Sunday, September 14, 2008
Technology and gas
The Shell gas stations here in the Northwest couldn't pump any gas because of Hurricane Ike. They still had plenty of gas in their underground tanks. The problem was that Shell uses a centrally controlled net-based system for all of its stations. The Houston office of Shell is without power, so the entire system went down, and none of the Shell stations could override the system.
This is fantastically stupid design. No, beyond stupid. Truly Bush-level incompetence, leading to rational suspicions of sabotage. Did Shell outsource the system design to China?
Story here. ¶ 6:08 AM
This is fantastically stupid design. No, beyond stupid. Truly Bush-level incompetence, leading to rational suspicions of sabotage. Did Shell outsource the system design to China?
Story here. ¶ 6:08 AM
