a fun thing you learn about reading NTSB airline crash reports...

atax1a said:
that isn't the problem here. the problem is that if the autopilot becomes inoperational, the pilot does not understand how to operate the plane. you know how when github goes down nobody can do work because their builds won't run? it's like that but when claude goes down the programmer cannot think. how is this not existentially horrifying to you?
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Airlines are just ahead of the times with chasing efficiency :cool:
atax1a said:
you know when you call women "females" it makes you look kinda gross, right?
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Hopefully that doesn't explain Body types in games nowadays :p
 
Well, just wait till we get the first Rasta astronaut... how will dreadlocks float around in zero-G? 😁

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atax1a said:
you know when you call women "females" it makes you look kinda gross, right?
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Hard to tell whos post you are upset by. Though do note the equal use of male, keeping for consistent language. Honestly, I don't think this forum is the correct medium to discuss this kind of hangup.

kpedersen said:
I am surprised they don't just mandate a buzz cut for both males and females in all fairness.
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loveydovey said:
Precisely. It's not about females only. Males need a buzz too. Pure safety. And it looks fine for optics too.
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just gonna leave you to reflect on that, i guess. just interesting to notice that y'all will say stuff like that unprompted and then when we point out that it's weird, try and make it as though we're the ones with the problem.
 
blackbird9 said:
As expected... long hair in space has been considered in depth. Quite interesting. In passing, beards are a problem too... of course they are: helmets. This is just a summary... I expect there are books full of NASA regulations about these kinds of problems.

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I mean, we used to let people smoke on airplanes.

NTSB would shut this whole long hair thing down. I just smell politics and some other weird stuff going on.

It also speaks bad about astronauts themselves. A lot of very important things professionally and personally stem from the inner compass. Ya know?
 
atax1a said:
just gonna leave you to reflect on that, i guess.
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In future, yes, please do.

loveydovey said:
I've been looking so hard for a nice cargo ship to catch a ride on. What a stupendous thing that would be if we could just go 'cross the Atlantic in cargo ships (those who can afford the time). Cheaper, healthier, funner, more interesting, and of course safer.
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Certainly safe. No large ship ever fell into danger crossing the Atlantic... Leonardo DiCaprio's iceberg was merely defending itself ;)

I am lucky that the UK is a dingys throw from the Europe, so travel isn't so bad. But when I do have to commute to the US, I can't say I am the most excited passenger.
 
kpedersen said:
Certainly safe. No large ship ever fell into danger crossing the Atlantic... Leonardo DiCaprio's iceberg was merely defending itself ;)
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I would not say that it's safe, IIRC one ship per week is "gone without a trace". Maybe insurance fraud, maybe pirates, maybe the kraken... But it is much safer than other modes of transportation. What would bug me out on the fright ships, what does the smutje cook up? How to spend your time? Can you go for a walk on deck? One day I would like to try, but more research is needed.
 
Crivens said:
I would not say that it's safe, IIRC one ship per week is "gone without a trace". Maybe insurance fraud, maybe pirates, maybe the kraken... But it is much safer than other modes of transportation. What would bug me out on the fright ships, what does the smutje cook up? How to spend your time? Can you go for a walk on deck? One day I would like to try, but more research is needed.
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My mate who did that trip said that was part of the attraction, you are forcibly removed from everything on land, there's no internet connection to the outside world, all they have is an emergency satellite phone, and it gives you a complete break from everything back home. Once you're under way, you know there's no way off the boat for the next 6 weeks or however long the voyage is. And you get to learn about the sea, see all it's different moods, and wildlife. And you eat with the crew and other passangers, swap stories, have a completely different experience. It's an adventure that takes you out of yourself.

He said they let him onto the bridge and showed him the rudiments of how the ship works. He said the food was great, they eat very well, it's probably good for the crew's morale. Of course you have to "muck in" with everyone else. I'd like to do it myself some time, but the time to go is when you're young, really. There's usually no doctor on board, that is the reason the number of passangers is restricted; one of those videos I posted said that regulations only allow them to take a maximum of 12 passengers on a ship with no doctor, so there aren't many berths on each boat. I think my friend said there were only 5 passenger berths on his boat. Of course you need to be sensible, you know your own health. You're going to have a hard time if you need to be airlifted off the boat in the middle of the pacific, if that's even possible. I think it's really a trip for someone young and adventurous who wants to see a bit of the world, or at least young-at heart and adventurous!

I guess being in that space capsule going out past the moon is an extreme version of the same thing! They all look pretty happy in the videos of them being interviewed while they're out there, I am full of admiration for them. :)

Yeah, you might not want to take a route that passes up the coast of Somalia, or other areas where there are pirates. As for krakens... well, who knows!?? 😁

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loveydovey said:
Well, there's now Starlink to tag along if someone really needs that.
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Yes, interesting, I wonder if they have that on ships nowadays, I expect they do. My mate went years ago, he said the satellite phone was for the captain's use only, they didn't really want the passengers using it very much; which makes sense, they have a job of work to do, it's not a cruise liner.

One other thing I remember him saying was that the stars are fantastic when you get right out at sea away from the land, there is no light pollution. Of course the little bit I know about it is all second-hand knowledge, I haven't done it myself, sadly. I would have loved to go on a trip like that when I was younger! Once you start working... it's a familiar lament 😂
 
You won't even have to bring the actual bulky antenna soon, it'll be Satellite Direct-to-cell soon (already is in select markets?). Kind of destroys a little the allure of being 'disconnected' at sea, but it's certainly a nice emergency link to have, no matter how hardcore you are.

I just have a tiny little problem with the oceans. It's just a little too unregulated at sea. It's technically international waters, nobody has jurisdiction, anything happens - you're on your own in the strict legal sense.
 
Crivens said:
I would not say that it's safe, IIRC one ship per week is "gone without a trace". Maybe insurance fraud, maybe pirates, maybe the kraken... But it is much safer than other modes of transportation. What would bug me out on the fright ships, what does the smutje cook up? How to spend your time? Can you go for a walk on deck? One day I would like to try, but more research is needed.
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One can read books! There is the 20 book "Aubrey-Maturin" series by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars era. And many other books with a nautical theme.... One I particularly liked was Peter Mathiessen's Far Tortuga (its initial slow pace just might require being away from modern day distractions).
 
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