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0_-_0··on GoDaddy gave a domain to a stranger without any documentation
I want to know this, too. My enterprise clients tend to like using it but that certainly doesn't mean anything.
0_-_0··on GoDaddy gave a domain to a stranger without any documentation
they are not inexplicably low -- any rational person sees that any low prices are one year intro deals that revert to excessive after the first year.

We have always hated working with them, and have moved all clients to cloudflare.

0_-_0··on I converted 2D conventional flight tracking into 3D
beautiful! my only issue was the trails are not consistent with the vertical speed -- it appears they curve even if the plane is descending (see the sfo arrivals and how they appear to be "stepping" down). Airloom solves this by not rendering trails until after the plane has moved.
0_-_0··on iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]
what do you lose if you don't give it "full access"?
0_-_0··on Epson MX-80 Fonts
Something isn't right with this, though. I don't remember if there was a "wide" mode, but this font, while it feels very accurate, is somehow stretched wider than what would have been default. Here's an image of something from an MX-80 that looks more like what I remember: https://technicallywewrite.com/images/2024/07/epson2.png (taken from https://technicallywewrite.com/2024/07/01/dotmatrix). Still, thanks for sharing this!

EDIT: Now I know what the issue is! Per the link above: "Like other impact printers, the Epson series of dot matrix printers used a 6x9 grid to arrange the dots for each letter. Dots could also be printed halfway between each vertical line on the grid, effectively providing a higher resolution of 12x9 for each printed character." Here's an illustration: https://technicallywewrite.com/images/2024/07/epson1.png

0_-_0··on Preliminary report into Air India crash released
According to AI, Airbus places these switches on the overhead panel, so that alone would make it harder to inadvertently move them. Apparently, Airbus "protections do not extend to mechanical or FADEC‑controlled systems like the engine‑fuel shutoff valves. If you deliberately pull and flip the ENG MASTER lever to OFF, the FADEC will immediately close the LP and HP fuel valves and the engine will flame out. If you then return the lever to RUN (and you meet relight conditions), it will automatically relight."
0_-_0··on Preliminary report into Air India crash released
It could have been unimportant to them
0_-_0··on Preliminary report into Air India crash released
Maybe as the PIC was guarding the lower end of the throttle he rested the rest of his hand on the panel cover below the throttle and, while pushing forward on the throttle, let the side of his hand slide down right onto the switches, the likeliness of which would have been exacerbated by a rough runway or a large bump. It's unlikely the left and right part of his hand would have contacted the cutoff switches at the same time, hence the delay between the two switches being actuated. Of course this relies on the safety locks not working properly, which is something that hand been reported.