On: What a major solar storm could do

[roarcher]

I didn't know that, that's wild. Does the government actually track their location in real time?

[DavidPeiffer → roarcher]

I believe the machines generally disable themselves and need a factory technician to re-enable them should they fault out.

[TeMPOraL → DavidPeiffer]

I've heard it justified as a safety measure - those machines are carefully balanced on installation, and if the sensors detect it being moved, the machine locks itself out to avoid damaging itself, workpieces and/or operators.