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  • 20: Outpost Atari
    David Small and Art Leyenberger bring news from a recent visit to Atari and about new books of interest to Atari users. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
    With John Chidgey.

    Reading Material:

    • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

      • Other shows on the network:

      • Causality
      • Pragmatic

        • Support Imperfect on Patreon

        Episode Gold Producers:
        'r' and Steven Bridle.
        Episode Silver Producers:
        Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Lesley, Shane O’Neill, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher, Katharina Will and Dave Jones.
        16 min
      • 19: TRS80 Strings
        Stephen Gray covers TRS-80 Video Cassette advertorials and the amazing SCM Ultrasonic III Typewriter Printer. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
        With John Chidgey.

        Reading Material:

        • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

          • Other shows on the network:

          • Causality
          • Pragmatic

            • Support Imperfect on Patreon

            Episode Gold Producers:
            'r' and Steven Bridle.
            Episode Silver Producers:
            Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Lesley, Shane O’Neill, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher, Katharina Will and Dave Jones.
            17 min
          • 18: Apple IIc Announcement
            On the 24th of April, 1984 the Moscone Center in San Francisco was where Apple launched the Apple IIc and as a result, George Miller is convinced of the long term viability of Apple as the computer company of choice. From the July 1984 edition of the Creative Computing Magazine.
            With John Chidgey.

            Reading Material:

            • Creative Computing Magazine (July 1984) Volume 10 Number 07

              • Other shows on the network:

              • Causality
              • Pragmatic

                • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                Episode Gold Producers:
                'r' and Steven Bridle.
                Episode Silver Producers:
                Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Lesley, Shane O’Neill, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher, Katharina Will and Dave Jones.
                9 min
              • 47: Hyatt Regency Kansas City
                The tallest building in Missouri with a large atrium perfect for big bands and dancing, hosted a regular Tea Dance in the summer of 1981. When two walkways collapsed killing over a hundred people, the investigators found multiple fundamental design errors. We look at how assumptions, redrafting conventions and negligence led to an incident that has become the case study in how not to do civil structural design.
                With John Chidgey.

                This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

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                Links of Interest:

                • Tea dance
                • Fast-track construction
                • Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
                • Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
                • Strength Requirements by Grades
                • All Thread Rod
                • Wide Flange Beam Dimensions Chart
                • Obituary for Jack D. Gillum
                • Hotel Horror from Kansas City History
                • The Engineer of Record and Design Responsibility

                  • Engineering Analysis:

                  • Investigation of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse (Link to PDF)
                  • Understanding the Tragic Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
                  • Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse 1981
                  • Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
                  • The Hyatt Regency Disaster Revisited
                  • Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
                  • Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research by Caroline Whitbeck
                  • Chronology And Context Of The Hyatt Regency Collapse by Gregory P. Luth (PDF)

                    • News Articles:

                    • The Kansas City Hyatt Disaster 30 Years Later
                    • Collapse Did Not Involve Safety Violations
                    • Walkway Swayed To The Rhythm Of Dancers
                    • 18th July 1981 Hyatt collapse
                    • Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse Memorial Dedicated In 2015
                    • 1981 Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
                    • Hyatt Regency Collapse Remains Among The Deadliest In USA History
                    • Engineers Are Held At Fault In 1981 Hotel Disaster

                      • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                      Episode Gold Producers:
                      'r' and Steven Bridle.
                      Episode Silver Producers:
                      Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher, Katharina Will and Dave Jones.
                      42 min
                    • 108: Not Turning It Into A Flower Pot
                      Clay joins John to walk through the key moments of the WWDC keynote for 2022 and look at what each means for us and also the broader populace. Whilst John is sad about the Trash Can being Ventura-canned, there were lots of things to smile about too.
                      With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.

                      TechDistortion Articles Discussed:

                      • Tesla User Interface

                        • Pragmatic Episodes Referenced:

                        • Pragmatic Episode 107: Tesla Electric
                        • Pragmatic Episode 82: Tesla

                          • Links of Potential Interest:

                          • WWDC 2022

                            • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                            Episode Gold Producers:
                            'r' and Steven Bridle.
                            Episode Silver Producers:
                            Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.
                            1 hr 33 min
                          • 46: Mindbender
                            The longest, tallest, fastest indoor rollercoaster in the world was only open six months when the last carriage of a train came loose, killing three people and all that the day following an inspection that the ride was safe to operate. We look at how a design choice made maintenance more critical and then how wishing for a ride to be safe, doesn't really help.
                            With John Chidgey.

                            This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

                            Links of Interest:

                            • Mindbender
                            • Geoffrey Kulak (Archive.org)
                            • Mindbender (Galaxyland)
                            • Triple Five Group
                            • Roller coaster wheel assembly
                            • Bogie
                            • Schwarzkopf GmbH
                            • 6 Reasons Why Bolts Fail & How To Prevent It
                            • Testing for Amusement Rides and Theme Parks TÜV SÜD

                              • Videos:

                              • Tragedy on the Mindbender (Video)
                              • Mindbender Accident Inquiry - Film & Video Stock (Video)

                                • News Articles:

                                • Coaster Ride’s Mastermind Fired
                                • Roller-coaster goes at full tilt
                                • Mindbender 25 Years Later (Archive.org)
                                • Roller-coaster Derailment Kills Three
                                • Survivor of 1986 mall coaster crash wants memorial
                                • 3 Hurled to Death in Canada as Roller Coaster Derails in Mall
                                • Authorities today investigated a weekend triple-loop ‘Mindbender’ roller coaster
                                • 3 Killed in RollerCoaster Crash
                                • [Mall Owner Blames Manufacturer’s Defect for Roller Coaster Deaths (Dead Link)](LINK DEFUNCT “Original Link: https://apnews.com/8be3b0f7291c22472aa8c00790de1358")

                                  • Rollercoaster Articles:

                                  • 31 years ago today, the Mindbender rollercoaster at WEM crashed
                                  • 10 Deadliest Roller Coaster Accidents
                                  • List of incidents at independent amusement parks
                                  • Amusement Ride Accidents
                                  • The Mindbender Fantasy Roller Coaster Accident in Canada
                                  • Worst Coaster Crash?
                                  • Mindbender - Galaxyland - Roller Coasters
                                  • Mindbender - Galaxyland Amusement Park
                                  • American Dreier Looping
                                  • Mindbender Edmonton (Archive.org)
                                  • Schwarzkopf (Archive.org)
                                  • Mindbender - Park Vault
                                  • Anton Schwarzkopf
                                  • Mindbender (Galaxyland)

                                    • Legislature Assembly Minutes:

                                    • 21st Legislature First Session Minutes (PDF)

                                      • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                      Episode Gold Producers:
                                      'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                      Episode Silver Producers:
                                      Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.

                                      With thanks to
                                      Quinton Zaborski
                                      for the topic suggestion.
                                      30 min
                                    • 45: Granville
                                      In 1977, a commuter train from the Blue Mountains, destined for Sydney central station would derail just before Granville Station, causing a bridge to collapse and crush many aboard. It remains Australia's worst ever rail disaster that was predicted by 11 engineering department heads just a year earlier. We look at how management decisions led to a completely avoidable disaster.
                                      With John Chidgey.

                                      This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

                                      Links of Interest:

                                      • Granville rail disaster
                                      • The Day of the Roses
                                      • Public Transport Commission of NSW
                                      • Granville Train Disaster (Archive.org)
                                      • Turnouts
                                      • CityRail
                                      • Australia’s worst rail disaster
                                      • The Granville Train Disaster Association
                                      • Revisiting the Granville Train Disaster of 1977: Barry Gobbe
                                      • Remembering the Day of the Roses
                                      • Wheel was covered up (Archive.org)
                                      • 45 years since Granville Train Disaster
                                      • Granville Train Disaster Memorial Garden
                                      • The rail disaster that changed Australia
                                      • Mixed response as NSW Government apologises for Australia’s worst train disaster
                                      • Granville Railway Disaster
                                      • Granville train disaster: victims speak out

                                        • Formal Investigation Extracts:

                                        • Formal Investigation State Records Authority
                                        • Report on the formal investigation
                                        • Formal Investigation extract: Research Data
                                        • Research Data Australia Search

                                          • Informal Investigations:

                                          • Permanent Way Institution Granville Search
                                          • Granville: The Untold Story
                                          • The Granville Train Disaster
                                          • The Granville Disaster

                                            • Video:

                                            • Granville Train Disaster Documentary (Video)

                                              • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                              Episode Gold Producers:
                                              'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                              Episode Silver Producers:
                                              Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.
                                              26 min
                                            • 107: Tesla Electric
                                              Russell returns to Pragmatic to discuss his experiences with renewable energy, both the Model S and Model 3 and we dive into the finer issues with glanceless controls and other concerns regarding Tesla's User Interface.
                                              With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.

                                              TechDistortion Articles Discussed:

                                              • Tesla User Interface

                                                • Pragmatic Electric Links:

                                                • Pragmatic Electric
                                                • Pragmatic: Electric - YouTube
                                                • Introducing Pragmatic Electric

                                                  • Pragmatic Episodes Referenced:

                                                  • Pragmatic Episode 82: Tesla
                                                  • Pragmatic Episode 69: It’s Complicated

                                                    • Russell’s Links:

                                                    • Rusty Rants
                                                    • Electrons Are Your Friends | Rusty Rants
                                                    • Self Powered Part 2: Amped AF | Rusty Rants
                                                    • Self Powered | Rusty Rants
                                                    • Australia, Meet Wattson | Rusty Rants

                                                      • Links of Potential Interest:

                                                      • SLK350 Knob and Button-o-rama mess

                                                        • Support Imperfect on Patreon

                                                        Episode Gold Producers:
                                                        'r' and Steven Bridle.
                                                        Episode Silver Producers:
                                                        Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.
                                                        1 hr 23 min
                                                      • 5: Review of Tessories Sun Shade for Model 3
                                                        Some people love or hate the all glass roof of their Model 3. For me it's too hot where I live in the summer so I invested in a glass roof sunshade.
                                                        With John Chidgey.

                                                        Links of Potential Interest:

                                                        • (Model 3 Glass Roof Sunshade)[https://tessories.com.au/product/model-3-glass-roof-sunshade/]

                                                          • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                                                          7 min
                                                        • 4: Peachester to Bald Knob
                                                          In a more casual episode of Pragmatic Electric (Edition) I drive to Peachester and Bald Knob, and talk a bit about the history and why I enjoy winding mountain roads. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
                                                          With John Chidgey.

                                                          Links of Potential Interest:

                                                          • (Peachester)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachester,_Queensland]

                                                            • Support Imperfect on Patreon
                                                            6 min

                                                          About Imperfect

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                                                          Most people can look past the imperfections of everyday things in the world. For those that are unable to, this is for you.