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Comment Re:WSJ source? (Score 1) 81

The report mentions that the switches changed position. Those switches do not have motors. That means they physically moved.

That is the part you drew a false conclusion without understanding. Something not having a motor does not mean bits in a computer do not get flipped. The 787 uses a fly by wire system. Computer bits can get flipped. Programming can flip the bits. Do I need to say this slower for you?

Requiring that they say the switches were physically moved is fucking bizarre.

No one said anything about "Requiring". You are using strawman tactics.

The report mentions that the switches changed position

NO. The report specifically the flight data recorder logged a change in position. That does not mean necessarily mean the switches changed position. Again, please read up on fly by wire systems.

There is a mechanical blocker that prevents from from going down without being lifted up first. There's never been a single recorded case of those "failing",

But then they unfailed when they were switched back to run 3 seconds later after the pilot queried why they had been cutoff, with a delay in between each, and then they stayed in that position.

First of all it was 6 seconds before Engine 1's switch was recorded to RUN. Then Engine 2 shortly after that. Facts matter. But you have evidence the pilot physically switched them back? Please provide such evidence to the proper authorities as they would like to have. Oh you don't?

In the summary of the article, it mentioned an exact recorded case. Did you not bother to read the summary?

And you need to quit trying to project emotions onto anonymous people on the internet. Maybe it helps you handle the communications- but nothing about this conversation brings me anywhere close to anything that can be called anger.

You:"Fucking hell . . .your fucking imagination. . ."
Also you: "quit trying to project emotions"
That statement is ironic at best.

Comment Re:Two simple questions. (Score 1) 242

I have explained several times already why he might use the term cutoff in response to various warnings and cues, none of which contain the word cutoff. This whole notion that he wouldn’t use the word “cutoff” without it appearing in a message, and therefore it proving he must have visually sighted the cutoff switches being manipulated or in cutoff state, seems to be YOUR argument, not mine.

And I have explained that "cutoff" is a very specific wording that might ONLY mean these switches as it is not part of international pilot terms. You seem not to accept this. ONLY THESE SWITCHES.

Let’s try yet again. He likely used the word cutoff (if in fact he did, interim report isn’t clear) referring to an actual or perceived use of the fuel cutoff switches, possibly noticed via warnings (HUD PFD or EICAS), sighting of the switches themselves (either during or after manipulation), overall aircraft performance, sensory cues and other factors. The highly trained pilot possibly noticed half a dozen things consciously or subconsciously within seconds to become aware of fuel cutoff switches being a possible or probable cause

Let's go over this AGAIN. You said cutoff does not show anywhere else but the warning. So when the pilot uses the herm, he can only MEAN these switches and nothing else. ONLY THESE SWITCHES.

What do you think he meant? In your world view he wasn’t an American. Does he even know the word cutoff?

Again ONLY THESE SWITCHES. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

Comment Re:WSJ source? (Score 1) 81

Those that wrote the preliminary report were also, not trying to convince you.

It was NOT written in the preliminary report. Please cite where it was located because it was not.

These switches have mechanical locks on them.

And no switches can ever fail in any way?

No, you took a lack of information in a report, and then used your fucking imagination to fill in the blanks without bothering to do basic research- don't try to flip this back on me.

Dude you really need to take a chill pill. You got very angry that we can't read your mind because you didn't bother to explain yourself. Everyone should have somehow read your mind and connected all the dots. And that is somehow my problem. Do you I understand your anger correctly?

Comment Re:Maybe... (Score 1) 37

Most laptop sizes are dictated by the screen size. On most modern laptops, the keyboard usually doesn't even fill up the bottom half of the laptop.

The Thinkpad 701 was tiny, less than 10 inches wide, 640x480 LCD. Wikipedia says:

The 701 was discontinued because the keyboard design was no longer a necessity after screen sizes increased.

Comment Re: I remember what I was relieved... (Score 1) 169

Well there was this thing in 2001 and we all went a little crazy then the Bush admin took complete advantage of that and got us into basically Vietnam 2.0 via lies,

If Bush hadn't invaded Iraq, then Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine. It's the mistake that keeps on giving.

