On 6/9/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
For example, almost every instance of "are"
should be replaced by
"would be" since no large scale implementation has ever existed.
Fwiw, I don't necessarily agree. Take this paragraph:
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One possible control algorithm places vehicles in imaginary moving
"slots" that go around the loops of track. Real vehicles are allocated
a slot by track-side controllers. On-board computers maintain their
position by using a negative feedback loop to stay near the center of
the commanded slot. One way vehicles can keep track of their position
is by integrating the input from speedometers, using periodic check
points to compensate for cumulative errors.
--
I don't have a problem with "Real vehicles are allocated..." when we
have already made clear that the system is "possible". We describe how
things *do* work in the fictional system. This does not seem very
different to me than saying "Under the proposed foobar download
management system, users are charged for each download..."
Just my humble opinion. (when was the last time you saw that written out?)
Steve