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by asynchronous13 7y ago
There are still laws at the state level in the US that make it illegal for a merchant to charge more for credit cards. I lived in Colorado when the law passed there. It was impressive marketing by the credit card companies under the guise o
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
Honestly I feel like you're splitting hairs here. You say that exercise is not a treatment, but at the same time say that exercise may help. Isn't a treatment something that may help? I get it, don't pretend that exercise is
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
>> the entire opensource community is based on sharing True. The primary purpose of open source is sharing, whether that is code or information. Open source is not opposed to making money, however making money is not the primary motiv
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
While pilots now know how to counteract this specific problem, it also highlighted how flawed the safety analysis of this plane was. It makes sense to re-evaluate to make sure there isn't a second problem that just hasn't killed a
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
I believe you're right that the truth is in the middle. It really points to the pilots being inadequately trained on this aircraft. Boeing strongly pushed to avoid requiring new pilot training for the MAX airplane. They claimed that MA
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
To be clear, I'm not pointing fingers at any particular politics. American government in general is pro-business. That's both good and bad, and this happens to be an example of pro-business policy outweighing safety policy.
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
The earlier crew faced an identical issue the day before, and it was only the deadhead pilot onboard who recognized the issue and suggested flipping the stab trim cut off. Out of 5 pilots (7 if we count the other crash), only one suggested
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
> But it's crazy how many, when they're actually faced with catastrophic failure, forget how to fly the damn plane. Your comment makes me sad. Especially since there will be many other people who come to a similar conclusion wi
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
Totally agree, and that's not what happened. Some of the data that Boeing presented to the FAA was wrong/old.
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
> But in this case, the certification process was seen as too expensive. Not just that, but also pilots would need new training if it were a new type certificate. This was a huge marketing advantage for Boeing because their end customers
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
> And I gotta say the worst failings here are with the FAA. The FAA is underfunded to do their job properly. The major consequence of this is that to properly certify the changes from Boeing would have taken a long time. A long time woul
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by asynchronous13 7y ago
Everything in engineering is a trade off. The changes that were made were not inherently dangerous, but the certification process on those changes fell apart for a variety of reasons. If the certification process had been followed correctly
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
Several years ago I tried finding some reasonable software tools for music and was not at all impressed with what I could find. Great that you decided to make a better one! A long time ago I ran across ABC music notation, typically associat
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
additionally 4. Insufficient regulatory over site 5. Failed safety analysis FAA pushed much of the safety analysis to Boeing engineers due to lack of funding and external pressures to help Boeing speed through certification. The safety anal
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
Yeah, as a new transplants to the bay area it is mind-boggling. $1500/mo per person in a roommate situation is common. That said, my take-home pay more than made up for the rent increase. The cost for a family type living situation is
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
> I don't want some regulator mandating such "features" in my own car. I hate to tell you this, but unless you bought a pre-1966 vehicle, there are already regulators mandating safety features on your car. > I'll t
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
I can't speak for negotiating in general, but I had some experience in leadership courses. This was in the context of an outdoor club in university, and they taught us techniques on how to make new people feel welcomed. Even among the
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
You're right that there are aspects of the case that would not apply to a current-day situation. The takings clause can only apply to the US Government, for example. But the main takeaway that I believe would apply is that a property
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
> Why would it need to be tested in court? Because the law is not clear as it is currently written. On one hand, the minimum safe altitude to operate an aircraft is 500ft. So it's pretty clear that anything above 500ft is considered
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
> Does anyone know why this isn't standard? Because cages weigh more. Minimizing weight is critical for anything that flies. If it weighs more, then it takes more energy to make it fly. If it weighs more, then that's less paylo
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
Actually, you do have the right to fly over someone else's property. It's well established law that Delta airlines does not need to ask permission from every land owner that they overfly. A long time ago, property rights were &#x2
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
In the early tests in Australia there's already a lot of complaints about noise. Making the flights quieter is already becoming a higher priority. https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/27/alphabet-quiet-wing-d
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
This was a very polite version of what an FAA employee told me.
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
The major unknown that prevented this until now was the average age of the people working at the FAA. For a long time any request for something unusual was met with the simple response, "No". The FAA's mandate is safety, and
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
The FAA cares about "equivalent level of safety." If it can be demonstrated that an operator can keep things safe even though they're breaking a rule, the FAA will allow a waiver for that rule. Imagine someone operating out i
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
Good. The US government has been restricting commercial operations of drone development for far too long. Many companies that were US-based are moving their operations overseas where the laws are more reasonable (Australia and New Zealand,
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
> in the states the term 'remote sensing' refers to aerial photography of crops either by satellite, airplane or drone. Sorry, but that's not even remotely true. (Haha, I kill me). There's all sorts of remote sensing
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
There's been ~100 cases in 40 years. That's less than 3 people per year, so it's very rare. There's about 10 shark attacks per year in the U.S. Now that you know that, will you stay out of the ocean forever? Or will you
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
Mostly good tips for someone considering cycle commuting, but I'm disappointed in the "Dress for the Occasion" section. It's easy to ride in jeans and a t-shirt, there is no need for special bike clothes. I've see
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by asynchronous13 8y ago
The population of Kyoto has been over 1 million since 1932.

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