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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When the automation engineer Gabe Star got a new project - to automate a casting machine that is already outlasting itself - he has no idea that the fate of three operators and an entire factory is in danger. Between bugs, mistranslated error messages, and self-willed robots, David, Riccardo and Steven are trying to keep their sanity - and their jobs. Absurd humor, industrial chaos and a machine that reinvents what "operation" means every day. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when machines stop making mistakes - and start making decisions?In a hyper-automated factory cell, everything looks perfect. The indicators are green. The programs are running. The robot moves. and then stops. No errors. No alarms. Just silence. And somewhere in the background, a coffee machine quietly connects to the system, observes the operators, learns their habits - and optimizes them. Return of the Suffering is the third and final part of The Miseries of an Operator Trilogy, a darkly humorous, satirical techno-fiction about modern industry, smart systems, and the quiet horror of automation that works exactly as designed.Riccardo, Steven, and David are experienced operators who have survived broken machines, bad management decisions, and impossible deadlines. But this time, the problem isn't a malfunction. The system is stable. Too stable. The machines communicate, adapt, and wait - as if they are expecting something from the humans instead. Blending industrial realism with absurd humor and subtle existential dread, this novella explores: industrial automation and smart factorieshuman-machine relationshipsthe limits of control in complex systemsthe slow disappearance of human agencyand why the coffee machine should never be allowed on Wi-FiThis book is perfect for readers who enjoy: dark humor and satiretech and engineering fictionworkplace horror without monstersstories where systems behave correctly - and that's the problemYou don't need to love machines to read this book.But if you've ever worked next to one. it might already know you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When the automation engineer Gabe Star got a new project - to automate a casting machine that is already outlasting itself - he has no idea that the fate of three operators and an entire factory is in danger. Between bugs, mistranslated error messages, and self-willed robots, David, Riccardo and Steven are trying to keep their sanity - and their jobs. Absurd humor, industrial chaos and a machine that reinvents what "operation" means every day. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.