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troyunrau

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Centrist, progressive, radical optimist. Geophysicist, R&D, Planetary Scientist and general nerd in Winnipeg, Canada.

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Yeah, the drama that comes with it is probably the biggest issue – it will occupy some part of your cognitive energy.

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2furry4tits

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Wall of rant incoming, sorry ;)

The website is a general aviation news source, and a decent one. Caveats: Given the size of Boeing in the global market, I have no doubt that they cover a lot of Boeing stories. Furthermore, given the size of Boeing in the global market, I would suspect they also advertise within, causing a bias to creep in there. However, none of the major bias reporting websites indicate anything about Simply Flying being bought and paid for. Furthermore, the numbers they are reporting are not their own.

Air incident doom and gloom stories make for excellent attention grabbing articles for news organizations – clicks sell advertising, so of course they’ll publish every doom and gloom article they can find, and Boeing makes an excellent target. Statistically speaking, due to the number of Boeing planes in the air, a good percentage of aviation related incidents will involve Boeing. But, even more so, there’s now a narrative, and media organizations love articles that reinforce narratives. The narrative may be partially or wholly true, but it is often disproportionately reported.

Simple example: how many Tesla fires are reported my major media organizations, versus Ford fires, even though statistically there are far more Ford fires out there (both in terms of absolute numbers, and once normalized by the total number of vehicles). But that wouldn’t fit the narrative and thus drive clicks.

The narrative in the media is that aviation is dangerous, and Boeing in particular. But the reality is that you’re far more likely to die in a car crash on the way to the airport than you are in an aviation related incident. That, however, is not sexy to report and doesn’t drive clicks.

The reason I’m posting this is because it’s not doom and gloom. People should feel comforted getting into modern aircraft that there are a ridiculous number of safety systems, regulations, inspections, and more going on and flying is literally the safest form of transportation.

(I’d add some exceptions for private bush planes, remote access to the Arctic and Antarctic, etc., where there is added risk due to lack of infrastructure or “cowboy” outfits operating ancient equipment, like the DC-3.)

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No. Commercial passenger Jets are pretty much the safest form of travel that exists by almost every metric. Comparing them against three seater Cessnas that Billybob from Oregon uses for sight-seeing expeditions is not fair. You don’t compare SUVs to bicycles when talking about safety because they both have tires.

Note that military aircraft are also not included. There were a lot of people who died in Jets this year in military contexts. But would you call that fair when putting together the safety metrics?

What about passengers that suffered heart attacks while flying in a commercial plane? Actually, that might be an interesting example, but not in the context of this article. (Tangent: there’s probably a metric here. If you have a heart attack in a vehicle, what are the odds you’re driving, and what are the odds your heart attack causes multiple fatalities as a result. But your travel time to hospital and survival rate might be higher as a passenger – it takes more time for a plane to make an emergency landing. I’d bet those numbers come in close, but it’ll depend on the metric used.)

You always need to pick a reasonable metric. In this case, commercial passenger jets is a good one, because it’s the largest group.

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Seatbelts are also a thing, assuming you actually follow the safety recommendations.

So this goblin in the cage was upset that his tribe converted. I hope this brings him closure. (lemmy.ca)

Brakkal is in a cage in the goblin camp. I decided to kill all the Absolute worshipping goblins so he would feel better. Brought him the dead goblins like a cat would. I left him in his cage though, because he worships Maglubiyet and he is probably evil. Right? ;)

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Priestess Gut. If you butchered your way in you killed her to get to the others :)

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It’s so interesting seeing the prison in the warg pit with the chests that you know are meant for player gear during a prison escape sequence. And wondering how in the hell a player gets imprisoned in the goblin camp. Now I know :)

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Bring him in as a camp follower, at minimum, during a evil campaign.

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Excellent work folks. Bug fixing is not sexy (even more so in open source projects), but greatly appreciated 👍

Prepare for Mass Outbreaks of Hard-to-Find Pokémon! (Scarlet/Violet) (i.imgur.com)

Catch Version-Exclusive Pokémon to Help Complete Your Pokédex! Get ready to track down some Pokémon you may have had trouble finding! From Friday, January 26, 2024, at 00:00 UTC to Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 23:59 UTC, mass outbreaks of Gulpin, Stunky, Skrelp, and Clauncher will be appearing throughout the Paldea region....

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I suppose that is a minor improvement to my old system of: buying both, and catching them all, then getting a friend to help me trade them over.

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nerd ;)

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A succulent Chinese meal?

Cant unequip mainhand weapon.

It’s the Knife of the Undermountain King, if that is relevant. I’m not a druid, so I don’t think it has anything to do with wild shape. I have had Jahiera in my party a few times. I did get disarmed once about 20 hours ago, so it might be related to that. Anyways, I cannot unequip, disarm, throw, or drop that knife. I’ve...

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No it’s a magic sword. But is it also cursed? ;)

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Dunno. Trying casting remove curse on the character and see what happens. That’s how it works on the handful of other cursed weapons and armor I’ve seen in game. The game is so complex that I’d never say with confidence that there isn’t some way to end up with a curse in some questline I didn’t pursue. :)

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Tulips. Grow up, sell them, stick em in the dirt. But whatever you do, don’t invest in imaginary tulip futures.

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I’m sure they’re tasty

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Marinated Canada Goose? Like, maybe some vinegar+orange zest overnight… 🤔

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You wouldn’t want a confrontation with a Canada Goose. They scary AF.

youtu.be/zkgwmPUak70?si=ChERpLuLL6gpTSAE

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It occurs to me now that you’re quoting Letterkenny and I am foolishly oblivious.

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Well, the underpants glitch is going to get patched haha.

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Aside from being a meme, the factoid isn’t even true.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking#Moons

All twenty known moons in the Solar System that are large enough to be round are tidally locked with their primaries [planets]

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Ask for a refund

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Wow, you’re the most entitled user of free software I’ve met in a while. Just but a windows license next time.

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