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by mesofile 12y ago
It appears to be an old-fashioned, relatively low power CRT display, presumably for radar. I believe these can't be guaranteed to produce a visible image in all cockpit conditions [1], so they mount a hood to block out peripheral light
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by mesofile 12y ago
Kudos to the reddit team for setting a great example. Given the relatively poor resources of the site administrators, hopefully this will help to disprove the idea that transparency is too onerous to be done thoroughly, proactively, and pro
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by mesofile 12y ago
I could see the project leads finding the following quote relevant to their software's messaging-focused design, in the wry Unix tradition that calls services daemons and so on: "They were given the choice between becoming kings
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by mesofile 12y ago
Neither the material costs nor the gearing system are barriers. You can put a fairing on your recumbent bike today [1] although to get a fully enclosed shell you'd have to go custom. The market doesn't support fully enclosed bikes
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by mesofile 13y ago
Actually, there has long been a strong culture of bikes as transportation for ordinary people in Europe, and to a great extent this has bled over to US cities as more commuters have taken up cycling and created a demand for more utilitarian
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by mesofile 14y ago
Seems like a necessity in Russia but a useful thing to have elsewhere. I know I've been in situations in the USA where I've wished I'd had one. Can anyone here recommend a brand/model?
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by mesofile 14y ago
In the Navy, not necessarily: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/16/admiral-nomi... With regards to Mr Lehrer: if he could write a worthwhile nonfiction book, I'm guessing that he could find someone to publish it, and it would
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by mesofile 14y ago
Get a pair of fenders -- at least a rear fender (prevents 'skunk stripe' effect) but go for a full set if you can. There are detachable ones that will fit almost any bike, but the ones that bolt on to frame mounts provide more coverage and