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FAA Using Webcams to Aid Alaskan Pilots

Posted by chrisd on from the no-faa-wishlists dept.

Isthistakenyet? writes "CNN is running a story about a series of FAA webcams designed to give fliers in Alaska pictures of current weather conditions around the state. I can even get current conditions near where I used to live - check out the 'Clear Day Image' :)" Hopefully the slashdotting won't keep a legit pilot from checking conditions.

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  1. ironic editors... by YellowSubRoutine · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Hopefully the slashdotting won't keep a legit pilot from checking conditions.
    Just guess what happened right now? The editor knew that would happen, and yet he posted the article...
  2. But then.. by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 1, Insightful

    this is slashdot, so who cares if an innocent server is forced to shut down? Stop being "Hopeful" and start being responsible.

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  3. ? is where does the responsibility lie? by puto · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does the responsibility lie with the poster who submitted the story?

    With the editor who let it pass?

    Or the readers who know they will kill the box?

    So I am saying we are all responsible for killing some box that is out there to help pilots. Not a Kewl view of the Alaskan landscape.

    A little social responsibility is needed. You CAN be your brothers keeper by proxy.

    Puto

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    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
    1. Re:? is where does the responsibility lie? by flonker · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The editors waited until the dead of the night (in the US) to post this story. They did this because it will mitigate the slashdot effect to some degree.

      They're not complete morons, you know.

  4. click the damn link by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's just a webserver. It's not the control tower at the airport. And as I pointed out below, it's only arrogance that makes us think a slashdotting is different from a link appearing on the New York Times website or salon.com. And there is no information on the webserver that a pilot wouldn't be able to learn by looking out the window or making a phone call. Don't act like planes are going to start blowing to pieces and careening out of control all over Alaska if the server goes down for a couple hours.