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by sho 9y ago
> Emirates built their business case around the plane Absolutely. Emirates needed this deal just as much as Airbus. At the end of the day AB has multiple other profitable lines to fall back on, especially their cash cow 32X program. For
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by sho 9y ago
> So we can assume the real price for the contract is lower Very much so. Common discounts for airframes can be 40-50%. Given the circumstances I'd assume Emirates got somewhere near 50; who knows. But both parties needed this deal
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by sho 9y ago
> Ghana benefits from having a hard to modify public database I am very much on board with that idea. I work in finance and write-only is practically a law. I just don't see why you need ethereum to implement it; in fact it seems a
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by sho 9y ago
I've looked at that first article before. Nearly every single example listed could be done with a standard DB and/or required centralised trust. The author of the article doesn't appear to have put two and two together that i
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by sho 9y ago
Your comment isn't very helpful. How about your share some of your insights about the "whole picture" instead of posting some giant list of random links about something called "cryptoeconomics". To me, cryptoeconomi
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by sho 9y ago
I think it's just not worth it. Gates would have to be redone at huge expense with aerobridges on either side, and the technical challenge of putting the bridge over or around the wing somehow would be formidable and expensive. Airport
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by sho 9y ago
Oh absolutely. You can turn around a small plane in under an hour, a feat you'd be really pushing to do with a 380. Even refuelling for a long haul can take longer than that. And different constraints apply to different airports. If yo
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by sho 9y ago
> The 787 still hasn't shown a profit (but it will) I would say that's yet to be seen. Last I heard they're still making a loss on every plane, something like $28B in the hole with no end in sight. But it's a simpli
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by sho 9y ago
That's a relevant point - the 380 needs more separation, typically 3 minutes instead of 2. However most of the big "hub" airports are just as constrained by gate availability as by raw landing slots, and the capacity of the 3
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by sho 9y ago
> it seems to suffer far less turbulence That's not a coincidence. It makes perfect sense that a large heavy aircraft like the 380 will be harder for wind and air pockets to push it around, just like big ships are far more stable th
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by sho 9y ago
The next Ethereum? I'm still waiting for the current ethereum to show any kind of reason for its existence beyond an admittedly cool tech demo. I'm not seeing anything in this offering which couldn't be done more easily and c
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by sho 9y ago
I can't speak for everyone, of course, but I know a few self-made HNWI's and you might be surprised just how stingy they can be. I've seen one of the richest guys I know send a bill back in a restaurant because using a differ
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by sho 9y ago
> QE made cash worthless Really? All your cash is worthless? Well that sucks but tell you what, I'll help hedge your losses by swapping it all for a big mac meal (which I assume I'll have to barter for, but I'll do that fo
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Remaining EU countries agree to plan to integrate military forces after Brexit(independent.co.uk)
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by sho 9y ago
Check out the documentary "Trinity and Beyond" - it has a lot of quality footage, much of it colour.
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by sho 9y ago
> On Circle, DT/DT2 and Purple lines only, so not "completely". NS and EW lines are currently being upgraded to moving block CBTC which will allow full driverless automation. That's why there are those signs up right
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by sho 9y ago
> I'm a bit disappointed with the low frequency, short trains that Singapore deployed I must admit I'm baffled by the short trains as well. In Japan it's common to see trains up to 11 carriages (from memory?) - absolutely
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by sho 9y ago
> if you include the massive hype and expectations I think you've hit the nail on the head here. One thing that no-one has mentioned is the implicit social contract in place in Singapore - give the PAP basically total power, and eve
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by sho 9y ago
> do you know any country where metro goes down for hours quite regularly? Of course. In Sydney the trains have historically had plenty of issues, usually around power management. And even in Japan lengthy delays are not uncommon, usual
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by sho 9y ago
> There really aren't any major benefits/downsides anymore regardless of what you'll read Who made you the grand arbiter? There are huge differences. Rails is miles ahead in the options you present. Probably 90% of startup
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by sho 9y ago
I've also been around for getting on 10 years (ok, 8.8, close enough) and this is literally the first time I have heard anyone compliment the typography of a Rails post, let alone noticed it occurring enough to become an identifiable t
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by sho 9y ago
You can't compare Rails to Express. It's a much, much more full-featured web framework. JS doesn't really have an equivalent to Rails (that I know of). Django is comparable in scope but Rails is many times more popular and a
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by sho 9y ago
I think you explained what I wanted to say better than I said it. Thanks!
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by sho 9y ago
> open sourcing both blockchains and the smart contracts that run upon them I agree that the public, replicable nature of the system is attractive, and there's some benefit in reusing known technology. But there still needs to be a
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by sho 9y ago
I'm not disputing the value of a chain of custody. I'm saying you can do the exact same thing without blockchain - in fact if you've ever tracked a parcel online, you've participated in one. The only innovation here seem
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by sho 9y ago
I keep on hearing about how blockchain is the future of everything but am yet to hear even a single use case which could not have been implemented in a traditional DB. I suppose blockchain has some advantages in its zero-trust distributed n
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by sho 9y ago
Hm, the social visa doesn't allow you to work. Of course you still can but you're running a risk. Last year there were a bunch of people deported at short notice after immigration raids, including westerners. And you need a local
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by sho 9y ago
> I’ve already started to learn Dart and create some test apps Doesn't sound like the author actually has much experience with the product? And the JS hate seems a bit silly. Sure, JS and its ecosystem has its frustrations but it al
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by sho 9y ago
Fair enough, so it looks like he's got his KITAS. Bear in mind that's a significant hassle to get and can be quite costly with all the documentation needed. I have a friend who recently got his, as he needed to be the director of
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by sho 9y ago
Like I said, that free visa is for 1 month. You can renew for 1 month if you pay $50 on entry. The free visa you're not allowed to work. So this guy is either there illegally, is doing visa runs to Singapore every month or two, or has

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