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damiankennedy

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    Comment #42332379

    How much can the US federal government fine a company like Boeing? 30 trillion would be nice. Or perhaps a federal level registration fee that covers safety/quality checks and cost…

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    Comment #42037284

    Some phones had a slot where you could insert made to fit cards with common numbers.

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    Comment #42013321

    How long do US people typically fix their mortgage? Are there many people that will refinance their home and have to pay a higher rate or does this just happen if you move house? C…

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    Comment #42013253

    Do you think it will get as high as %50 per month or something like %25 a year and would this inflation have any effect on future US Federal liabilities?

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    Comment #41736052

    They're not using an automated ad service of any kind they have manually put these ads in the source code of their web page. We all see the same ads. I prefer it, these ads mean so…

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    Comment #41440211

    This ignores Planck's energy-frequency relation. Things like photons are affected by gravity as well.

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    Comment #41421191

    What about when an apple falls to the ground, is the apple magnetic?

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    Comment #41372771

    As a New Zealander born in the 70s I very much remember Greenpeace protesting against the testing of the nuclear weapons, the snap election in 1984, the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow…

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    Comment #41251695

    The reply link is now available again? Everything is red now. Nearly lunch time in New Zealand.

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    Comment #41251623

    The reply link is now available? Update - Issues is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate. Aug 14, 2024 - 23:19 UTC Update - Git Operations is experi…

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    Comment #41251574

    Update - We are investigating reports of issues with GitHub.com and GitHub API. We will continue to keep users updated on progress towards mitigation. Aug 14, 2024 - 23:16 UTC EDIT…

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    Comment #41251564

    Update - Copilot is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate. Aug 14, 2024 - 23:13 UTC

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    Comment #41251558

    Update - Pages is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate. Aug 14, 2024 - 23:12 UTC

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    Comment #41251517

    Investigating - We are investigating reports of degraded availability for Actions, Pages and Pull Requests Aug 14, 2024 - 23:11 UTC

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    Comment #41188157

    How much power would such a device need to be detected above background radiation? Would a power source for it last long enough to improve the odds significantly?

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    Comment #41176690

    I grew up with a 6128 keyboard (the keyboard was ackshually the computer) which had separate Enter and Return keys. It also had a "Copy" key. The keyboard I use today has a key to …

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    Comment #40992120

    Only if it can send back pictures of itself.

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    Comment #40992106

    Another article here with video: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/nasa-cancels-4... "First and most important, this is in no way a reflection on the quality of the wor…

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    Comment #40910748

    When a plane reaches V1 (which depends on the model, weight, runway length, temperature etc) the pilot has 2 seconds to abort takeoff or they are too fast to stop before the end of…

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    Comment #40805748

    Hi zdw, do you know why the url was changed?

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    Comment #40232757

    I love the irony of proposing someone program like this without spelling mistakes immediately after a paragraph containing a spelling mistake.

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    Comment #39787277

    I use mine to get banned from reddit.

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    Comment #39751825

    Why should software be any different from aircraft?

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    Comment #39751781

    Meanwhile, United orders more from Airbus.

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    Comment #39685756

    Yes, it was CC-BGG that had the incident and landed in Auckland, then the flight to Santiago was cancelled.