Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers
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Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers
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Re: Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers
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#3Give the flights a 128 bit number, so we can give each grain of sand on Earth its own flight number.
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> Easy solution: Pivot your entire business to high speed rail so we can continue to live on this planet.
> Air travel should be for medical emergencies only.
Some nuance would be nice here. Although high-speed rail from Hawaii to Australia would be a blast.
Re: Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers
#5Give the flights a 128 bit number, so we can give each grain of sand on Earth its own flight number.
Sounds like flight GUIDs.
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China is probably the best case scenario for high speed trains. They have high population density to support train networks, virtually no opposition from NIMBYs, and low construction costs. Yet high speed trains there operate at a loss[1], and airplanes are still competitive there. If high speed rail doesn't work there, how could you seriously claim we should switch all air travel to high speed rail?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China#Profi...
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> Easy solution: Pivot your entire business to high speed rail so we can continue to live on this planet. > Air travel should be for medical emergencies only. Some nuance would be nice here. Although high-speed rail from Hawaii to Australia would be a blast.
Hawaii to Australia will use a high-speed sailboat.
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China is probably the best case scenario for high speed trains. They have high population density to support train networks, virtually no opposition from NIMBYs, and low construction costs. Yet high speed trains there operate at a loss[1], and airplanes are still competitive there. If high speed rail doesn't work there, how could you seriously claim we should switch all air travel to high speed rail? [1] https://en.w…
the problem with comparing these things by their ticket prices is that markets don’t consider externalities. making and fueling a plane might allow me to sell tickets cheaper than a train, but only if we ignore the cost of the carbon output (since neither the flyer nor the airline pay for this, but society at large does)
i wonder how this comparison would shake out if you included a carbon tax that effectively measured the cost of these trips on the globe.
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China is probably the best case scenario for high speed trains. They have high population density to support train networks, virtually no opposition from NIMBYs, and low construction costs. Yet high speed trains there operate at a loss[1], and airplanes are still competitive there. If high speed rail doesn't work there, how could you seriously claim we should switch all air travel to high speed rail? [1] https://en.w…
Is the concept of NIMBY even possible in China considering the state owns the land?
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
China is probably the best case scenario for high speed trains. They have high population density to support train networks, virtually no opposition from NIMBYs, and low construction costs. Yet high speed trains there operate at a loss[1], and airplanes are still competitive there. If high speed rail doesn't work there, how could you seriously claim we should switch all air travel to high speed rail? [1] https://en.w…
Is the concept of NIMBY even possible in China considering the state owns the land?
NIMBY literally means "not in my backyard". Ownership has little to do with it. If you don't want a homeless shelter built next to where you rent, you're still a NIMBY, even if you don't own anything. Owning something might make you more inclined to object to developments, it's not a necessary factor.