maddening...
> [...Rest of the Mail can be found on the SystemSafetyList..]
> --
> Kind Regards
> Tim Schürmann
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