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Comment Re: Such an easy fix... (Score 1) 119

The 737 MAX can be flown without computer based MCAS system. The issue is that the response to the manual controls will be slightly different compared to the previous generation models. One of Boeing's biggest marketing claims is that the MAX can be flown by any pilot who already trained on previous generation models. This is why they implemented the troublesome MCAS system and did not even document well how to override it.

Comment Railroads (Score 1) 191

Don't worry. Russia is the land of railroads. And, unlike in the USA, Russian trains depart on time, and arrive on time too. Russia can even brag about having bested USA in high speed rail access. I have tried to reach from place A to place B by trains in USA twice, and it was a fucking joke. First time, the train arrived and left to early, fucking up everybody waiting for the fucking Amtrak train. The second time I tried to take a train in the USA, it never arrived, and the a clerk came to me and told me that the train engine broke. Seriously? This is fucked up. The United States is not taking its railway transportation seriously.

Comment Re: Not going to help (Score 1) 39

In 2008, Russians achieved all their goals, they took over and occupied Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, to make sure Georgians won't try to take them by force again. The loss in this war, sent the political career of Georgia's aggressively pro-western president into tailspin, this was Kremlin's other goal. Saakashvili is in jail now.

Comment Re: Probably still cheaper to dig a well (Score 1) 30

On the other hand, they don't have bears or mountain lions. In the USA, bears claim lives of campers and hikers pretty much every year. Mountain lions kill a human on average every other year. In terms of snakes, USA is probably even with Australia, because while not as deadly, rattlesnakes are plentiful and often claim lives (or limps) of weaker people if not treated promptly. The alligators in Florida are a common pest and they love dragging underwater joggers or dogs who accidentally get too close to water.

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