pacificmint

> you can fire a THAAD at a Starlink satellite as well.

You can fire a THAAD at one Starlink satellite, but probably not at 8000 of them.

For comparison we’re currently producing THAAD interceptors at a rate of 96 a year (though Lockheed is aiming to increase it to 400).

I mean, it’s not quite that simple, is it? Did they do everything they could to make drivers and passengers safe? Or did they put profits over people’s safety?

From the article:

> internal company documents […] showing that Uber had flagged her ride as a higher risk for a serious safety incident moments before she was picked up. Uber never warned her […]

Uber actually had a whole project that produced systems that determine the risk of incidents happening. Could they make rides safer but chose not to? That’s at the core of these lawsuits.

I agree. I wish it would tell me the password, there is a good chance I could identify the service that it came from based on the password. This way it doesn’t feel that useful.

> but a leading member of the parliament

I think ‘a leading member’ is underselling it a little. He is the “Fraktionsvorsitzender”, which is comparable to the majority leader in the US Senate.

> it's sold in pill sheets (is that the name?)

They are often referred to as Blister Packs.

> Made of polystyrene and with an internal steel skeleton,

They weight 1.2 tons total. If they are made of polystyrene and steel, it stands to reason that a significant part of the 1.2 tons is contributed by the steel.

The Air Force never had a space shuttle, though NASA flew missions for the Air Force and the NRO.

But at this point none of the remaining shuttles are in an operational state.

Maybe you are thinking of the X-37 which is operated by the space force?

There was also that 4k block of memory at $C000. It was in between the ROM blocks, and by default it was totally unused.

Basic couldn't utilize it, but in assembly it was a great area of extra memory, and you could use it without even switching the ROMs off.

When people say “Lithium batteries” in this context, they mean lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

AirTags contain lithium primary batteries, which are a totally different thing (other than both containing the element lithium).

Lithium primary batteries present no more a risk than alkaline AAs. Probably less.

Case in point: When Daimler and Chrysler merged, they had a law firm (with no other ties to either company) register the DaimlerChrysler domains weeks before the merger was made public.

I don’t recall if anybody noticed before they went public, but as this thread shows, today it would be noticed for sure.

I think it might be a typo that was supposed to say VIP Movement.

I've heard ATC use that term when Air Force One was in the area. They won't say who specifically is there, or even that it is AF 1, but instead just say that air space is closed "due to VIP Movement".

I don't think it means they care more about safety when a VIP is around, rather that a VIP movement might shut certain other operations down, which increases the overall workload for ATC.

For example they sometimes (or always?) stop all ground traffic from even moving while AF 1 is taxiing, landing or taking off.

You know how there is the cliche that old people are always ranting how everything was better in their day?

Personally, I'm not quite there yet, but the older I get, the more I see their point...

Of course milk doesn't mean milk anymore either, now that we got oat, almond and soy milk. Along with less common alternatives like coconut, hemp, rice, cashew and macadamia milk.

The dairy industry is actually pretty annoyed with that and tries to get the rules changed so those beverages can not be called milk.