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Comment on BYD's self-driving U9 jumps over obstacles in ~transport
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Comment on BYD's self-driving U9 jumps over obstacles in ~transport
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Comment on Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed during landing. 179 of 181 onboard killed. in ~transport
updawg You're correct to a degree; there are absolutely circumstances where it's best to do a belly landing. In this instance, they had deployed the gear previously, then raised them up after they...You're correct to a degree; there are absolutely circumstances where it's best to do a belly landing. In this instance, they had deployed the gear previously, then raised them up after they performed a go-around. So we had seen just a few minutes prior that the gear was working normally. I suppose it's possible that the pilots knew something about the gear that we don't know, but what I've seen from other pilots seems to indicate that the pilots shouldn't have had any reason to believe the gear was not functioning.
The pilot put the plane down nearly a mile down the runway (1300 m or something like that--~4250 ft). The pilot is supposed to put the plane down in the first 3000 feet (900m) of the runway. They aim for the marks ~1000 ft down the runway and then flare to make the touchdown gentler. The problem in this case is that the plane was still going ~160 kts when it exited the runway with the flaps completely undeployed (they provide lift and drag to slow the plane). A typical target for landing is between 134 kts and 156 kts, depending on the weight of the plane.
At this time, the landing weight of the plane is at least not public, but we can probably estimate it to be ~60,000 kg with 175 passengers, so the target landing speed would be ~150 kts with flaps at 30° and engines idling.
The actual landing speed is similarly unknown, but I've seen estimates that it exited the runway at 160 kts and that it did not appear to decelerate, so we can guess that it was certainly in excess of 150 kts, probably closer to 160 kts at landing, with flaps completely undeployed and engines probably delivering significant thrust.
Additionally, yes, there are two black boxes, both in the back of the plane: the Flight Data Recorder (rear galley) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (aft cargo hold). Aft is the technical term and rear is used for "customer-facing" areas. I suspect they are located there because it's the safest place in the event of a crash.
And, yes, if the localizer was not concrete-encased above ground inside a berm, the crash likely would have been less catastrophic. There was still the cinder block wall to deal with after that, too.
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Comment on A pixel parable in ~games
updawg AI summary In "A Pixel Parable," the author reflects on the evolution of pixel art from a technical necessity in early video games to a deliberate artistic choice in modern times. The piece...AI summary
In "A Pixel Parable," the author reflects on the evolution of pixel art from a technical necessity in early video games to a deliberate artistic choice in modern times. The piece discusses how limitations in hardware led to the distinctive pixelated style, which has since become a nostalgic and expressive medium embraced by contemporary artists and game developers. The author concludes by emphasizing the enduring appeal and creative potential of pixel art in today's digital landscape.
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Comment on Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed during landing. 179 of 181 onboard killed. in ~transport
updawg It really was awful all around, actually. The landing gear should have been down--mechanical issues do not prevent them; the manual release literally just needs gravity. Additionally, they didn't...It really was awful all around, actually. The landing gear should have been down--mechanical issues do not prevent them; the manual release literally just needs gravity.
Additionally, they didn't touch down until super far down the runway and they came in extremely fast. Like, they left the runway going faster than they should have been going when they touched down. Unfortunately, it looks like it was entirely the pilots' fault.
And also unfortunately, I just came in these comments to share an update about how the black boxes stopped recording four minutes before the crash, so we may never know what happened.
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Comment on Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed during landing. 179 of 181 onboard killed. in ~transport
updawg Update: South Korea Jeju Air jet blackboxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash, ministry says...Update:
South Korea Jeju Air jet blackboxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash, ministry says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-jeju-air-jet-blackboxes-stopped-recording-4-minutes-before-crash-2025-01-11/ -
Comment on Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles in ~enviro
updawg Cold this past summer? It was blazing hot basically for six months straight here.Cold this past summer? It was blazing hot basically for six months straight here.
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Comment on This could be the beginning of the end for fire insurance in California in ~finance
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Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk
updawg Become a better runner while running less. I'm still relatively new so I think doing more cycling and using my rowing machine more will be beneficial. Hopefully I can swim more too. The marathon I...Become a better runner while running less. I'm still relatively new so I think doing more cycling and using my rowing machine more will be beneficial. Hopefully I can swim more too. The marathon I ran last year went great so I'd like to keep getting better and finding how good it can feel to run at a good clip for long distances if I'm properly in shape.
One part of that will be needing to keep losing weight. I've more or less plateaued (flat valleyed?) for a while but I know I have quite a bit more I can lose while being healthier. I'll need to make sure I consume enough protein to support a calorie deficit while staying active.
That will also help me to do more varied rock climbing. I started that in the past couple months and I want to have fun getting better at it, but I don't necessarily want to make it a focus in the way that I'll do specific training plans for running. I don't want to be the best ever; I just want to be able to do more types of stuff and some of those get pretty difficult when you've got too much extra weight literally holding you down, especially when you've got arms as long as mine. They can be helpful when you want to reach higher holds, but that's basically a cheat code. They make it harder to get all scrunched up and stay close to the wall, so if I'm trying to just have fun and not win competitions, long arms just seem to make it easier to climb less...
