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  1. They flew 88,000 flight hours and still flew two airplanes into the ground. I can see the FAA re-certifying the 737 but I wouldn't expect the EU to put this high on their to-do list. I'm sure Airbus will be happy to pick up the slack while Boeing works out their kinks.

  2. I want our military to target Vizio on Vizio Wants Next-Generation Smart TVs To Target Ads To Households (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I bet they get what they want before I get what I want

  3. I've got like, 480,000 pixels!

  4. Here's my list on To Keep Track of World's Data, You'll Need More Than a Yottabyte (wsj.com) · · Score: 1
    I know I'm late to the discussion but I've been thinking about this for a long time. This combines a base number and a order of magnitude number. It can be translated backward into existing terms and the principle can be used for much larger numbers than I list here:
    • 1E+027: k^9: koennea (k^ennea)
    • 1E+030: k^10: kodeca (k^deca)
    • 1E+036: M^6: mohexa (m^hexa)
    • 1E+042: M^7: mohepta (m^hepta)
    • 1E+045: G^5: gopenta (g^penta)
    • 1E+048: M^8: mocto (m^octo)
    • 1E+054: M^9: moena (m^ennea)
    • 1E+060: M^10: modeca (m^deca)
    • 1E+063: G^7: gohepta (g^hepta)
    • 1E+072: G^8: gocto (g^octo)
    • 1E+081: G^9: goennea (g^ennea)
    • 1E+090: G^10: godeca (g^deca)
  5. Re:Totalitarian Dictatorship on The Internet, Divided Between the US and China, Has Become a Battleground (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    No, China's totalitarian government would have collapsed if it hadn't abandoned communism. In the long run communism is simply not a viable economic system, but capitalism is not freedom. Capitalism is a socialist economic system that is entirely compatible with authoritarian government.

  6. This is what you get when chemists play bingo

  7. Squeak up, I can't hear you! on Ask Slashdot: An Android or iOS App For Boosting the Volume of Speech-Impaired Person? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This isn't an answer to the question but it may be helpful to know what to expect. About ten years ago vasculitis severed the nerve to my vocal chords. Fortunately only one chord was permanently lost. Initially the second chord was very weak so I could only speak in a whisper, as with your family member. Over time the remaining chord strengthened and after a few months I was able to speak at a normal volume. I still can't sing, my voice tires easily and it sometimes cracks.

    It's critical to take care of the remaining chord; overuse can destroy it permanently. Tell him to see an ENT periodically and to consider speech therapy. Doctor's often don't refer patients for occupational therapy unless they ask. As they say, the squeaky wheel always gets the oil.

  8. They think it's worth a grand? Either that or 3 cents and a viable alternative. What people value is the ability to keep in contact with friends and relatives. People value social networking, not the sleazy company that hosts it.

  9. Yes, it is the deep state on FCC To Suspend Most Operations Thursday if the Partial Government Shutdown Continues (fcc.gov) · · Score: 1

    Otherwise knows as the American Republic. It has three branches of government rather than one and no branch by itself gets to change the course of the country. That is by design and while it's imperfect it has prevented the rise of totalitarian leaders.
    In order for a leader to push through major changes he is or she must have either the overwhelming support of the American people, or a strong coalition of allies. Building a coalition is hard work and requires compromise. The president does not have the popular support necessary to force through his agenda and neither he or his party are willing to compromise.

  10. Re:I for one welcome the research on NASA is Showering One City With Sonic Booms and Hoping No One Notices (cnet.com) · · Score: 1
  11. I for one welcome the research on NASA is Showering One City With Sonic Booms and Hoping No One Notices (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    After 911 the Air Force sent jets into DC. Then the Feds implemented no-fly zones around the city. Every time a plane came into the Airpark from the wrong direction they sent jets to intercept. The sonic booms they produced weren't just loud, they caused drywall and roofing tiles to crack.

  12. This is no accident on Amazon Warehouse Collapse in Baltimore Leaves Two Dead (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    This isn't an accident, it's a regulatory failure. If you want to do business in Maryland you have to be willing to game the system.

    Years ago my mother had her childcare business shut down for nearly two months. The Maryland Child Care Administration had ordered her to replace the standard deadbolt with a lock keyed on both sides. They didn't want an intruder to be able to break through the glass and turn the lock. Then the fire marshal ordered her to remove the keyed deadbolt so people could exit quickly in a fire.

    She ended up satisfying both agencies by gluing a key into the deadbolt.

  13. Re:love your Mother! on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's an interplanetary treaty thing. It can look, taste and smell exactly the same but you can't call it beer unless it came from Earth.

