Comment You've Seen Us Drive.... (Score 1) 36
Now watch us fly!
Comment Brexit was not about economics (Score 3, Informative) 104
Brexit was thinly disguised racism.
Most of the reasons people voted in favour of it centered anout keeping coloured people out of the NHS (national health service.)
Comment Competition (Score 1) 49
The Bank Policy Institute and the Independent Community Bankers of America oppose the applications.
Easy to see why. They would hate the competition.
Comment This is actually only the first step (Score 1) 171
Ther first step in the elimination of cash.
If corporate/law enforcement interests can eliminate cash, they think their jobs will be easier.
Maybe crime will be eliminated!
And Visa will profit on every transaction.
Next step: nickels, dimes and quarters..
Comment Re: Make them occasionally? (Score 1) 171
Welllll, a bunch of countries use VAT, where you pay whatever is on the label
This has *nothing* to do with 'Value Added Tax'!
VAT is a taxation system where product are taxed at every level from manufacture to retail - but only on the 'value added'.
Inclusive pricing just shows the final price of a product, including taxes. But the taxes can be of any sort.
Comment Security (Score 1) 112
Surely this system will prove to be hackable.
People will think of all kinds of creative ways to fuck up Ryanair.
Submission + - Netflix is way worse for the environment than ChatGPT (nerds.xyz) 5
BrianFagioli writes: Netflix and YouTube streaming produce far more COâ than asking ChatGPT a question, according to a new analysis of digital energy use. An hour of HD video streaming generates about 42 grams of COâ, while a chatbot prompt is around 0.1 grams. Even AI image generation (about 1 gram per image) comes in well below binge-watching. The study also found that Zoom calls and text-to-video AI generation sit in the middle, but streaming is still the standout energy hog because it requires continuous data transfer and processing.
Researchers say the bigger problem isnâ(TM)t individual behavior but the energy sources that power data centers. The tech sector produced an estimated 900 million tons of COâ last year, with only about 30 percent powered by renewables. If that shifted to 80 or 90 percent, emissions from all digital activities would drop significantly without people changing their habits at all.
Researchers say the bigger problem isnâ(TM)t individual behavior but the energy sources that power data centers. The tech sector produced an estimated 900 million tons of COâ last year, with only about 30 percent powered by renewables. If that shifted to 80 or 90 percent, emissions from all digital activities would drop significantly without people changing their habits at all.
Comment Totally worthwhile (Score 1) 22
After all, how often does the average customer call 911?
You have to register with T-mobile.
This will yoeld a bountiful harvest of competitor customer data.
Brilliant plan...
Submission + - UPS MD-11 Lost No. 1 Engine On Takeoff, NTSB Confirms (aviationweek.com)
echo123 writes: The UPS Boeing MD-11 that crashed while taking off from Louisville International Airport Nov. 4 lost its No. 1 engine before the aircraft cleared the airport perimeter, the NTSB said in its first briefing on the accident.
“We have viewed airport CCTV security coverage, which shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll,” NTSB Board Member Todd Inman told reporters during a Nov. 5 briefing.
Photos of the airfield taken after the accident scene show what appear to be a heavily damaged GE Aerospace CF6-80C2 engine. Parts of the nacelle, including the inlet and fan cowl, are also visible in photos and appear to have detached during the accident sequence.
“We do believe that that is the engine from the left side of the plane,” Inman said. “It is actually on the airfield, so it’s not off the airport property.”
The engine appears to have come to rest on the right side of Runway 17 Right (17R), the aircraft’s departure runway, and an adjacent taxiway. The engine is about 8,700 ft. from the Runway 17R departure end, Aviation Week analysis of publicly shared images show.
“That correlates with the video that we’ve seen of it detaching from the airplane while it is in flight,” Inman added. “We also know that fire was occurring during that time, so we’re analyzing that.”
“We have viewed airport CCTV security coverage, which shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll,” NTSB Board Member Todd Inman told reporters during a Nov. 5 briefing.
Photos of the airfield taken after the accident scene show what appear to be a heavily damaged GE Aerospace CF6-80C2 engine. Parts of the nacelle, including the inlet and fan cowl, are also visible in photos and appear to have detached during the accident sequence.
“We do believe that that is the engine from the left side of the plane,” Inman said. “It is actually on the airfield, so it’s not off the airport property.”
The engine appears to have come to rest on the right side of Runway 17 Right (17R), the aircraft’s departure runway, and an adjacent taxiway. The engine is about 8,700 ft. from the Runway 17R departure end, Aviation Week analysis of publicly shared images show.
“That correlates with the video that we’ve seen of it detaching from the airplane while it is in flight,” Inman added. “We also know that fire was occurring during that time, so we’re analyzing that.”
Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 72
Fewer guns. Sheesh, you even write like an American.
Comment Re:When your product doesn't sell.... (Score 1) 72
It sucks in Canada.
I don't want the CRTC mandating what shows I must watch or the music I must listen to.
Comment How the mighty have fallen (Score 1) 52
IBM used to be the king of the hill.
They had products in every segment.
They registered more patents than everyone else.
They were immensely profitable.
They were a career for life.
They invented the PC.
They were the best blue-chip stock you could buy.
They were widely respected and admired.
Now look at them. A bunch of shysters acting like their consultants actually provide value. So sad.
Comment Kiss the ring, Jared (Score 1) 133
Now, assume the position...
Comment Re:American Distances are Gigantic (Score 1) 312
Bullshit.
You could have flown in 1/4 the time.
Comment hundred and $44 million (Score 1) 48
If this is not written by an AI it's written by someone clearly illiterate.
local government budgets surge from $7 million in 2011 to a hundred and $44 million in the past fiscal year.
Really?
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