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by cjrp 5d ago
The industry can't survive on people who see it as harmless fun, that's the problem.
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by cjrp 10d ago
Virgin Atlantic trialled this at Heathrow in 2006[0]. It looks like it didn't gain traction because the airport would need to be resigned to support it, and the landing gear might have been damaged by so much towing. [0] https:/&
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by cjrp 10d ago
I remember exactly that feeling; I had a cricket game where my PC met the minimum specs, but it ran terribly. That's the day I learned that minimum is not enough.
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by cjrp 10d ago
BA (and presumably other airlines) run fear-of-flying courses where you have some ground sessions with flight crew explaining what happens during takeoff/landing, what noises you might hear, etc. Then you go up for a short flight as a
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by cjrp 15d ago
And countries that import goods. If you supply chain needs diesel, you're going to be paying more.
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by cjrp 17d ago
Rahhhhmmmssss apparently!
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by cjrp 17d ago
We stayed in a hotel in Reims, France which had them. Controlled by a remote, and when they were down they completely blacked out the room too. Awesome.
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by cjrp 25d ago
787s too https://www.theregister.com/software/2020/04/02/boeing-787s-...
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by cjrp 29d ago
Do they require it though? I've used a few, but it's always been a convenience thing to use the NFC-scanning app; the alternative is just typing in the details manually.
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by cjrp 29d ago
For me it's slightly more convenient than manually entering CC details, but still less convenient than Apple/Google Pay where that's supported.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
Ditto in the UK.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
I didn't say it would be decent, just that it might make financial sense.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
> building a worse version of AWS just so that it is "European" makes no financial sense Unless it becomes necessary because of EU regulation?
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by cjrp 3mo ago
More likely United I'd say
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by cjrp 3mo ago
Funny to see Marmite on a menu for a (presumably) fancy NYC restaurant https://pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-story/assets/menus/474586....
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by cjrp 3mo ago
That's a fair point, it would be more interesting to compare the salary to equivalent, family-owned private companies (although I'm sure most of them don't disclose that sort of thing).
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by cjrp 3mo ago
> Her salary of £421 million in 2020 was 50% higher than it was in 2019, and higher than all FTSE 100 Index CEOs combined.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
Ah I see, I wasn't aware of the Cash ISA change too, thanks.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
Wasn't it something like a 3-4% reduction in private school pupil numbers? And some of those would have ended up homeschooled rather than state.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
I think they're clamping down on cash held in Stocks and Shares ISAs, not Cash ISAs.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
True, but it avoids any unknowns when the office manager is organising a senior leadership lunch meeting. "Nobody ever got fired for buying Pret".
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by cjrp 3mo ago
Recommend Corning Museum of Glass (upstate NY) for similar reasons. Really awesome.
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by cjrp 3mo ago
> The main reason humanity hasn't meaningfully started expanding into space is because it used to cost $54,000 to get a liter of water into space. Am I naive in thinking that we haven't expanded into space because we don't
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by cjrp 4mo ago
I guess it's a bit like the nuclear deterrent. The threat of them raising prices or refusing to sell to other countries might be enough.
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by cjrp 4mo ago
It's been downhill since FB removed pokes.
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by cjrp 4mo ago
> Ursa will probably be gone in 10 years Or worse, absorbed by one of the big manufacturers.
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by cjrp 4mo ago
I mean, the Hay Festival is in Wales. You don't have to be in America to be affected.
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by cjrp 4mo ago
Can you go up without going to the restaurant?
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by cjrp 4mo ago
I wonder if it’d also related to the reduced length of time that people stay in a job now? Why invest in training a junior if they’ll move jobs as soon as they reach mid-level.
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by cjrp 4mo ago
Wouldn't the Purosangue be the competitor though?

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