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childOfMagenta ,

I’m a geek, always around computers, gaming, tinkering, etc.

Once I moved for work, to Spain, didn’t know the language. My laptop broke, like, when opening it, the plastic was fatigued and the screen just bent.

I was broke, expensive training… Couldn’t replace it before a few months.

So I went to the bar of the inn I was starting at. And just, tried to pick up some words.

Long story short, after a while I knew everyone in town, had many friends, and after work, laptop or not, I would go to the bar. I got fluent in Spanish too.

Happiest time of my life. I don’t think my mental health has ever been as good as back then.

childOfMagenta ,

Flight Simulator… 2? 1988, MS-DOS

childOfMagenta ,

I’m not fast but this looks like Taiwan indeed (compare with the pole in the upper left of the picture).

childOfMagenta ,

Clown Stripe*

childOfMagenta ,

Wanker, Texas Rager

childOfMagenta ,

For the hero image, that could possibly just be an attempt at a “fun” way of showing that they can carry a lot by mean of hyperbole.

“Look at that tiny truck, it’s bursting with boxes!”

childOfMagenta ,

I mean, I don’t think I can smell them as described, but crushed I can clearly smell the formic acid.

childOfMagenta ,

Write more bugs.

childOfMagenta ,

Because if they didn’t have human form they, by definition, wouldn’t be humanoids ? :)

childOfMagenta ,

Thanks

childOfMagenta ,

Exactly. I flew the 777 for a living. It’s a tank. Extremely reliable, flies like a dream, plenty of power. I haven’t flown the new generation 777 though and you can bet it’s not as safe. Nothing Boeing makes now is.

I used to be a “if it’s not Boeing I’m not going” pilot. I feel stupid now.

Airlines suffer the exact same problem. Greed. Boeing doesn’t make the engines. GE does (or Pratt and Whitney). They are very reliable engines too. If they start failing in a specific airline, it’s a maintenance problem.

Edit: also as comments started, this could be nothing but normal issues, haven’t read the article. I stopped reading at “engine issues, including tyre falling off…” What??

childOfMagenta ,

Yeah the 777X. Weird, the 777 is so successful.

childOfMagenta ,

Is this… clean code ? 💁‍♂️ 🦋

childOfMagenta , (edited )

I steer gigantic metal birds pulled by armies of horses carrying dozens of people, to the antipodes… in less than one day… using dead animal juice.

childOfMagenta ,

There’s a guy, Isaac Newton, he’s 57. Ask him about his second third law, hopefully he came up with it already.

childOfMagenta ,

Yes, otherwise he would have said “les Anglais”.

childOfMagenta ,

If you tried copilot at the beginning, it’s improved a lot since, now it’s using GPT-4.

childOfMagenta ,

Only for transonic people.

childOfMagenta ,

Don’t blast heavy metal.

childOfMagenta ,

Also, can they be built without fossil fuels ?

Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’ (news.yahoo.com)

Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’::Ultimately, it’s incumbent on lawmakers to take steps to ensure this practice is discouraged.

childOfMagenta , (edited )

I’d think so. They may have been talking about a ground air conditioning cart.

Edit to add: APUs burn fuel, are noisy, and some airports are very picky about their use, rightly so. But typically these airports offer ground air conditioning. If not, you ask them to start the APU when it gets too hot in the plane.

I worked for an airline that was picky about it, but the bottom line was a riot on board was worse than burning fuel. Never been told no by the airport in reasonable conditions.

childOfMagenta ,

It is recirculated and fresh air is mixed with it.

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