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I found the premise of this odd. I also live in Brooklyn and have had no issues finding bucatini this year. It's consistently in stock at my nearby whole foods.

I agree that we frequently see this on HN in regards to aviation. However, I don;t think it applies to Greenspun. He's a knowledgeable and active pilot himself.

AOPA has a much better article about this flight: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/march/01/e... They also know better than to call it a biplane ha

Do you have a source for this? My understanding is the Mercedes "Attention Assist" is based off driving behavior and not a camera pointed at the driver.

What about this bed in Queen Size? (First piece I priced out) https://rentfeather.com/collections/bedroom/products/dunham-... https://www.wayfair.com/Zipcode%E2%84%A2-Design-Colby-…

I was just about to comment exactly this. I immediately recognized several items from Overstock, Wayfair, etc. The price of several of the items on Feather is close or sometimes mo…

358KIAS is in fact (or is close) to the Vne (never exceed) speed of an A330. This is an indicated airspeed limit while mach numbers are based off TAS (True Airspeed). Here's a link…

Wooden multi-story building are standard in the US, at least in the midwest. Many new apartment buildings less than 7 stories are constructed with wood. I actually live in a 6 stor…

It sounds like this is geared toward "high growth" startups. "With Stripe Atlas, you can establish a C-Corporation for your business in Delaware." Probably not ideal for a typical …

I agree, I remember it being very poor compared to my Bose aviation headset. Still was a cool proof of concept. I imagine with the right software/hardware it could work just as wel…

There are also ways to do Active Noise Cancelling without an external battery and without a new cable. I had an old Sony laptop that did ANR with software on the laptop and mics on…

I've never heard of any restrictions suing a company in small claims. It looks like it does happen from time to time: https://consumerist.com/2010/04/09/judge-forces-comcast-to-p..…

It sounds like they we're trying to use exception (c) of FAR 61.113[1] "A private pilot may not pay less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses of a flight with passenge…

It's not entirely new, US Internet offers 10GbE residential in Minneapolis. http://fiber.usinternet.com/

Mercedes has had this for at least a couple years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXB82PfNucg

Modern aircraft have excellent redundancy. Commercial aircraft already typically have 3 Pitot* tubes and 3 static ports. They need unobstructed airflow and are placed accordingly. …

What you're describing is tax-withholding. In this situation you would receive the extra tax withheld when you file your tax return, so you're not really having extra tax taken fro…

I was also wondering about its ability to determine the direction of traffic. If it relies on a location having a separate entrance and exit, that's a pretty big negative. I'm also…

Relevant information about this: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh

This is what they claim: "There are two almost sure-fire ways to understand someone’s perspective. The first is to eat with them. How do they treat the wait staff? Are they demandi…