Comment Re:I remember what I was relieved... (Score 1) 169

I was relieved when, back around 1997, Ukraine gave up their Nuclear weapons. They agreed to be a peaceful, and decent nation

It wasn't about Ukraine being a peaceful nation. It was about Ukraine selling basically every weapon in their inventory. No one wanted the nuclear weapons to end up in the hands of terrorists. Russia did a better job of securing weapons than Ukraine.

America agreed to defend them in the case of a Russian invasion

The Budapest Memorandum was way too optimistic. It said the problem would be resolved in the UN.

Comment Re:Ban stock BuyBacks (Score 1) 68

We saw this with Intel and we are now seeing this with Boeing.

While Boeing has not done well in the last decades or so, this case may not be on Boeing. 1) In this case, the plane was 24 years old and not brand new. At that point, it is more on Delta for maintenance of the plane. 2) Boeing does not make engines.

Comment Re:So the odds of a mismatch (Score 1) 24

Looking, I'm not seeing much. Can you name a few cases so I can see what happened?
I'm actually seeing more exonorations because of DNA. I did find one case, but that was a police lab contaminating a sample by not properly cleaning equipment, not a DNA database problem.
I've read write-ups where they find a relative of a suspected offender in the DNA database, but in those cases the officers DID go for collaborative evidence. More DNA from more relatives, for example, to nail down the actual suspect.
For example, my dad found a relative via DNA testing, she was the result of an affair. Having DNA from multiple relatives allowed him to narrow down the possible father to two brothers. That is enough for a warrant, but probably not an arrest.
'Too many officers' isn't a problem I think we're anywhere near yet, more the wrong type as officers.

Comment Re:Too slow, they're already past that. (Score 1) 24

The police can screw anything up, of course, and prosecutors are sometimes little better. However, I'm not aware of any actual arrests based 'solely' or even mostly on a cosanguinity comparison. Instead, they use the cosanguity match along with other evidence to get a warrant for the suspect's DNA.
My dad, before he passed, got big into genealogy and ancestry. A 4% match, while a low percentage, is still enough to reliably indicate relationship. We have stenography systems that can still make a match with less remaining.
I've read some write-ups on what can happen. They get the initial hit of a possible cousin or such. They can then hit up other people in the family tree in many cases. The parents, a different cousin, it can all help nail down what section of the family tree the sample matches. Eventually they get it down to a person.
At this point, they generally haven't actually arrested anybody, but gotten a warrant for a DNA sample.
Haven't seen any cases where they both arrested and took somebody to trial without a direct DNA match.
As for bail - you do get bail money back if you pay the bail directly. It is a bail bond, where you pay a 3rd party to put up the bail money, that you don't get it back.
For what is generally a 'cold case', they don't arrest people willy-nilly.

Comment Re:u b thick (Score 2) 37

Probably because people didn't want super-thick laptops :) Adding a sliding mechanism like that and being rigid-enough to work would easily at least double the thickness of modern notebooks, while also adding significantly to the weight and cost. And the cherry on top would be reliability; it is yet another mechanical thing to fail.

That and I think one of the main reasons this existed was larger displays were more expensive relatively than they are today. So it was gimmicky solution to the problems of the day.

Comment Re:WSJ source? (Score 1) 81

Given the catastrophic results of accidentally cutting fuel to both engines, you would think that they would put them somewhere more out of the way, and protect them with more than just finger latches.

1) And where should they be moved? They were located under the throttle. That seems natural to locate all the controls related to engine power near each other. Also in the event of an emergency like an engine fire, the controls should be easily accessible. 2) They were. Normally it requires a 2 step motion to move the switch position. They must be pulled up then moved.

Comment Gross incompetency in IT security (Score 1) 24

Very few businesses that are involved in IT in any way have anything remotely close to decent security.

Basically, they need to reintroduce the US' Internet Czar, who should have meaningful authority and who should impose meaningful IT security standards. That small companies can't afford to hire security staff is irrelevant as they mostly either work in the cloud using SAAS, at which point their provider should be handling all the security. If you want to roll your own, then you should accept the burden of paying for adequate security. Minimum standards apply to just about everything else in life, and I'd rate getting IT security right just a little bit more important than getting cars to not roll over (you can usually survive a roll) or preventing toasters from spontaneously combusting (you can park electrical appliances away from flammable stuff).

You can avoid catastrophes with defective appliances but you can't avoid catastrophes with defective IT systems.

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