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by nutjob2 8y ago
Yes, and tobacco company CEOs smoke. Does that give you the confidence to do the same?
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by nutjob2 8y ago
MCAS is an example of where ugly hacks take lives, not save them. If the plane was properly engineered hundreds of people would be alive, it's not a choice between MCAS and a dangerous plane. Simply put, commercial imperatives overtook
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by nutjob2 8y ago
A plane can still fall out of the sky and kill you.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
The problem isn't too much reliance on automatic systems, it's that the systems are a half baked combination of the two. The MCAS system is an example of that. As you say that overriding design is typical in Boeing planes, but MCA
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by nutjob2 8y ago
This fellow should follow the police's lead: it's petty crime that is unlikely to get resolved without an uneconomic expenditure of limited time and resources. What is he reasonably hoping to achieve? Understandably he seems to be
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Because he was deemed to be acting reasonably. That reflects more on societal issues than the policeman himself.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
A low barrier to entry is arguably a good thing.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
This is entirely meaningless at this point in the race. There may be some enthusiasts paying attention right now, and they're prone to focusing on particular candidates, but a more likely bet is that most primary voters are waiting to
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by nutjob2 8y ago
If something, be it a language or a VM is not up to scratch, it would seem to be a good idea to reimplement it. Would you propose just sticking with the mediocre present instead?
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by nutjob2 8y ago
I beg to differ on that one. When it comes to shonky hotels, Amex, from my experience, will side with them, given that they know what side their bread is buttered on. By comparison my Chase/Visa sided with me when I was ripped off by a
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by nutjob2 8y ago
It should be noted that the first amendment doesn't apply to companies, ie you have no rights with respect to them. For example Facebook is doing the exact same thing.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
In case of MCAS malfunction, the software update is going to flash an orange light marked "oh shit."
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Not at all, the point is to have your voice heard.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
If she had thought strategically she might have held off on an election until closer to this moment and then she could have used the threat of an election, and the attendant annihilation at the polls, as a threat against the rebels to secur
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by nutjob2 8y ago
She's tried everything except actual leadership. The reason her political career is over is that's she's an ineffective leader. These sorts of situations are the very definition of what leadership is for. The fact it's n
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by nutjob2 8y ago
If you have a lot of facts then you need indexes, otherwise you're scanning a lot of irrelevant data, many times over.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
They are built with extensive redundancy. Airbus A320s have 5 separate computer systems, programmed by 4 different teams, for aircraft control, of which you only need one to fly the plane. See https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org&#
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by nutjob2 8y ago
"Computers should never overrule manual controls." You should probably avoid Airbuses in that case, since (the opposite of) that is a central design principle. And Airbus has arguably won the design wars, since Boeing is adopting
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Because you don't know the target architecture and configuration.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
GPS systems are not so much 'owned' as 'paid for'.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Because GPS do not rival each other in any practical sense, instead they complement each other. More GPS systems means more satellites means greater accuracy for users. Let's hope even more countries get into GPS "rivalry."
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Your comment is like complaining about an island paradise, because there is a violent storm outside. It's still an island paradise, and the storm will pass.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
> He works incredibly hard, long hours. He takes big risks, and shares a lot of the risk. Then he undoes all that hard work with reckless, petty and often immature tweets.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Boeing has form with its shenanigans relating to Bombardier and Airbus. Hopefully they'll get what they deserve.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Let's hope they're also selling put options on said index.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Anyone who has had to face the brutal Dutch rental market has no sympathy for Airbnb or their users.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Sounds like an excuse for a fishing expedition. Qualcomm seems to be aspiring to be the new Rambus.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
"Hand solderable" is a relative term. BGAs are often easier than soldering TQFPs.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
> I see no reason machines shouldn't be able to perform at least as well one day. Assuming that day is infinitely far away, then you're right.
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by nutjob2 8y ago
Why do people insist on using the word "poach" when referring to people who were offered and accepted a new and usually better job or pay by a competing firm? It gives a negative connotation to a happy event for someone.

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