Why is this HN relevant ?
probably because of the word "news". And the fact that it doesn't seem to be "up" other places yet.
Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashes at SFO
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#22I'm hearing more air traffic overhead than usual. I bet there are going to be a lot of diversions to SJC and OAK.
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#23Why is this HN relevant ?
because the people on HN voted it to be
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#24Why is this HN relevant ?
Because a plane is the nearest thing to a hack which humans have designed.
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#25Why is this HN relevant ?
Relevant for several reasons. The main one probably being that it's an airport a lot of HN members probably use. Also submission guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
It seems to me this is a disaster they'd cover on TV news (thus off-topic) and it doesn't gratify my intellectual curiosity (thus not on-topic). Little different than a jackknifed semi on the highway that a lot of HN members probably use.
Now a technical analysis of the factors leading to the crash would very much be intellectually gratifying and I look forward to seeing that posted on HN.
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#26Why is this HN relevant ?
Relevant for several reasons. The main one probably being that it's an airport a lot of HN members probably use. Also submission guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Don't know about other people here, but I've actually taken Asiana Airlines #214 several times.
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#27(latest info at bottom of comment) ABC reports it was coming from Taipei, linked forum says Taipei. Video of aftermath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dFtmSybpuw&feature=youtu.be . Redwood City FD responding. Unknown amount of passengers. SFO FD using foam on entire plane. FAA has now shut down operations at SFO due to "disabled plane" 3rd alarm called, "red" alarm called. Multiple reports that fuselage is in multi…
Awesome reporting! Seriously, good job.
I honestly believe that a collection of sources like this is the future of news; allow people to draw their own conclusions based on the first-hand content you can collect.
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#28Why is this HN relevant ?
How about: because the 777 is one of the newest airliners in production and SFO is one of the busiest airports in the US, so if this is due to an engineering defect it's both extremely concerning and relevant to general HN discussion, even aside from the immediate personal safety aspect. Just as the 787 battery problems were.
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#29High quality close up photo from https://path.com/p/1lwrZb:
https://pathakacdn-a.akamaihd.net/photos2/f36a5729-6db7-40db...
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#30Why is this HN relevant ?
How about: because the 777 is one of the newest airliners in production and SFO is one of the busiest airports in the US, so if this is due to an engineering defect it's both extremely concerning and relevant to general HN discussion, even aside from the immediate personal safety aspect. Just as the 787 battery problems were.
Newest? First flight was in 1994.