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Kosh's Shadow
2/10/2021 7:05:37 AM
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Sunny but cold winter mornings when the sun shines on the thermostat....
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vxbush
2/10/2021 7:14:32 AM
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In #1 Kosh's Shadow said: Sunny but cold winter mornings when the sun shines on the thermostat.... I had to get an allergy shot at the doctor's office this morning, and they were going to make me sit outside in my car for the 30 minutes I have to wait to see if I have a reaction. For someone who has chronic asthma that gets worse in the cold, this didn't seem like a good plan. I protested and they graciously let me stay inside. It's up to 9º F. now, at least.
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JCM
2/10/2021 7:44:14 AM
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Another one? A plane that crashed because the drivers were technical operators and not pilots? Throttle malfunction may have caused Boeing jetliner crash in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, resulting in the Boeing 737-500's crash into the Java Sea last month, Indonesian investigators said Wednesday. In a Boeing the pilots can easily override all the automatic systems. The entire auto pilot can be disconnected by a button on the control column, or a button on the brow of the instrument panel, it will also disconnect when the control column is move more than a certain amount or with certain force. Same with the throttles, manual throttle movement overrides the auto throttle.
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Occasional Reader
2/10/2021 8:20:42 AM
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Reply to JCM in 3:
Awful.
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Occasional Reader
2/10/2021 8:27:07 AM
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So I just finished my first physical therapy session after yesterday‘s knee procedure, I’ve already got an additional 12 to 17 degrees of knee flexion, depending on how you want to measure, which I think is pretty good and the therapist seems happy. Much less pain and swelling today than I had expected.
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JCM
2/10/2021 8:30:55 AM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4: There are at least half dozen crashes that are at least partially, with the last chance to recover due to flight crews not being comfortable pilots. Where instead of turning off problematic systems and flying they tried to troubleshoot the fault instead of flying. We learned that lesson. Eastern 401 in '72 the pilots were letting the plane fly and fiddling with a gear light, one of the pilots bumped the control column and disconnected the autopilot. Non-western countries don't have the homegrown civil aviation sector we do where pilots learn to fly first then move up into more and more complex aircraft. They are hired without any experience to be pilots and trained to operate the aircraft. When the fit hits the shan, they only know to operate the systems not fly the damn thing.
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Occasional Reader
2/10/2021 9:03:55 AM
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In #6 JCM said: We learned that lesson. Eastern 401 in '72 And then ghosts started haunting other airplanes made out of the recycled parts from that flight.
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JCM
2/10/2021 9:12:53 AM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 7: Gremlins! 
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JCM
2/10/2021 9:33:06 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 9: I laugh my ass every time the plane runs out of gas......
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lucius septimius
2/10/2021 9:33:58 AM
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In #10 JCM said: I laugh my ass every time the plane runs out of gas...... "You know how it is with these 'A' cards."
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lucius septimius
2/10/2021 9:34:48 AM
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Reply to JCM in 8: I remember seeing that as a kid and if frightened the bejeezus out of me.
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Occasional Reader
2/10/2021 9:58:44 AM
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In #11 lucius septimius said: You know how it is with these 'A' cards." I wonder what percentage of the US population today would get that reference.
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JCM
2/10/2021 10:24:48 AM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14: Far to few.
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vxbush
2/10/2021 11:02:54 AM
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In #14 Occasional Reader said: I wonder what percentage of the US population today would get that reference. I don't, but I flew in the 60's and 70's as a young child. I didn't have to deal with tickets.
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JCM
2/10/2021 11:55:15 AM
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Had a corporate meeting today. A section was on how to combat "misinformation" on various platforms. The discussion was on limiting "misinformation", without defining it, and it is a service to limit access to it. The vast arrogance in that. That a person, or group can be the arbiters and gatekeepers of information, true or not. And that they, not the consumer are only capable of making that determination.
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buzzsawmonkey
2/10/2021 11:59:39 AM
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In #18 JCM said: That a person, or group can be the arbiters and gatekeepers of information, true or not. Arbiters mock "frei."
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Kosh's Shadow
2/10/2021 12:08:10 PM
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In #17 JCM said: WWII History, gas ration sticker. How long before we need those due to climate change climate fascists?
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Kosh's Shadow
2/10/2021 12:09:23 PM
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Reply to JCM in 18: Ministry of Misinformation has a nice ring to it.
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Occasional Reader
2/10/2021 12:43:07 PM
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In #19 buzzsawmonkey said: Arbiters mock "frei."
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vxbush
2/10/2021 1:00:41 PM
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In #18 JCM said: The vast arrogance in that. That a person, or group can be the arbiters and gatekeepers of information, true or not. And that they, not the consumer are only capable of making that determination. This is the new definition of "literacy" in our day--to make sure you are only accessing approved sources.
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doppelganglander
2/10/2021 1:02:34 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14: My mom kept her ration book. She learned to drive because her mother couldn't and they were preparing in case my grandfather was called up. (He never was, as he was nearly 40.) I remember seeing it - it's probably still in her cedar chest at the house.
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PaladinPhil
2/10/2021 1:21:40 PM
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Post in the frontier. Things aren't looking good.
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