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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 08:29:51 JST Evan Prodromou

   Two different flights to Washington DC. One digit difference in the flight number. Adjacent gates. 25 minutes apart.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 09:03:28 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Sean Coates

     @sean this is a very interesting term! Thanks.

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     Sean Coates (sean@scoat.es)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 09:03:29 JST Sean Coates

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     @evan I wouldn’t say that Air Canada is particularly well-known for their application of Poka-yoke.

     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poka-yoke

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 23:09:56 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Thomas Jollans

     @freezombie Fair point!

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     Thomas Jollans (freezombie@masto.ai)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 23:09:58 JST Thomas Jollans

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     @evan honestly, having them next to each other seems far better than the alternative: this way, if you read the long line on the departure board and go to the wrong gate, it's not a big deal!