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> Saying things is not a war crime. On the contrary, there appear to be good legal arguments that Hegseth merely saying "no quarter" is, on its own, a war crime: https://www.justse…

It seems extremely relevant. Your argument suggests the president need only appoint a subordinate who will themselves give the desired illegal order without the president's public …

> A lot of these important projects have a single point of failure - who is the president every four years. I wonder how we build institutions and resources resilient to that? We a…

I took 3t208—thank you!

You probably know this, but for the GP: It's not clear whether the 1500 hour rule directly improved safety. Both the Colgan captain and the FO had more than 1500 hours at the time …

A two-wheel drive vehicle with an open differential is limited in acceleration by only one wheel (the drive wheel with the least traction). However, braking is always the combined …

> The steer is basically not higher than the frame. Very bad for back, shoulders and wrists. ... That position is not maintainable for a longer time, especially if you're a desk wo…

Critics of the Taycan Turbo badging usually make some argument about "Turbo" meaning the-model-that-has-turbocharger(s), but Porsche hasn't been consistent about that for some time…

> ... it could be a fantastic tool for an affordable, fast commute. I understand the attraction to owning your own plane and buzzing merrily above the wheel-bound masses below on t…

Wanted to plug this; no connection other than being a subscriber. It's well-written, not spammy in the slightest, and a good overview of what's interesting in commercial spacefligh…

Probably not. First of all, "bravo tree uppercase delta mike uppercase quebec" isn't as memorable as "mouse hat door". Further, the NATO alphabet works because both the speaker and…

As others have said, this is incorrect. Quickly planning a flight in ForeFlight from LAX direct JFK for a Citation X (a midsize, 12-passenger business jet) at Mach 0.8/FL510 gives …

As an instrument-rated pilot, I reject your brazen assertion that radio work is "by far the hardest part of flying a plane." Are you speaking from personal experience, or do you ha…

Some additional observations on Mattermost (currently on 4.0.0.43 of the OS X desktop client) 1. The contact list interface lacks in a couple obvious ways. At the top there is an "…

I read an awesome comment on HN the other day that I think applies here: something to the effect of, “some seem to think that the law is a simple robot that is easily bamboozled by…

There are two packs, one forward and one aft, each 53 kg (~117 lbs) for a total of 106 kg (~234 lbs). For comparison, the same weight of avgas (39 gal) will fly a Cessna 172 for ju…

Somewhat famously, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is an Airline Transport Pilot with a type rating in the 747, enabling him to fly his band's own plane.

> why on earth do you build chemicals plant that have a risk to explode near habitations ?!! At least part of the answer -- at least, here in Texas -- is "because you can." Lax or …

As an aside, I like reading Jane Street's blog. They're one of the few companies in our space (I'm also in "automated trading") that discusses even non-proprietary stuff openly. Wh…

> Go to your local flight school and 99% of the time you'll just see a row of 1970s Cessnas/Pipers. This neatly illustrates why: http://i.imgur.com/Un22IYK.png It's not just certif…

I assume you have the luxury of an unambiguous birthday (eg. 01-13). I imagine if I wrote 11-12 on a form without regard to what the specific spaces say, it would be regularly misi…

You make reasonable and just points. However, while I agree with everything you have to say, surely the solution is not to legislate the existence of your notional worker's factory…