Non-athletically, I'm moving overseas, so I want to do a decent amount of traveling and to work on sharpening my French while focusing on acquiring skills in the local language.
I'm going to try to have it all like Liz Lemon, probably fail miserably like Liz Lemon, and then try to still have a great year!
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Squabble grows as US government holds back 2024 funding from world anti-doping watchdog WADA
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Comment on A vast swathe of varied topics, and the conversations built around them, were just lost from Tildes – what to do when users leave with their posts in ~tildes
updawg Fellow Activity-All time Illinoisan. Are you saying that you don't get notifications if someone labeled your comments as malicious or something?Fellow Activity-All time Illinoisan. Are you saying that you don't get notifications if someone labeled your comments as malicious or something?
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Comment on A vast swathe of varied topics, and the conversations built around them, were just lost from Tildes – what to do when users leave with their posts in ~tildes
updawg The fact that you commented on this made me realize that I hadn't seen @aphoenix in a while, but the account is still there, just no visible activity in a couple weeks.The fact that you commented on this made me realize that I hadn't seen @aphoenix in a while, but the account is still there, just no visible activity in a couple weeks.
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Comment on A vast swathe of varied topics, and the conversations built around them, were just lost from Tildes – what to do when users leave with their posts in ~tildes
updawg I've seen only a few of them. It's always frustrating when I open Tildes several times in a day, never seeing much change in the posts, most of which do not interest me much. Then a couple days...I've seen only a few of them. It's always frustrating when I open Tildes several times in a day, never seeing much change in the posts, most of which do not interest me much. Then a couple days later I'll see a post that I find really interesting that's 2+ days old. I don't get how it happens so often.
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Comment on What are your favourite things to mix with natural yogurt? in ~food
updawg Plenty of flavored yogurts don't have any added sugar and a lot of them don't have "way more." Plus that's not necessarily less healthy I eat both sugary and zero sugar yogurts in order to meet my...Plenty of flavored yogurts don't have any added sugar and a lot of them don't have "way more." Plus that's not necessarily less healthy I eat both sugary and zero sugar yogurts in order to meet my nutritional needs all the time. The variety of yogurts is something I'm expecting to miss when I move overseas later this month. I know it was last time.
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Comment on What are your favourite things to mix with natural yogurt? in ~food
updawg Not sure what you consider "healthy," but a lot of flavored yogurts are pretty similar to the plain ones. Speaking of which, what is your native language? I'm recalling "natur" yogurt in Germany,...Not sure what you consider "healthy," but a lot of flavored yogurts are pretty similar to the plain ones.
Speaking of which, what is your native language? I'm recalling "natur" yogurt in Germany, which was unflavored, whereas in the US "natural" would not necessarily mean unflavored.
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Comment on Do our dogs have something to tell the world? (gifted link) in ~life.pets
updawg Yeah, there's a big difference between "my cat tells me when she wants food" and "my cat is in touch with her emotions to such a degree that she can identify when she's frustrated, an emotion many...Yeah, there's a big difference between "my cat tells me when she wants food" and "my cat is in touch with her emotions to such a degree that she can identify when she's frustrated, an emotion many humans can't identify."
Plus anyone who has ever seen a scared cat knows how difficult it would be to try to teach a cat to press a specific button when it feels scared. A scared cat is in fight or flight mode.
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Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech
updawg Not as bad as I expected, to be honest.Four new RTX 50-series GPUs are on the way, including the $1,999 RTX 5090 and $999 RTX 5080.
Not as bad as I expected, to be honest.
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Comment on Honey did nothing wrong in ~tech
updawg That language is also consistent with them getting a cut on the back end based on the code you use, rather than swapping the affiliate code on the front end.That language is also consistent with them getting a cut on the back end based on the code you use, rather than swapping the affiliate code on the front end.
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Comment on California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones in ~enviro
updawg No, what you're writing down is still showing that you don't understand. Let's say there are 1000 low-risk houses and 100 high-risk houses in California. If Company X insures 100 of the 1000...No, what you're writing down is still showing that you don't understand. Let's say there are 1000 low-risk houses and 100 high-risk houses in California. If Company X insures 100 of the 1000 low-risk houses, they would then need to insure 8.5 of the 100 high-risk houses.
In the end, they would insure 108.5 houses total, and 7.8% of everything that they insure would be high risk.
It's 85% of their percentage market share of the rest of the California, not 85% of their total market share.
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Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life
updawg But the black on black is totally cool and they totally would have worn that kind of stuff if they'd gone into the special forces, which is what they were really wanting to do, but they wouldn't...But the black on black is totally cool and they totally would have worn that kind of stuff if they'd gone into the special forces, which is what they were really wanting to do, but they wouldn't have been able to make it through basic training because obviously they would have just punched anybody in the face who yelled at them. So now they're cops.
I love how something about the way it's edited to look cool just screams "Chinese" to me. It has a similar visual language to the clips I've seen from Chinese movies. Not to hate, but it just looks like lame editing (or maybe it's partly the cinematography?) on a cool video. Just a difference in aesthetics between different markets.