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Comment Re:Younger people masturbate more ... (Score 1) 622

I would suspect it's cultural too though.

When my cohort is 50 (I'm currently 33) a large percentage of us will have done sexting (75% in my circle, but probably less in other areas).

The cohort of current 20 year olds I'm sure have a higher percentage, because everyone is doing it, there's less fear of getting caught.

I'm willing to bet the people currently 50-60 are much more approving of nudie magazines than the people that were 50-60 25 years ago.

Comment Re:Straw Man (Score 1) 622

Older people seem to blame the victim for even taking the pictures (that's the general take on mass media and the over 40 population).

Younger people seem to be a lot more reasonable about it, which may be why on the internet there's a lot less victim blaming, but there absolutely is a lot of it going around.

Comment Re:Overstated or misrepresented? (Score 1) 403

I find that true for the new method of measuring (2008 on), it seems to be a typical good practices number, but not unattainable, with the more conservative drivers I know surpassing it without trying.

The older method seemed to more accurately reflect driving to save fuel best case.

Comment Re:Why is Boeing responsible? (Score 2) 142

I don't know that specs would be required.

I think a reasonable argument could be made that airplanes are resistant to air surveillance and weather radar (arguably WiFi too for a passenger jet, but I'd think those other two are un ambiguous, though it should be assumed that there's at the very least accidental WiFi on, permitted or not) to be fit for the purpose in which they are sold, making it an issue of implied warranty.

If Boeing purchased these with the stated purpose being the cockpit, I don't think speccing enters into the equation, these are things that a reasonable person assumes are fine for a display, especially if it's being sold for flight. Nobody requested in the spec it not randomly turn off for no reason, but if that was the problem I'd assume it would be unambiguous too, it's implied that they will operate, and operate in the environment for which they were sold.

It is Boeing's job to make the airlines whole (if it's determined that they are indeed unacceptable), and Honneywell's job to make Boeing whole.

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