airbus is a corporation. they only thing that they care about is what wall street and the markets think. if you think they give a damn about your safety except where it makes the the investors happy, you are a fool.
Not as much of a fool as somebody who thinks they don't realize it will be the end of Airbus if they try to cover up a serious safety problem like wings falling off.
What happened is that when Americans hear about aircraft failures the only word that enters their head is "Airbus". They can see it's a Boeing, they know it's Boeing at some intellectual level, but when they open their mouth the only word that comes out is "Airbus". Psychologists have been studying this for some time now but have yet to come up with an explanation.
Don't believe me, just read any thread on Aircraft safety anywhere on the Internet.
While we're at it, we should ground the entire Boeing fleet as well...one of their roofs ripped off a couple of days ago during a flight and cracks have been found all over the 737 fleet.
There's just not enough info in the article to argue the case either way. OTOH I doubt there's ever been an aircraft without minor design defects that are fixed as they appear.
All commercial airliners have a log book in the cabin with a list of known broken/defective bits that the pilots are supposed to read before every takeoff and where they write down any weirdness they notice during the flight. None of the books are empty, even on brand new aircraft (ask a pilot...)
Maybe if you *write* your own compiler you'd be safe, but building it doesn't protect you from anything. The compiler you're using to compile the compiler might be compromised.
They aren't worried about the people that go through yet, they're only worried about the people standing next to the machines all day.
Finding they've irradiated all their workers would be a good thing for the public.
The question is...did they not bother to find this out before the machines were deployed? Assuming they're safe, do they not go around the area with Geiger counters after installation to make sure they're installed correctly?
Real-life statistics show that SUVs aren't any safer then compact cars. Not one bit.
Thing is, most accidents aren't head-on collisions, only a tiny percentage of them are. SUVs make up for head-on-collision safety by being unstable and flipping over at every available opportunity, killing everybody inside.
The even funnier thing is that copyright violation for non profit/personal use isn't against the law in Spain.
This law is supposed to be used to take down link-farm sites which have advertising alongside their pages of links. Those pages make money for the owners so they violate the 'non profit' part of the copyright exception.
At least, that's the story they used to sell it to the politicians.
How it will actually be used is anybody's guess, but it could be used for almost anything given the general level of corruption in Spanish politics and the 'nightmare' economic crisis (ie. there's no money left to steal - every politician's worst nightmare!)
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airbus is a corporation. they only thing that they care about is what wall street and the markets think. if you think they give a damn about your safety except where it makes the the investors happy, you are a fool.
Not as much of a fool as somebody who thinks they don't realize it will be the end of Airbus if they try to cover up a serious safety problem like wings falling off.
What happened is that when Americans hear about aircraft failures the only word that enters their head is "Airbus". They can see it's a Boeing, they know it's Boeing at some intellectual level, but when they open their mouth the only word that comes out is "Airbus". Psychologists have been studying this for some time now but have yet to come up with an explanation.
Don't believe me, just read any thread on Aircraft safety anywhere on the Internet.
"The best keyboard Apple ever made" is like saying "The most secure operating system Microsoft ever made", ie. Not much of a yardstick.
Ohh, I don't think speed is an issue. These are Apple users. Hunt and Peck is plenty of speed.
I remember the iPad launch and Steve Jobs describing the iPad keyboard as "excellent".
I'll miss Steve ... he was one of the greatest stand up comics in history.
So...a large fraction of drivers have above-average driving skills?
This word "average". I don't think it means what you think it means.
Would you go in one of these.
While we're at it, we should ground the entire Boeing fleet as well...one of their roofs ripped off a couple of days ago during a flight and cracks have been found all over the 737 fleet.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/southwest-airlines-boeing-knew-737-flaw-expect-problem/story?id=13300089#.TwomuU8gifg
Best part: They knew it could happen but they kept it a secret.
...and Airbuses have a little overhead switch which puts them into direct control mode.
There's just not enough info in the article to argue the case either way. OTOH I doubt there's ever been an aircraft without minor design defects that are fixed as they appear.
All commercial airliners have a log book in the cabin with a list of known broken/defective bits that the pilots are supposed to read before every takeoff and where they write down any weirdness they notice during the flight. None of the books are empty, even on brand new aircraft (ask a pilot...)
Not all aircraft parts are essential for structural integrity. Some bits are just there to hold wires in place, etc.
When Airbus says "noncritical" you'd think they'd know the difference...
Has anybody said "scarebus" yet?
Maybe if you *write* your own compiler you'd be safe, but building it doesn't protect you from anything. The compiler you're using to compile the compiler might be compromised.
(Yes, it's been done...)
They aren't worried about the people that go through yet, they're only worried about the people standing next to the machines all day.
Finding they've irradiated all their workers would be a good thing for the public.
The question is...did they not bother to find this out before the machines were deployed? Assuming they're safe, do they not go around the area with Geiger counters after installation to make sure they're installed correctly?
Real-life statistics show that SUVs aren't any safer then compact cars. Not one bit.
Thing is, most accidents aren't head-on collisions, only a tiny percentage of them are. SUVs make up for head-on-collision safety by being unstable and flipping over at every available opportunity, killing everybody inside.
Yep. They'll just go back and ask for more "emergency funding" to replace all the machines with more expensive ones.
Even if the dosage is 'safe', the chances of it giving you cancer are still HIGHER than those of being blown up by a terrorist. Just saying.
Hardcore pirates will use workarounds such as VPNs. The average Joe won't and will see people being thrown in jail and stop.
Nah, so long as it's easy to download/install people will do it.
Doesn't matter if they understand why they need it or not, if that what it takes to continue downloading then they'll learn to do it.
That said I did used to clean the key covers for my old Model M with vodka every once in a while.
Was the vodka 'recycled'?
It's $900 because it's FDA approved and they want to sell it to governments.
Next up: $3600 toilet seats with UV sanitizers.
Anybody know can I get stainless steel keycaps for my model M?
He asked what *HE* would use it for...
Pretty funny to watch a company spend a billion dollars to get people to use something ... then another billion to get them to stop using it.
when presented with two bags of crap most just prefer to stick with the current bag of crap they have been voting for rather than try the new one.
It's not even that complicated.
You're either religious/conservative or not. If you are you vote for the religious/conservative bag of crap , if you're not you vote the other one.
Everybody else is just hippies.
The US is badass dude.
...and it only costs you 10% of your GDP. A bargain really. Especially those F22s.
Um, it is in English.
Polemic:
b. the art or practice of disputation or controversy —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
The even funnier thing is that copyright violation for non profit/personal use isn't against the law in Spain.
This law is supposed to be used to take down link-farm sites which have advertising alongside their pages of links. Those pages make money for the owners so they violate the 'non profit' part of the copyright exception.
At least, that's the story they used to sell it to the politicians.
How it will actually be used is anybody's guess, but it could be used for almost anything given the general level of corruption in Spanish politics and the 'nightmare' economic crisis (ie. there's no money left to steal - every politician's worst nightmare!)