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I’m looking forward to the formal report. I’m quite certain it’s going to reference Rush’s well publicized disregard for safety and regulations. Perhaps if investigation finds no evidence of a reckless disregard for safety and regulations Rush can file suit .. oh but wait.. he can’t. https://www.insider.com/titan-submarine-ceo-complained-about-obscenely-safe-regulations-2023-6?amp
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Refer news article referencing court case and safety concerns raised by guy fired for raising safety concerns. I do know a bit about the engineering and design of safety critical systems and pressure systems. Its a required area of knowledge for Professional Engineers such as myself in the particular field I work in. Evidence, refer news article posted and wreckage recovered .
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You are aware that pressure testing of vessels is a process in which the vessel is subjected to a pressure that exceeds the service pressure? You are aware why it is that the engineering of pressure vessels requires design pressure to exceed service pressure. How could the victims possibly know what the risks were if they were not aware of the failure of the company to apply design codes, regulations and testing, where they aware the vessel was constructed of out of date materials, were they aware the viewing window was not rated for the service? Signing a waiver does not demonstrate any knowledge of the actual risk, nor does it indemnify the operator against the consequences of negligence and disregard for safety. https://www.penneylawyers.com/serious-injuries/do-liability-waivers-hold-up-in-court/
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House Republicans embark on a mission: Avenge Trump
Chomper Higgot replied to Social Media's topic in World News
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Not so. They were informed three times that death was possible (it always is), they had no information on the probability of death, and the probability of death is the risk. We’re any aware of the fact the sub had been constructed with out of date materials, without the application of the correct manufacturing methods, in appropriate methods of gluing an inspection window into place that was itself not rated for the service. The employee who informed Rush of these shortfalls was fired for doing so, a matter of court record.
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corporate manslaughter is a thing and people do go to jail for gross negligence. I’ve already given links correcting your misunderstandings around signing waivers in the other thread discussing this. I see you missed out my comments on NDT Testing. False equivalence alarm: Jeepny v sub operating kms below surface of a freezing ocean.
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Illegal trade in AI child sex abuse images exposed
Chomper Higgot replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I would think the answer is obvious. The normalization of child sexual abuse. Learn the behavior on an avatar and feed the need for more, until reality breaks out. -
I hadn’t seen that news, thanks for posting. It’s not just the age of the carbon fiber but also the grade, the layer pattern, the resin, the curing, the exclusion of voids and a host of other ‘technology application’ issues. I have two ‘high end’ carbon fiber racing bikes, their price premium is almost entirely down to the costs of the carbon fiber grade and its application. They both came with extensive NDT certification. Chinese copies are available, but frequently suffer catastrophic failure. But even reputable manufacturers sometimes get it wrong, collapsing frames and snapped handlebars occurred multiple times in last years ‘Grand Tours’. Carbon fiber, like all materials is only fit for service if correctly specified and applied. There’s reference in this thread to Rush’s clear failure to understand the materials he was applying and the methods of application. RIP his victims.
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The tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras
Chomper Higgot replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Those particular cameras perhaps. But by no means all. -
The facts of Rush’s disregard for and ignoring of safety and regulations is a matter of court record. He fired his safety advisor for doing his job and warning of safety concerns. I had absolutely no idea he was at all linked to the Republican Party, though it doesn’t surprise me given his disregard for safety and regulation. Perhaps this explains why right wingers are defending him. Waivers do not indemnify operators against gross dereliction of safety/gross negligence. Example below, you’ll find similar in almost all jurisdictions: https://www.southfloridainjurylawyerblog.com/amp/liability-for-gross-negligence-cant-be-waived-in-release-form/
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There was no innovation. Without knowledge of the gross dereliction of safety and regulation how could the passengers ‘know the risk’? Stockton Rush’s death has saved him from spending the rest of his days in court and a spell in the slammer. Tge good news, heMll not be killing anyone else with his recklessness.