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by engcoach 2y ago
> to that is the insitutional belief that China is The Enemy [™] The PRC is the biggest threat to the United States and does not speak in favorable terms about the US. Do you have any reason to think they aren't the biggest enemy?
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by engcoach 2y ago
Walmart is the biggest grocery retailer in the US with a solid multiple more sales than the next largest, Albertsons/Safeway group (per WSJ article in last month or so, don’t have link handy)
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by engcoach 2y ago
Video games are a poor ROI, young adults should minimize them and study or socialize (in person) instead. The opportunity cost is huge.
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by engcoach 2y ago
What if the collapse simply leads to anarchy, and we relearn Hobbesian lessons? I’m also skeptical that “queer communism” would arise in the resulting melee even if order emerged from the chaos as most Americans would find that concept repu
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by engcoach 3y ago
The seats are sitting on rails and can be adjusted.
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by engcoach 3y ago
> We've incentivized ghouls to take over the reins who spend their days a bubbled class that have no need to, and can afford through absurd wealth to not, interact with or see the consequences of their asinine and dangerous decision
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by engcoach 3y ago
I really doubt folks who can’t subtract will get an engineering job, it’s almost certainly the tip of the iceberg of intellectual insufficiency. Doesn’t mean they’re bad people or even dumb.
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by engcoach 3y ago
And what will these folks who can do algebra but not arithmetic do with their skill? Are there any applications that don’t involve other math knowledge? Someone who can’t subtract is functionally retarded in modern society and it’s not mean
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by engcoach 3y ago
You must be fun at parties
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by engcoach 3y ago
Fast hands in the cockpit are scary. Pilots take their time in emergencies because rushing will take your birthday away
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by engcoach 3y ago
They would open more routes if not pilot restricted. Instead of training more pilots, they want to spread them thinner to maximize profits. It’s a bad idea.
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by engcoach 3y ago
How do we tweak our political system to minimize the impact of control freaks?
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by engcoach 3y ago
Because it shifts responsibility for leading a solution from the engineering org to a bureaucracy
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by engcoach 3y ago
The FAA is the most competent and beneficial government agency. It is held to a higher standard and the other ones couldn’t come close.
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by engcoach 3y ago
I don’t have my FARs with me right now but I’m pretty sure CPL holders operating charter flights cannot fly in IFR or at night
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by engcoach 3y ago
Even charter flights practically require an ATP due to IFR and night flying restrictions on CPL holders
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by engcoach 3y ago
Robert Maxwell was Epstein’s mistresses father. We know that Israel has the best in person intel, why would that be limited to the Middle East? Coupled with the long record of nuclear espionage by Israelis it’s not a stretch to think they h
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by engcoach 3y ago
If we’re nitpicking then the pros have ATP licenses so they can fly for the airlines
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by engcoach 3y ago
FWIW I found it comprehensible just jargon-laden
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by engcoach 3y ago
> The US ban pork exports in response to Huawei. Europe is trading French alcohol export quotas for EV imports. Might have to do with hitting China where it hurts - food imports might have a more pronounced impact
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by engcoach 3y ago
You need to start changing coefficients in your “life physics” and see what happens. Increasing the amount of new social contact is always a good starting point. Best of luck
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by engcoach 3y ago
> Basically people see others with "more" than them and it makes them unhappy. If they never saw that, they could be happy Maybe. Or they’d be unhappy about something else (genetics or physicality). Being happy is a choice.
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by engcoach 3y ago
This isn’t a court of law, it’s the internet, and there is no “innocent until proven guilty” here.
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by engcoach 3y ago
That’s called a bug, bro
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by engcoach 3y ago
Impotent action to appear relevant.
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by engcoach 3y ago
FWIW we did get von Braun out of it
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by engcoach 3y ago
This is incorrect. The Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) expressly forbid operating in IFR conditions (or an IFR flight) with cell phones on.
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by engcoach 3y ago
You need both search and filtering. Search to find hits (with context) and filtering to narrow down what’s displayed.
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by engcoach 3y ago
Are we ready for Stuxnet round 2?
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by engcoach 3y ago
Taxis in SF were the absolute worst. I haven’t tried them since Uber rolled out and rightfully stole business

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