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by tc313 1y ago
HN is a place where you typically post links to sources that support your claim. We could all Google it (or ChatGPT it), but we may not come out with the same results. Why not post your sources so that we can discuss a common set of evidenc
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by tc313 1y ago
Yep. The flight training is the same as for a PPL, except there’s no VOR navigation, less instrument time, no night flights, and no (intentional) spin training.
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by tc313 1y ago
I think it’s more likely that the FAA drops the requirement for a third-class medical certificate to get a PPL than that they significantly loosen the diagnosis restrictions. At least they have discussed dropping the requirement in the past
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by tc313 1y ago
I’m a sport pilot with a controlled airspace endorsement. It took just two lessons for my instructor to give me the endorsement. I don’t know why anyone would skip it.
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by tc313 1y ago
> it is the traveller's responsibility to have valid documents and be familiar with the current entry regulations This response from the Norwegian foreign office makes it seem like the man lacked proper documentation, which led to t
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by tc313 3y ago
(2021)
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by tc313 3y ago
It’s hard to put a date on it, but surely it’s no more recent than (2021).
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by tc313 4y ago
Judging by its subsequent comments, this is almost certainly AI-produced.
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by tc313 4y ago
Because interest rates are the overwhelming determinant of general asset prices and bad news for the economy usually leads the Fed to lower/slow the hike in interest rates.
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by tc313 4y ago
Well, if we’re being nitpicky, balance sheet items such as a large net cash position (a derivative of past success or failure) are also relevant factors in the value of a company.
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by tc313 4y ago
Call it mIRC 2
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by tc313 4y ago
Just as a counter-anecdote, my one-person SAAS has used Stripe since 2017 and I’ve had an excellent experience with them, including personal customer support. Of course, YMMV.
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by tc313 4y ago
That’s what he’s saying. Sanctions are war without bullets.
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by tc313 5y ago
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”
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by tc313 5y ago
An important element of civil discourse is in limiting conversation to the content of the argument rather than attacking the person making the argument.
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A teen built a flight-tracking Twitter bot. Elon Musk tried to pay him to stop(protocol.com)
8 points by tc313 5y ago|1 comments
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How Did We Get So ‘Cringe’?(theatlantic.com)
2 points by tc313 5y ago|0 comments
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by tc313 5y ago
It’s called cognitive dissonance. > According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. [0] In this case, OP di
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by tc313 5y ago
Not to notpick, but while Khashoggi was a US resident, he was not a US citizen.
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by tc313 5y ago
The title suggests an irony that isn't present. The change in policy was immediately leaked, but the policy was designed to keep the discussions on those boards from leaking (rather than the policy itself).
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by tc313 5y ago
The article actually casts doubt on the idea that it could be both, calling it “improbable.”
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by tc313 5y ago
It matters whose insurance company pays, though.
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by tc313 6y ago
Codemasters also makes the F1 video game, which got a huge boost in attention this year due to the COVID-shortened season and F1 drivers participating in sim races. I can't find any definitive numbers, but I'd imagine that F1 2020
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by tc313 6y ago
Surely they don’t care about it all the time — only when they wish to sell it. One would think that managers who make decisions based on business value — rather than stock “narratives” — would create the most value for long-term owners of t
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by tc313 6y ago
> The narrative between those two scenarios is drastically different. Who cares about the narrative unless you need to raise capital again soon? The money you get in an IPO actually goes into the business, while the trading price of the
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by tc313 6y ago
Tony Hsieh. Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25235490
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by tc313 6y ago
It might have meant that had it not been included alongside his being bullied and described as a harrowing experience.
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How to Regulate the Tech Platforms(graymirror.substack.com)
4 points by tc313 6y ago|1 comments
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by tc313 6y ago
Nerf the noun did, but not nerf the verb.
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by tc313 6y ago
I remember learning that “nothing” was slang for a woman’s downstairs privates, which made Much Ado About Nothing seem like a really clever title.

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