But they are. While it is true that most hull loss incidents with 737 was with machines built a while ago, the incidents happened when those machines weren't old yet. In other words, first twenty years the 737 safety sucked, only the newer versions started being about as safe as the A320 family.
A380 ist currently the biggest passenger airliner. Also, Boeing never did just in time manufacturing before so they'll probably have more difficulties in the future. Not to mention that 787 just had its maiden flight. It is currently in the "beta stage", problems and delays will come.
The Boeing 737 fleet had 144 hull loss incedents for 6200 machines built (2.4%). The Airbus A320 fleet had 20 hull loss incedents for 4076 machines built (0.5%). These numbers speak for themselves.
Pretty much, I was born and raised in the USSR and my mother's thesis was about epidemiology and vaccination (she is a medical doctor).
Also, I only need to look into my vaccination card, since all soviet vaccinations were standardized I'd only need to add the smallpox vaccine because I was born in 1980 (and the smallpox vaccination was stopped in 1979 as I already mentioned).
Here it is: three times polio, diphtheria and tetanus vaccination, one measles and one tuberculosis. that makes 11, although polio, diphtheria and tetanus is a typical combination so it would be only 5 shots altogether. And to be honest I cannot imagine how you come to 36 shots - remove the tuberculosis vaccine, add the MMR vaccine (two times), pertussis vaccine (four times, now I wish I had these because I am coughing for two months right now) and the pneumococcal vaccine (also 4 shots, wish I had that one, too) and you come to only 14 shots. Even if you add chickenpox (not really needed because the illness is harmless) and hepatitis b (normally not needed in a first world country) there are 18 only shots.
BTW some anecdote: my mother wanted me to refuse the mantoux test they made at the kindergarten because back then it was thought to be somewhat dangerous for those who already had their tuberculosis vaccination (I had) and I was a very sickly child.
USSR had compulsory vaccination for everybody no exceptions. Even the really dangerous ones against tuberculosis and smallpox (the latter stopped in 1979). Autism was pretty much unknown in the USSR.
No, but if someone clearly states that he cannot drive and talk to the passengers at the same time, he should stop talking to them. It isn't like he is forced to talk.
I use ATI cards since Mach64 was introduced, with some short detours to Nvidia, 3dfx, and PowerVR. I was even an early adopter of the ATI Rage Fury and I never had a single problem with ATI drivers. Never ever.
I mean its not advanced with regards to the audience its courting - users and therefore developers.
But it is. Developing for.NET compact is much more comfortable than developing for any other mobile platform.
Do we see augmented/mixed reality on windows mobile? nope. Or tomtom with intelligent routing? nope.
Maybe you are a bit myopic;-) There are augmented reality applications for Windows Mobile and TomTom just sucks. But have you seen anywhere a truck navigation for any other platform than Windows Mobile?
Yes apple's OS can't multithread but people dont care about that when they want to say find a restaurant on a find-a-restaurant app, they want it to work. If it does that - good.
Finding a restaurant is nothing special. Every navigation software supports Points Of Interest. But being able to listen to music through bluetooth stereo headphones and having a turn-to-turn navigation telling you where to go *at the same time* is also what people want. Windows Mobile provides that possibility. iPhone OS doesn't (neither A2DP nor multitasking). There is one single device which provides all that power and possibilities to really use your PDA as what it is - a portable personal computer - and is not powered by Windows Mobile. And that is Nokia N900.
Well, since the development of most navigation applications started on Windows Mobile, they've got better quality than the software for other platforms. Also, what do you mean by "was quite advanced and now isn't"? It is still the mobile operating system with working multitasking, huge hardware support, a good bluetooth stack and so on. Don't confuse the graphical shell with the operating system. You can have lots of different UIs for Windows Mobile.
There is a huge number of turn to turn offline navigation software for Windows Mobile - more, than for any other operating system, because nearly all of those PNA devices are Windows CE based.
Let me name a few (Most of them are availiable in Europe only, though): Navigon MobileNavigator NavNGo iGO/Miomap TomTom Route 66 Maps Sygic Drive (Now called Teleatlas McGuider) Nokia Smart2Go Destinator Map&Guide FleetNavigator and TruckNavigator, Falk Navigator MagicMaps2Go CompeGPS TwoNav Pocket Medion GoPal Navitel Navigator
As you can see, navigation for Windows Mobile was part of my job discription a couple of years ago;-)
I do. Windows Mobile has still got the most useful apps, real multitasking and lots and lots of features and is also nice to develop for. I personally like it more than any other current mobile OS.
I know that the plural of anectode is not data, but I use the same CFL (85 Watt, 5000 Kelvin colour temperature) in my third flat now. It survived two relocations and 5 years already and is still going strong. I never had a lightbulb that lasted over a year, though.
