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  1. webslave
    That's exactly it, except rather than directing them to the appstore for download they are presented with the initial screen of the app, since the existing app is rendered as a webpage anyway. It's unquestionably easier.
  2. webslave
    Yep, an address bar is too fiddly... but let's get them to find their chosen app-store, find the correct app, hope it's compatible with the device, hit install, find their password that they definitely do not remember, then find where the app ended up on the device. C'mon, QRs are mainstream. Yep, plenty of people used pencil and paper. I mean it's not like the QR data was misused by *several* government agencies for reasons other than the user intended. In infosec we actively encourage people not to download apps unless absolutely necessary. As has been demonstrated here; it's most certainly not absolutely necessary. If you can manage to book, pay for, modify, and check-in for an airline flight without an app then the argument that it's somehow the 'only way' for a theme park is nonsense.
  3. webslave
    Most apps are actually just a webview control, so the experience is identical. We managed to teach people QRs pretty quickly; the hard part of that was a QR that then required an app download afterward.
  4. webslave
    Didn't have any issues with ticketing last time I was up there sans-app. What's wrong with a simple web application if you were so committed? Similar functionality without the data-grab, and without having to reside on the user's phone. The reason it's the default is because it advantages the merchant, not the buyer.
  5. webslave
    Not to mention the many of us that despise every two-bit business insisting you install their app as yet another data grab. No thanks, get stuffed.
  6. webslave
    ...until the RFID system is used as proof you didn't do what you were meant to Bear in mind where the burden of proof lies.
  7. webslave
    Well, yeah, there is. There's a lot of industries with great safety cultures that also manage to pull in delays where it's safe to do so. In a large part a lot of it seems to center around a realistic look at procedures and how long they should take when done correctly, which is followed up by measurement against these benchmarks and investigation when there's a deviation. This is not a bad approach because variance in either direction is undesirable; if you have someone who is repeatedly coming out ahead of benchmarks then that warrants investigation as you may find they are not doing the job correctly, whereas if you have someone constantly under-performing then that's obviously also something you want to try and work on. The key to it is realistic benchmarks on what needs to be done, and how long it should take.
  8. webslave
    It sounds like you visit often.
  9. webslave
    Were one or both of these Sea World helicopters?
  10. webslave
    Perhaps you might not book a trip and travel up between them announcing the date and opening day; but if you were already booked to be up there and were weighing up your options between VRTP and DW (as so many do) I'd suggest the opening of a brand new themed area with multiple rides is likely to tip the scales toward VRTP. I don't think that's too hard to fathom.
  11. webslave
    Get them on the payroll and maybe they will all of a sudden too.
  12. webslave
    Meh, if you announce your opening weekend (setting customer expectations) without at least a week or two of ops (where you haven't given them an expectation) then you probably deserve what you get. It's foolhardy, and the park would only have done it if they'd painted themselves into a corner.
  13. webslave
    Where's your '?' gobos in the video? I must have missed them.
  14. webslave
    Very familiar with Intellabeams (and Trackspots, too). Hell, they still maintain at least one annual big gig that I know of. I'd have agreed with you, but I refer you to this clip which is what told me otherwise: But yeah, I can understand the mistake. (Skip to 1:45 for close-up)
  15. webslave
    Interestingly enough, I don't think those were gobos, and don't believe they rotated. I believe they were actually built into the floor of the set and emissive in their own right.
  16. webslave
    Wouldn't you be pleased if you'd brought Seven in for a puff piece on your new ride only for them to end the item showcasing Dreamworld's new announcement?
  17. webslave
    A few reasons; You need to allow time for the full extent of (and ongoing impact of) the injury to manifest itself. This can take at least a couple of months. You are likely to engage with the park either via counsel or directly to reach a settlement before having to go to the time and expense of going to court. The park will involve their insurer who will want to investigate, collect evidence and may wish to negotiate a settlement. You need to spend the time finding appropriate counsel, and then providing them with an appropriate summation and brief of evidence.
  18. webslave
    Completely shameless cash-grab. Ugh.
  19. webslave
    I can't imagine any of the centers that run stuff like league, etc would go for this. Edit: Jesus, bowling is done: https://brunswickbowling.com/bowling-centers/equipment-parts-supplies/center-environment/pinsetters/stringpin-pinsetter "Brunswick StringPin meets International Bowling Federation (IBF) specifications. This includes specifications related to kickback, kickback plates, pin deck, pins, gutter, and installation. The IBF announced in November 2021 that it has approved string pin technology for sport leagues and competitive tournament play worldwide. After careful study, the IBF concluded that string machines help proprietors address multiple business challenges, including keeping experienced maintenance technicians on staff, high equipment costs, and machine reliability concerns. The IBF also reported that bowling averages on string machines are very close to those bowled on freefall machines and that string machines do not give the bowler any significant scoring advantage."
  20. webslave
    Jesus, that's pretty dire. They'd only get away with that in tourist traps.
  21. webslave
    If you're talking about the four lanes inside the Timezone itself (as opposed to the purpose-built alley adjacent) then they are the same Highway 66 systems they had in the same spot (albeit rotated 90 degrees). They have always been pinspot-by-wire: https://www.qubicaamf.com/bowling-products/mini-bowling/highway-66 They are based on smaller balls, smaller pins, etc, and are targeted at young kids.
  22. webslave
    Don't be too upset; I'm a busy man so you'll still be able to maintain a monopoly on gatekeeping and crying every time someone criticizes VRTP.
  23. webslave
    Yeah, nah. Not so much. If you're talking domestic units then you expect to find them either; On the wrong input. Not turned on. Calibration miles out. Backlight burn-out. Poor (fine) image quality. What it doesn't change is what you're feeding them, and the vast majority of reports suggest bad sync, frozen image and low framerate; none of which are the issue of the display.
  24. webslave
    I dare say then that your experience may be right up there with "according to statistics I overheard in a dream last night". "Use Caution" is of no function unless the use of caution is a defined set of actions and/or criteria. How exactly do you think you would "cautiously" dispatch a roller coaster train with regard to wind influence? What additional precautions do you think would or should be taken? When engineering mechanical plant like this we tend not to use ambiguous and nebulous instructions such as "use caution" which put the onus back onto operators, particularly when there's no guidance for said operations on what that means. I think you need to keep in-mind that the ride is specified at empty because it's entirely foreseeable that there may be occasions where you would at the very least be dispatching a train with only one or two (potentially light) guests, not to mention that entirely routine practice of cycling the ride empty.
  25. webslave
    Generally in these types of setups the anemometer at the top of the lift hill is linked with the ride PLC and as such acts as an interlock which will prevent a dispatch if recorded winds exceed the design spec of the ride (which is based upon an empty train anyway). In fact, in most cases I've seen the PLC starts a one-shot 30-min timer if the wind speed goes above threshold and will prevent dispatch for the duration, with the timer resetting every time a new wind event is recorded. I'd be surprised if Rivals is any different, ergo it wouldn't even be possible for them to send a train if the wind was too strong.
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