It's probably much more interesting to see what else is happening while everyone is paying attention on communication devices and tending wounded.
Readit Newssalex89 commented on Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say reuters.com/world/middle-... · Posted by u/shmatt
salex89 commented on Which country consumes the most coffee? cafely.com/blogs/research... · Posted by u/KolmogorovComp
Is this article correct?
> Interestingly, the list also includes non-traditional coffee-consuming countries such as Lebanon and Brazil, which could be attributed to the global spread of coffee-related business and culture
Really? Both Brazil and Lebanon are traditional coffee consuming countries. Brazil in particular is the largest producer of coffee in the world and coffee is everywhere, since pretty much forever.
This just made me think am I missing something? Brazil is a huge coffee producer and Lebanon as an Arab country must have been exposed to coffee ages ago.
Also, I don't see any questioning of Luxembourg stats. Almost six cups per capita cannot sound right, the country size must have skewed the results.
All in all, casts doubt on the rest of the article.
United is openly fishing for a discount from Airbus by saying they will switch if they receive an offer where the economics work. But for Airbus there isn't really an incentive to hurt Boeing by offering a large discount. They are better off maximising their own revenue and letting Boeing be Boeing.
Allegedly (from just random messages across different message boards) Airbus is likely nearing their backlogs to a point in time when they plan an A320 successor. Of course, they can still build the current A320 family but their production capacity for it will be decreasing steadily in the future. So they might not need a hell of a lot more orders.
But they do want more companies in their team when the successor comes.
salex89 commented on Airbus Shatters Record for Jet Orders as Demand Soars wsj.com/business/airlines... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
A record for jet order should provide some job safety over the next few years (and possibly hiring if they increase their output instead of just adding to a longer backlog) for people working on the manufacturing side of Airbus.
But on the development side, the situation is less clear. There is no major development project anymore since A350 is in operation. And there are no signs yet of an upcoming major program based on their research activities for hydrogen-powered of more electric airliners.
So there could still be layoffs or downsizing due to hiring less engineers than the ones that go to retirement.
> There is no major development project anymore since A350 is in operation.
Well, not having a complete new aircraft doesn't mean there is no activities. A320neo is leaps and bounds ahead on the market. While Boeing seriously needs a new aircraft in that segment, Airbus can happily modernise the A320 some more. As for new developments, they likely need to integrate the A220 into their lineup, streamline the issues they had with it, and many think that the A320 successor will likely be based on the A220, making the A220 much more important to Airbus than it seems. There are rumours about a A220-500 which will have different engines than the smaller ones. In the meantime, it's known that Boeing doesn't plan to release anything anytime soon until a new generation of much more efficient engines comes in, even though it's an uncertainty when will it be.
Also, it seems that A350-1000 and A330neo sales are somewhat underwhelming, they cannot compete against the 777X or 787. By some reports, the RR engine in the A350-1000 needs too much maintenance in the hot climates of the Middle East, where a lot of wide bodies are sold.
All in all, they have their work cut on multiple fronts.
salex89 commented on Airbus Shatters Record for Jet Orders as Demand Soars wsj.com/business/airlines... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
Boeing supply chain is 500 miles long. Multiple suppliers for every part, and practically none of them are made by Boeing. I started my career in aerospace manufacturing. The whole supply chain is designed to track and shift liability down into the smaller suppliers, who can be easily replaced. That panel blew off your plane? Well who made it?!?! Where are the certs?!?! That vendor must've done something wrong! It surely wasn't us not tightening the bolts all the way.
Airbus isn't in an advantage there. They also employ a bunch of suppliers, outside the original companies that formed Airbus. However, they might be in an advantage because that's the way they grown from the start. Different countries, different continents, different languages, final assembly plants, all sorts of aircraft...
I met a guy from EADS once, while it was still called EADS, and I was far too young to understand the complexity of what he was talking about. But from what I understood they really do put a lot into managing their supply chain management (very meta), a team he was in. It was a behemoth of an organisation back then and this is just one guy, but I had a feeling they were very open minded.
salex89 commented on Galaksija: The Soviet-Era, Z80-based microcomputer spectrum.ieee.org/yugosla... · Posted by u/sundarurfriend
> It's more under Russian influence today than then.
Yugoslavia no longer exists.
While Serbia may be -- I've been there twice and it's a rather scary country -- the other fragments of Yugoslavia are far less so. Bosnia has a distinct Ottoman influence, while Croatia and Slovenia are very Western Europeanised indeed.
I haven't been to Montenegro yet, but had the best beer I tasted in Bosnia was Montenegrin (as opposed to the awful Jelen).
So, no: only one of its fragments, I think.
Of course, I meant Serbia since Galaksija comes from today's Serbia as well as it's creator, a very prominent man today.
What was scary in Serbia? And I agree, Jelen is bottom of the barrel. Only worse than thet would be private store brands, and you might even find better than Jelen among them.
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salex89 commented on Galaksija: The Soviet-Era, Z80-based microcomputer spectrum.ieee.org/yugosla... · Posted by u/sundarurfriend
What they need is AR glasses and a physical sliding bench to replace all that
Errr, no? First of all, the kid might freak out from the AI glasses itself, if it could even wear it considering size, weight and other possible health limitations the child might have. They might not ever seen an AI set, they're jittery as it is, and you're introducing another set of variables and strange things they have to figure out.
Also, will they be able to comprehend that the things they are seeing in the AI image is an analogue of what will happen soon? It won't replace the "tactileness" of the machine and process, adults or companions can't guide them through a hologram in any immediate way.
salex89 commented on ElonJet Is Now Suspended twitter.com/jxcksweeney/s... · Posted by u/ffsoftboiled
>I sincerely doubt they would be using public ADS-B ported to a Twitter account to track you around.
Why not, when it's convenient? It's probably not impossible to get a Stinger missile or similar from one of the current war theaters or black markets.
If you have the means and contacts to obtain a Stinger, I'm pretty sure you have means to obtain info on someones whereabaouts. And why wait fore someone to be in the air, just use an IED while on ground.
I wanna be clear, this is just a mental exercise, I do not wish nor want harm to anyone. This is just because Elon's ego is getting the best of him.