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My grandmother pays with a debit card every time, and she is 87 years old.
But they are. While it is true that most hull loss incidents with 737 was with machines built a while ago, the incidents happened when those machines weren't old yet. In other words, first twenty years the 737 safety sucked, only the newer versions started being about as safe as the A320 family.
They can't because 787 is already overweight by more than 6 tons.
A380 ist currently the biggest passenger airliner. Also, Boeing never did just in time manufacturing before so they'll probably have more difficulties in the future. Not to mention that 787 just had its maiden flight. It is currently in the "beta stage", problems and delays will come.
Welcome, my son, welcome to the machine.
The Boeing 737 fleet had 144 hull loss incedents for 6200 machines built (2.4%). The Airbus A320 fleet had 20 hull loss incedents for 4076 machines built (0.5%). These numbers speak for themselves.
According to Wikipedia the first gas turbine was patented in 1791.
That would be too much additional weight.
Yeah. Because pilots are superhuman and never have to take a piss or eat something.
Pretty much, I was born and raised in the USSR and my mother's thesis was about epidemiology and vaccination (she is a medical doctor).
Also, I only need to look into my vaccination card, since all soviet vaccinations were standardized I'd only need to add the smallpox vaccine because I was born in 1980 (and the smallpox vaccination was stopped in 1979 as I already mentioned).
Here it is: three times polio, diphtheria and tetanus vaccination, one measles and one tuberculosis. that makes 11, although polio, diphtheria and tetanus is a typical combination so it would be only 5 shots altogether. And to be honest I cannot imagine how you come to 36 shots - remove the tuberculosis vaccine, add the MMR vaccine (two times), pertussis vaccine (four times, now I wish I had these because I am coughing for two months right now) and the pneumococcal vaccine (also 4 shots, wish I had that one, too) and you come to only 14 shots. Even if you add chickenpox (not really needed because the illness is harmless) and hepatitis b (normally not needed in a first world country) there are 18 only shots.
BTW some anecdote: my mother wanted me to refuse the mantoux test they made at the kindergarten because back then it was thought to be somewhat dangerous for those who already had their tuberculosis vaccination (I had) and I was a very sickly child.
Yes. Slashdotters rather shun water.
USSR had compulsory vaccination for everybody no exceptions. Even the really dangerous ones against tuberculosis and smallpox (the latter stopped in 1979). Autism was pretty much unknown in the USSR.
No, but if someone clearly states that he cannot drive and talk to the passengers at the same time, he should stop talking to them. It isn't like he is forced to talk.
What exactly (besides the oversized ego) hinders you to stop talking to your passengers?
Very good. I love the sound of dying Cacodemons.
Not ony photo, also the fingerprints.
I use ATI cards since Mach64 was introduced, with some short detours to Nvidia, 3dfx, and PowerVR. I was even an early adopter of the ATI Rage Fury and I never had a single problem with ATI drivers. Never ever.
But it is. Developing for .NET compact is much more comfortable than developing for any other mobile platform.
Well, since the development of most navigation applications started on Windows Mobile, they've got better quality than the software for other platforms.
Also, what do you mean by "was quite advanced and now isn't"? It is still the mobile operating system with working multitasking, huge hardware support, a good bluetooth stack and so on. Don't confuse the graphical shell with the operating system. You can have lots of different UIs for Windows Mobile.
There is a huge number of turn to turn offline navigation software for Windows Mobile - more, than for any other operating system, because nearly all of those PNA devices are Windows CE based.
Let me name a few (Most of them are availiable in Europe only, though):
Navigon MobileNavigator
NavNGo iGO/Miomap
TomTom
Route 66 Maps
Sygic Drive (Now called Teleatlas McGuider)
Nokia Smart2Go
Destinator
Map&Guide FleetNavigator and TruckNavigator, Falk Navigator
MagicMaps2Go
CompeGPS TwoNav Pocket
Medion GoPal
Navitel Navigator
As you can see, navigation for Windows Mobile was part of my job discription a couple of years ago ;-)
Peaceful? You really don't know how mean and scheming most women are. A real friendship between women is almost nonexistent.
I do. Windows Mobile has still got the most useful apps, real multitasking and lots and lots of features and is also nice to develop for. I personally like it more than any other current mobile OS.
Not really. Fat by itself doesn't have much taste at all - try unsalted salo without any spices to get an idea. But fat is a very good taste carrier.
Plants grow fruits for the sole purpose that someone eats them.
I know that the plural of anectode is not data, but I use the same CFL (85 Watt, 5000 Kelvin colour temperature) in my third flat now. It survived two relocations and 5 years already and is still going strong. I never had a lightbulb that lasted over a year, though.