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Well, with people like Friedman at least it's all out in the open and you can see what you're up against. Unlike others like Charles Koch who sneak around behind the cover of "independent" political and "public interest" organizations that they crea…
@hank and @Catch22-
As I was trying to get to sleep last night I found myself still wondering about the whole thing, especially why anyone might go to the trouble of changing the background of that picture.
Here is a scenario which could explain m…
@hank- Not certain what's "settled" exactly. I've been exploring Bayne Stanley's photos also, and it's certainly true that he's taken many good shots at YVR.
BTW, I wasn't suggesting that the entire OP was photoshopped- just the background. The pla…
@hank- You've likely read my comments on this in the "Other investing or Off Topic" post. Seems to be increasing sloppiness and questionable judgement in the choice of article placement. No good will come of this if it continues... just a matter of …
Well, I've spent a fair amount of time looking at Google Earth closeups of just about every West Coast airfield that could reasonably be considered. Nothing near a large runway with those buildings present. Now I'm really wondering about a Photoshop…
Catch- Yes, I did read your comments closely. But take a look at that photo again, especially the background. To the left, the partial view of the Quonset hut. Center-right, the red and white pole, with the smallish building to the right. Those sort…
@Catch22 & @hank- Catch's mention of Google Maps inspired me to take a look at YVR using Google Earth. Now I'm wondering if the airport is in fact YVR- the photo shows a pretty decent tree line, probably fir trees- just behind a closer stand of …
@hank- re 26R / 08L, yes I wondered about that also. The main problem that I have on the whole thing is trying to come up with a logical intersection where the Air Tahiti might be waiting- either after landing or before takeoff- while the United tak…
Vancouver runway configuration:
@hank- Yes, I also wonder if that 787 is in line for take off or maybe just waiting to cross the runway behind the 319, because if the United is in fact taking off it must have started much further down the runway.…
A bit of history may be helpful here. In the past, there have been postings, typically with aggressive political overtones, by a very few individuals who drew the ire of a significant number of MFO readers and posters. This escalated until David Sno…
I've looked at that photo many times now, and it was my first impression that the 319 was in fact "in the distance". But the more I looked, the less certain I was. It seems to me that the 319 might be taking off in front of the 787, who presumably i…
Here's a link to official Boeing info on the 787 Dreamliner. Individual pages from the document can't be linked, so I can't reproduce the graph here.
On page 3.3.1 is a graph showing the runway takeoff length of the 787 under various altitude, temp…
My wife and I were on a very lightly loaded 319 going from Florence to Frankfurt some years ago, and by chance we had been placed in the very rear so as to help even out the passenger weights. For whatever reason the pilot did a last-minute missed a…
Hey there hank- pretty hard to see exactly what's going on here. Because of the unknown position of the camera it's possible that those planes weren't actually as close as they appear. It's also possible that they were very close... if so, perhaps t…
Lewis- I'm sure that you're correct with respect to the current military environment. But I was comparing the military of my teenage generation to the Amazon of today. Just trying to make a point regarding large institutions involved in introducing …
Lewis- Getting back to your original post and considering Amazon in particular, it's surely obvious that they leave a lot to be desired in their corporate personnel policies.
But, sometimes you just have to take an institution for what it is, both …
" it appears that additional authority will need to be provided by Congress"
Sure thing- good luck on that one. They don't even want to know what really happened on Jan 6.
Women may very well "control it" by the simple device of outliving men, but all they are controlling at that age is the spending, not the generating.
I'm sure that there may be a small number of elderly women who actively understand and enhance th…
On an every-day experience level we just came back from Safeway having purchased a favorite flavor of Hagen-Daz ice cream. I thought that the cartons looked a bit smaller than before. Sure enough, down from 1 pint (16 oz) to 14 oz. We have no idea w…
"OMG isn’t that a primary goal of education at any level? "
Not sure that the testing methodology currently foisted on the American school system gives a lot of weight to "critical thinking". Hard to imagine much interest in teaching that when the …
As it is now, if any level of government desires to separate you from any of your cash which is stashed in banks or cash accounts of any type they are required to go through a number of legal processes. during which you will at least be aware of the…
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"to which investors can subscribe to" ???
If the writer was in such a hurry that they di…
The disintegration of the Republican Party and it's diminution to a cult is really remarkable. Look, I'm a lifelong Democrat- so do I think that they are faultless, always pure, and always possess the best solution to any and all problems? Of course…
To all- this is one of the best threads I've seen on MFO in quite a while- informative, well mannered, offering a wealth of information, perspectives, experience and opinions- all with respect for other opinions and plain good civility. Incredibly w…
For all practical purposes. any entity that uses the standard internet for critical infrastructure control is at ongoing serious risk, no matter what "hardening" they may attempt. I firmly believe that no software, no matter how supposedly "bulletpr…
@MJG- Hello there, and very nice to hear from you again... I hope that all is well with you.
Your observation regarding "critical thinking" is well received, and also well timed.
By coincidence, a good friend recently recommended an article which …
