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by overscore 6y ago
Yes, that's certainly fair. Hopefully I didn't offend. I'm Irish, but once was an immigrant/expat in the US (in that I intended to stay permanently and to become a citizen, but things ended up not working out that way).
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by overscore 6y ago
Is emigrant not the other side of that coin?
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by overscore 6y ago
Historically, it was the other way round. An immigrant only became an expatriate if they took on the citizenship of their host county. I know that expatriate can colloquially mean a person temporarily abroad, but in this context, it refers
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by overscore 6y ago
What makes you (or those in the article) an expatriate rather than an immigrant?
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by overscore 6y ago
That's at the max takeoff weight (56,000kg), including the weight of the helicopter, fuel, crew, etc. Depending on the temperature as the site, that could be a lot lower.
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by overscore 6y ago
> 2. This assumes that multiple helicopters can't work in tandem (which they can, from what I understand). Do you mean two helicopters carrying a single slung load? That is not practised anywhere. Tandem loads in military terms refe
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by overscore 6y ago
From my experience working with helicopters in the military, I think that is wildly optimistic. Probably closer to 60-240 minutes to get each container even 100m by helicopter, with severe limits to parallel operations either in the air,
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by overscore 6y ago
The Panama Canal has always been much more vulnerable than Suez, as the latter is sea-level for it's entire length and has no locks. Destroying or blocking as few as three locks could semi-permanently block all traffic in Panama, or wo
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by overscore 6y ago
I think you can already do this using the unload event in the Page Lifecycle API and the Navigator.sendBeacon() function. It won't be reliable on mobile, though. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web&#x
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by overscore 6y ago
The future is entirely server-side tracking, with no JavaScript executed in the client unless for UX tracking like Hotjar or A/B testing like Target or Optimize. Personally, I haven't seen a desire in companies to skirt GDPR. Rath
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by overscore 6y ago
For various reasons including this, advertising tracking is moving server-side, where the company can much more tightly control what gets sent to the vendors, and where third party JavaScript no longer has access to the DOM, network request
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by overscore 6y ago
I agree, but they don't seem to release any information about how long a product will be supported. I could upgrade today and find the product EOL'd tomorrow.
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by overscore 6y ago
And electric heat pumps can be 350% efficient. However, the USP of this product is that it's a drop-in replacement for existing gas boilers which are prevalent in some parts of the world. The article says the unit costs around £3,500 a
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by overscore 6y ago
I currently have Ubiquiti gear, bought about five years ago, and my APs are already EOL for a couple of years. They don't seem like a great choice for medium-term or long-term installations for this reason. They also don't seem to
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by overscore 6y ago
Based on their bio, the author appears to be based in Belgium. Although I have my own thoughts on the matter, outside the US, the right to bear arms is indeed an extreme right-wing viewpoint.
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by overscore 6y ago
According to his Twitter bio, it depends on your location but it's the same book. > His biography of Graham Greene will be released this autumn in the UK as Russian Roulette and in the US as The Unquiet Englishman. From: https:&#x2
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by overscore 6y ago
The same is true for server-side Google Analytics, but that's already been blocked by ad/analytics blockers.
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by overscore 6y ago
> Have you reviewed how much sleep deprivation would be involved in the path towards being a doctor? It differs depending on the path, but middle-age and lack of sleep may be very hard (source: have multiple surgeons in my near circle).
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by overscore 6y ago
I am extremely empathetic with you on the decision you have to make. I am well aware that software developers on the whole have much better than average remuneration, so it's understandable that positions in other fields will attract l
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by overscore 6y ago
For almost exactly the same reasons as discussed above, I'm in the process of trying to move from software development to medicine. I'm currently a pre-hospital medical practitioner and work part-time in that field. My pay average
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by overscore 6y ago
I think you're missing the point. Ryanair have only flown the 737 Type Rating since their inception, not solely the 737-8200s they have on order. The only non-737 Type Rated aircraft in the corporate fleet are the A320-200s that came w
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by overscore 6y ago
You can still store up to 275L without a license, which is surely enough for the use case we're discussing. I can't help but think you're nitpicking. However, I picked a random Council to see, and it looks extremely doable fo
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by overscore 6y ago
The source is their Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair#Accidents_and_incident... Compare this to any other airline on the "safest" list. All EU airlines are extremely safe - it's a hi
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by overscore 6y ago
Your first link says the exact opposite of your claim. It says it's legal to store above 30L and below 275L of petrol if you inform the local Petroleum Enforcement Authority. Even above 275L, it says you need a license - it doesn'
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by overscore 6y ago
There aren't that many airlines with no fatal or serious accidents or incidents in the last 30-40 years. For example, by that measure, the number 1 on the list linked above, Qantas, doesn't qualify, having had two major incidents
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by overscore 6y ago
The idea that Ryanair don't take safety seriously isn't an opinion - it's simply wrong. Their record and policies on safety are a matter of record. > If you just ignore the "significantly" bit, sure. Okay, it&#x2
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by overscore 6y ago
Ryanair only fly the 737 Type Rating, so the A320neo wasn't a viable option for them.
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by overscore 6y ago
That article is the same listicle from AirlineRatings shared by another poster below. AirlineRatings themselves are just a website, not any authority, but their own rating for Ryanair is equal the same "seven stars" they award to
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by overscore 6y ago
Qantas has had major accidents and incidents in the the time since Ryanair's founding, including Qantas Flight 32 in 2008. There's nothing like that (or Flight 32) in Ryanair's history, despite having far more aircraft and fl
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by overscore 6y ago
Michael O'Leary will say anything to drum up press. Those comments were never plans - just free advertising. > Safety is not a priority for them beyond meeting the absolute minimum requirements necessary to fly. This is absolute non

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