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Dreamliner: Boeing 787 Aircraft Battery "Not Faulty" 184

A reader writes "Airline safety inspectors have found no faults with the battery used on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, Japan's transport ministry has said. The battery was initially considered the likely source of problems on 787s owned by two Japanese airlines. The world's entire fleet of 50 787s has been grounded while inspections are carried out. Attention has now shifted to the electrical system that monitors battery voltage, charging and temperature. Transport ministry official Shigeru Takano said 'we have found no major quality or technical problem' with the lithium-ion batteries. Shares in GS Yuasa, which makes the batteries, jumped 5% on the news. 'We are looking into affiliated parts makers,' he said. 'We are looking into possibilities.'"

Comment Re:LTS (Score 1) 61

In ubuntu assuming you don't have many (any?) 3rd party repos upgrades are relatively smooth. Step 1) Edit /etc/update-manager and set Prompt=normal then a Step 2) sudo do-release-upgrade I updated my home file server this past weekend from 11.10 -> 12.10 without issue.

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