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dfgasdgsd··on Aster shootdown over Sydney in 1955
Yup - this looks like it's at the Air Force academy north of Colorado Springs - spent a summer there and was really cool to drive by and see the gliders getting towed up for practice pilots almost daily.
dfgasdgsd··on A Lufthansa A350's frustrating Oakland diversion
The two runways that run in parallel are too close to each other to land side-by-side in bad weather (because they only allow using Visual aka VFR landings).

"SFO operates on two sets of parallel runways. On fair weather days, SFO can accommodate approximately 60 arrivals per hour. During periods of low visibility, current FAA safety regulations allow aircraft to arrive side-by-side only if runways are at least 4,300 feet apart."

https://www.flysfo.com/about/airport-operations/policies-reg....

dfgasdgsd··on Shrinkflation Tracker
I don't think the search works, but it's here: https://www.shrinkflation.io/products/535
dfgasdgsd··on Yellen earned millions in speaking fees from Wall St, tech firms (2021)
I mean these guys are real jerks.
dfgasdgsd··on High-skilled visa holders at risk of deportation amid tech layoffs
Yes, but a lot of these layoffs are happening at the unicorn startups / Googles of the world, and these people generally map more closely to your former case.

So this is just lowering the scale of the pool, but the ratio is probably unchanged - completely agreed on the need for reform.

dfgasdgsd··on NYU’s firing of Professor Maitland Jones Jr. should frighten every American
(disclaimer: have no actual context and have just skimmed the various articles)

It's interesting to read the perspective of the students as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/nyu/comments/xvsgk0/the_professor_j...

dfgasdgsd··on Ask HN: Is anyone else glad the crypto market is crashing?
They weren't betting on Terra though, they were betting on Luna, which isn't pegged and is obviously a bet.
dfgasdgsd··on Accused of cheating, marathon runner Frank Meza's life fell apart (2019)
This was such a sad story - everything I read at the time said Dr Meza was a charitable, successful member of the community in LA (running coach, founded programs towards Latino students, etc.).

The LetsRun forum is such a wild place - it's a really strange mix of great running news discussion, 4-chan / bodybuilding.com conspiracy theories, and (IMO) a lot of teenage / college male runners who have a lot of angst, and something to prove because they are in an unpopular sport. Moderators/owners (rojo / pojo? or something) don't do anything / actively encourage this.

dfgasdgsd··on Shaded Relief Maps in Blender
looked into doing this last year for a bit - there are a few people selling these maps that are pretty cool:

https://scottreinhardmaps.com/ (from what I can tell he was the first one to do this?) https://twitter.com/geo_spatialist?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7C...

https://eastofnowhere.co/collections/best-sellers/products/t...

dfgasdgsd··on Sixth grader expelled after Zoom provided possibly inaccurate IP address
Yeah I'm assuming his computer was in 192.168.x.x and the local ip was 10.x.x.x.
dfgasdgsd··on Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstream supermarket shelves
(partner is also vegan) - Miyoko Garlic Herb is the only one I've ever had that is "good" in my opinion. It's definitely not cheese, but as a picnic cheese/crackers situation I actually might like it more than a cheese version.
dfgasdgsd··on California Is Built to Burn
I know Mill Valley is probably helped a bit by the fog, etc. but visiting there for hiking etc. feels more uneasy with every passing year. The amount of brush in the hills/on those back roads in the canyons is enormous.
dfgasdgsd··on Google Research Football
I still don't understand the reasoning by Chelsea there - any Liverpool fan watching the previous year knew he wasn't the same after that injury. Carragher says basically exactly that here (though the Andy Carroll buy was interesting as well): https://youtu.be/58hK8XnwJVQ?t=1050
dfgasdgsd··on Google Research Football
Two recent(ish) examples in real life:

Salah vs Manchester United: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STjxoGgFIzk

Torres vs Barcelona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKOXBLTsu3s