This could be a whole new way to make Travel Zones.
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The Waffle House Index (Travel Zones)
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The WHI is used for prioritization of resource allocations during restoration of infrastructure and basic services.
TAS ratings are an assessment of risk to off-worlders.
TAS ratings are an assessment of risk to off-worlders.
Timerover51
SOC-14 5K
Having eaten at a few Waffle Houses, I like it. I will need to keep that in mind for the Chili Cafes on El Paso.
Green: Safe for off-worlders.
Yellow: Borderline for off-worlders unless taste buds already damaged.
Red: Eat at your own risk. No samples, No refunds.
The Waffle House Index has been one of my favorite measures for a long time. It's a close second in ad-hoc measures to my number one favorite, the Economist's Big Mac Index.
BRJN
SOC-12
Big Mac Index Mk. II: Is there a McDonalds in the town?
Measures population chiefly. Can be skewed, primarily by wealth and secondarily by cultural variables (such as preferred diet).
For county seat towns, getting a McDonalds (or other national fast-food chain) to open a store in your town is a sign that the town has become a small city. When other small towns in the county can also support a McDonalds, the goal is to encourage enough people to patronize your store so that the management recommends the franchise build a second store.
Measures population chiefly. Can be skewed, primarily by wealth and secondarily by cultural variables (such as preferred diet).
For county seat towns, getting a McDonalds (or other national fast-food chain) to open a store in your town is a sign that the town has become a small city. When other small towns in the county can also support a McDonalds, the goal is to encourage enough people to patronize your store so that the management recommends the franchise build a second store.
So if AstroBurgers is open, then we're good to land at the Starport?
Only if they have a full menu apparently.
Waffle House takes well deserved pride in remaining open when other establishments aren't. Especially when the surroundings are themselves scattered, smothered, and covered.
I think there's an equivalent to this for BC/DR in data centers. Since every rack needs HVAC, electricity and network connectivity, and any one loss will shut everything down, the scale is obviously binary.
Xerxeskingofking
SOC-13
Waffle House takes well deserved pride in remaining open when other establishments aren't. Especially when the surroundings are themselves scattered, smothered, and covered.
I think there's an equivalent to this for BC/DR in data centers. Since every rack needs HVAC, electricity and network connectivity, and any one loss will shut everything down, the scale is obviously binary.
well, their's ways and means.
most obvious one is off site backups (preferably somewhere far away enough it cant get caught in the same disaster), that are updated regularly and able to step up at short notice. their might be some data lost, depending on how often the backups are updated, but service can be maintained (to those areas that aren't knee deep in a disaster).
For the individual data centre, a lot of them are sited in areas with relatively low risk of disasters, and the risk of flooding, earthquake, ect is factored into site selection. They do things like multiple power lines running into the centre so damage to one wont knock all of them out, but if the gird goes down, it's mainly a matter of how long the UPS batteries can keep things running, generally its only scaled to provide enough time for a controlled shut down of the system.
so your right that the loss of power or internet connectivity will shut down the site, but that can to a large degree be mitigated against, if you willing to spend the money to do so. Obviously, its up to the company to decide what level of risk is acceptable.
Just so.
BRJN
SOC-12
If there is an AstroBurger in town, there probably will be a -insert job description here- in town, or at least we can ask around for somebody who knows about that sort of thing. (We might get the local agent for a multi-system firm, but at least that is a start.)
If there isn't an AstroBurger in town, we'll be told to go to another system.
Or maybe it is a sign that we are lost, in the wrong town.
Timerover51
SOC-14 5K
I had not really thought about a chain of fast-food restaurants for Traveller. However, it would make sense. The Starport Authority would likely be selling concession space inside the terminal, and places to eat would be needed. Then you have the Startown eateries, and likely more eateries in the city that would probably be near the starport. You have interstellar megacorporations, so why not an interstellar restaurant chain.
Hmm, maybe Rosa's Cantina on El Paso has a counterpart on New Texas, serving supercow chili instead of buffalo and longhorn chili. Put on thinking cap for some good interstellar fast-food and casual dining places.
I think AstroBurgers was introduced in GURPS Traveller.
An issue of Star Wars Adventure Journal had an sort of goofball adventure featuring a fast food chain called Biscuit Baron. Biscuit Baron from then on ended up in all my SWRPG games in at least a cameo appearance. Hauling a load of Bantha Burgers to some backwater in the Outer Rim formed the basis of more than one adventure.
Fast food in the Far Future makes as much sense as it does on Earth. You've got people on alien worlds wanting some familiar or at least consistent food. This probably goes double for frontier/marginal worlds where there might be large populations of industrial contractors or colonists looking for some familiar tastes.
Timerover51
SOC-14 5K
You do come up with good ideas for posts. Ones that get the brains cells stimulated and working. Having grown up, on amoung other things, White Castle sliders, those need to be represented in space. I just need to come up with a good name. You might have the Buffalo and Bird Steakhouse on New Texas, featuring El Paso Buffalo and New Texas Ostrich. Then maybe Pig Holler, in the Sword Subsector, featuring roast marsh pig.
Sowbelly's Slop Chute on New Texas, fast grub for the cast-iron stomach.
Durian and Cream, an open-air restaurant on Portobello in the Sword Subsector featuring Durian Fruit from New Britain, along with prime carabao ribs. Note, one does not eat downwind of this fine establishment.
The Honey Rum Saloon, the biggest and best bar on Baldur.
Rim Scout's Grab and Go, fast cuisine from the entire Sword Sector, typically found at "A" and "B" class star ports along with any planet with a Rim Scout Base.
Nemo's Seafood Buffet, located at fine star ports and cities in the Aegir Sub Sector. One might not inquire too closely about what is being presented, just enjoy the food. Fugu is typically NOT on the Buffet. If present, large skull-and-crossbones will be on the label.
kilemall
SOC-14 5K
The first US national restaurant chain was geared to Travellers, albeit rail.
Fred Harvey got a concession from the Santa Fe Railroad and standardized all of them to have same menus prepared to the same standards, with the Harvey Girls serving.
And at the same time it was effectively fast food, as orders were taken, dropped off at a station and telegraphed ahead. The patrons came into the restaurant with their food already prepared and on the table, in order to minimize the stop time. Sitdown pickup, I guess.
They then expanded into staffing the dining cars on the trains themselves, then ultimately hotels and facilities off the rails.
They are remembered as 'civilizing the West' and a similar chain could work for your frontier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company
Fred Harvey got a concession from the Santa Fe Railroad and standardized all of them to have same menus prepared to the same standards, with the Harvey Girls serving.
And at the same time it was effectively fast food, as orders were taken, dropped off at a station and telegraphed ahead. The patrons came into the restaurant with their food already prepared and on the table, in order to minimize the stop time. Sitdown pickup, I guess.
They then expanded into staffing the dining cars on the trains themselves, then ultimately hotels and facilities off the rails.
They are remembered as 'civilizing the West' and a similar chain could work for your frontier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company
Old School
SOC-9
Under appreciated comment.
Known throughout Charted Space for their Portobello Mushrooms.
I caught that, too. Beautifully placed.
Hey, if I can't get breakfast, then I consider that a risk. :rofl:
