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From the mid 80's to the mid 90's, I worked at a cereal manufacturing facility. Each carton was checked for weight, and if underweight, the air 'pushed' it off the line.
As others have said, quality control is important, as long as it doesn't overtly affect profit. If a customer found a 'lump' of cereal in a box, they were asked to sent in the box top (to identify the production date and line) and would receive some coupons for free product.
Could quality control have prevented the 'lump' from reaching the production line? Yes. But, the cost could probably be more than the lost sales, so not economically viable. For those that did send in the box top and get the coupons, there may be a sense that 'the company cares' and a customer is retained.
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From the mid 90's the X-Ray vision technology gradually took hold, lumps are now something usually avoidable (at least to the customer). Still many customers are approaching the solution only recently, after having been bought by big brands which need to retain a good name, some country legislations or simply because they must renew the lines for other reasons and they decided to improve (and in many case be cost effective if they can concentrate different quality checks in a single machine).
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
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* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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So much is involved in production. Sounds not easy to make a profit.
TOMZ_KV
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Yup. Process-control engineers certainly earn their pay!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Some are .NET developers too.
TOMZ_KV
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Phht, it's diet coke - hows a programmer supposed to work without energy to keep his brain functioning?
some already mentioned the empty makes it super-diet
another benefit is less weird sweetner chemicals
win-win
now go and buy proper coca-cola.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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TOMZ_KV
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That one might be for me since I don't drink soft drinks.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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You do not know what you have missed so far.
TOMZ_KV
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Carbonated sugary liquid which may or may not have harmful chemicals? I can live with lack of it. I got beer.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Your choice for drinks is certainly better.
TOMZ_KV
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Not really. It has only been around 4 years that I have discovered microbreweries in the places where I have lived. I traveled a lot from 2010 through 2015 (filled up the passport). I used to rely on giants of the industry and the popular ones in the city where I was.
Then, one of the colleagues took me to a place where I saw bottles I had never seen before. I tried them and loved them. I was told these are from small breweries around the town. So, there is a very good chance that it is not really artificially carbonated. Also, they were more, well, fresher than assembly line beers. That day and now, I stick with micro-breweries. From past few months Bira 91[^] has been the choice. It's available in New York if you want to try.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Version 3.3 of the automation code was written by someone who only drinks vegetable juice. So of course it had a bug.
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Good one. See what next version looks like, written by an alcoholic.
TOMZ_KV
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Quote: How could this pass the quality control?
Diet coke? Empty can is best quality.
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Their quality engineers must be .Net developers, and control quality logically.
TOMZ_KV
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Perhaps there was a tiny leak in the can.
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It wss a possibility. But no mess was found in the case.
TOMZ_KV
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Sounds like you have a lot to say there, but get started! (8)
Should be fairly handy, I hope not too handy.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
modified 17-Oct-17 8:10am.
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I think I might know the answer but there's no way I am waking up at 4AM to post one tomorrow morning
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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For a change I had an idea (totally off-base it turned out on 2nd thought); but even more than the posting time (any early risers can cry into their coffee for all I care) just being obligated to come up with one was grounds enough to not post.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Commence
(Sounds like "Comments")
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We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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For once I was going to be right. Go figure. Still, given the time difference, playing this game is not an option for me but they do propose some really good puzzlers.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Bang on!
(phew)
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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