  14. Re:BUT 1.6 million? on The New Yorker on Linus Torvalds (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    Non-profit simply means that it doesn't have a legal obligation to maximize profits for its shareholders.

    I'd be interested to know where you got that idea. I assume you mean incorporated companies since you reference shareholders, but even corporations have no such legal obligation. If someone wants to invest in a money losing business they are free to do so. In fact, lots of investors put money into companies that prioritize perceived social value over profit.

  15. Paywalled. Summary is almost meaningless on Britain Faces an AI Brain Drain as Tech Giants Raid Top Universities (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    The article is pay-walled so we're left with what's stated in the summary. Rewritten for clarity:

    An unknown number of leading machine learning and AI specialists have left the UK's top institutions. Of that unknown number:

    • 33% are working for Silicon Valley tech firms.
    • 10% are working for other smaller US companies.
    • 10% are working for North American universities.
    • 15% are working for British start-ups.
    • 32% are unaccounted for.

    Furthermore:

    • Did they count where the jobs are or are they actually counting who they are working for? There's no brain drain if the jobs remain in the UK.
    • Exactly who is being counted as a "leading machine learning or AI specialist"?
    • How many experts have moved from the US to the UK?
  16. Re:Your tax dollars and mine at work on Investigators Crack DB Cooper Code, Identify Suspect With Possible CIA Connections (seattlepi.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, there was a great deal of tax money spent on the investigation. The case was actively investigated for 45 years. It was suspended in 2016 but remains open.: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us...

  17. Re:System problem on Hawaii Missile Alert Worker Fired, Will Sue State for Defamation (khon2.com) · · Score: 1

    It is well known that warning test messages should NOT be worded like a real warning message

    Well known to whom? Procedures should assume that the incoming message may not be true. The failure was in the lack of a verification step.

  18. No, the message was not wrong on False Hawaii Missile Alert Sent After Drill Recording Said 'This Is Not A Drill' (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The procedure was broken but the text of the message was correct. The emergency response center should be prepared to receive a false instruction. There was no procedure to verify the message before issuing the alert and that's where the procedure broke down. Nobody should be fired over this. We do drills in order to learn from our mistakes before a crisis.

  19. Why apportion geographically at all? I don't see anything in the US Constitution that requires it. The fairest solution would be to apportion districts by date of birth.

  20. Re:why no rollback on Microsoft's Meltdown and Spectre Patch Is Bricking Some AMD PCs (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Fortunately Microsoft doesn't delete restore points when it updates... Right?....

  21. Re: It's a male, take him down! on Call of Duty Gaming Community Points To 'Swatting' In Wichita Police Shooting (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    police work isn't even in the top 10 of most dangerous professions

    It's low on the list of overall risk but according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics law enforcement officers are the second most likely to be murdered on the job. Number one is taxi drivers.

    https://img.washingtonpost.com...

  22. Re:This feels terrible. on Kaspersky Lab Sues Trump Administration Over Software Ban (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I would agree, but then there are these little gems in the order:

    1: Kaspersky-branded products means information security products, solutions, and services supplied, directly or indirectly, by AO Kaspersky Lab or any of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates

    2: This directive does not address Kaspersky code embedded in the products of other companies.

    This is nothing but a coordinated campaign to destroy Kasperskys business. Maybe we should be asking why.

    Notification of Binding Operative Direction 17-01

  23. Re:Strange terminology on Elon Musk's Boring Company Bids On Chicago Airport Transit Link (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It would appear that you're correct on the first point. I live and I learn. On the second point, a Request for Quote and a Request for Proposal are not the same thing, at least as we used them in defense contracting.

  24. +1 Informative ^^ on Elon Musk's Boring Company Bids On Chicago Airport Transit Link (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you for the explanation. I've posted in this thread so I can't give you points. I was curious if there were other terminology conventions in use. When I worked in procurement we dealt with construction vendors routinely and I never encountered a Request for Qualifications. But I was working in support _to_ procurement and always on the purchasing side, so my experience is narrow.

  25. Re:You all need to read the FAQ from the Boring Co on Elon Musk's Boring Company Bids On Chicago Airport Transit Link (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I personally do not see how any surface based approach can possibly cost less than the tunnel approach or be put in as quickly given the huge amount of problems it takes to put in a new rail line over long existing areas.

    You might want to look at what happened with the DC Metro. The Red Line started leaking before they even finished it. It ended up costing more to repair the tunnel than it cost to build the entire system. They diverted money from maintenance for so long that the entire system is failing. And the Red Line is still leaking.

    Chicago already has a very good alternative to tunnels: elevated tracks. I've only visited a couple of times but their system seems to work quite well.