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vxbush
11/20/2025 8:36:07 AM
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*crickets*
It's too quiet in here.
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JCM
11/20/2025 10:34:50 AM
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Still images of the engine detaching from the wing. After initial cleaning of the fracture surfaces, examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure. On the aft lug, on both the inboard and outboard fracture surfaces, a fatigue crack was observed where the aft lug bore met the aft lug forward face. |
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Occasional Reader
11/20/2025 11:48:24 AM
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Reply to JCM in 3:
yikes
So there’s another reason why I always feel nervous when I board a commercial aircraft and noticed that it is visibly aged.
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Kosh's Shadow
11/20/2025 12:14:12 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4: Few airliners that old are still in passenger service, and the design had its problems (MD-11 is really a version of the DC-10; if it were Boeing it would be another -, like the 737-800 or 737-MAX) And there was IIRC 2 other cases of engines coming off DC-10's; one after it was high enough to recover and get back to the ground without much control - no hydraulics.
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Occasional Reader
11/20/2025 12:23:02 PM
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When was the last time any of your other iPhone users recall doing a major software update, and then afterwards feeling like, “wow! Everything works so much better now! “? Because that’s certainly not what happened to me yesterday.
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Occasional Reader
11/20/2025 12:25:47 PM
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And another fun thing I noticed when I was on an airplane flight last week, is that about half my supposedly downloaded library is not available unless I have a data signal. That has never been the case before. I spent about a quarter hour online with some Indian teenager, who could not figure out what the problem was. Eventually I’ll have to stop in to an Apple Store with an appointment. Incredibly frustrating
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vxbush
11/20/2025 12:26:58 PM
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In #6 Occasional Reader said: When was the last time any of your other iPhone users recall doing a major software update, and then afterwards feeling like, “wow! Everything works so much better now! “?
Because that’s certainly not what happened to me yesterday. I haven't felt that way for a while. A lot of the "upgrades" lately have been cosmetic or really just such small improvements that they don't merit being counted as a major version increment. The fixation on the "Liquid Glass" look versus actual, you know, improvements as opposed to cosmetic changes tells me a lot about what Apple is doing these days. They are treading water and not innovating. At least, I haven't seem much in terms of feature improvements that make my life easier. Their promised improvements to Apple Intelligence has been true vaporware. The idea sounded grand. The lack of any product is highly troubling.
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Kosh's Shadow
11/20/2025 12:56:27 PM
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In #7 Occasional Reader said: about half my supposedly downloaded library is not available unless I have a data signa Not sure about iPhones but I know Kindle on Android will delete files that haven't been used for a while, to keep space down. I suggest opening anything you want to read shortly before going somewhere with no signal.
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buzzsawmonkey
11/20/2025 2:19:11 PM
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Caligula famously said, "Would that the people of Rome had just one neck" (which he could, of course, then chop). The more we rely on these few companies for...everything...the more that "one neck" is being bared for the wielder of the axe.
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Occasional Reader
11/20/2025 5:04:47 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 9:
Sorry, there was a dropped word in my earlier post, due to sucktastic voice to text.
MUSIC library.
this has never been a problem before.
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Kosh's Shadow
11/20/2025 5:12:10 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:
Possibly the same problem, that the app tries to minimize space used on the device.
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Alice in Dairyland
11/20/2025 7:30:13 PM
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On this day in history... Windows 1.0 was first released 40 years ago today. Oh yeah, and it's Joe Biden's birthday too. Make of that what you will.
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