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I heard someone say this, and I like the metaphor:
Using AI to write a school paper is like bringing a forklift to the gym. The point is not that the weights need to be moved around.
Using AI to write a school paper is like bringing a forklift to the gym. The point is not that the weights need to be moved around.
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I heard someone say this, and I like the metaphor:
Using AI to write a school paper is like bringing a forklift to the gym. The point is not that the weights need to be moved around.
Using AI to write a school paper is like bringing a forklift to the gym. The point is not that the weights need to be moved around.
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To keep the Boom investment narrative alive for a few more years in the light of the nonavailability of an off-the-shelf engine and the assessment by the incumbent engine OEMs that there is no business case for them in developing a bespoke new engine for Overture.
July 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
To keep the Boom investment narrative alive for a few more years in the light of the nonavailability of an off-the-shelf engine and the assessment by the incumbent engine OEMs that there is no business case for them in developing a bespoke new engine for Overture.
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AAIB India Appeal aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
July 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
AAIB India Appeal aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
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very interesting thing just happened: EWR had a complete ground stop due to “thunderstorms” despite no storms in a 200 mile radius. The only flight to leave from EWR in that window? Air Force One.
sure looks like Donald Trump just shut down EWR for 4 hours so he could watch a soccer game!
sure looks like Donald Trump just shut down EWR for 4 hours so he could watch a soccer game!
July 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
very interesting thing just happened: EWR had a complete ground stop due to “thunderstorms” despite no storms in a 200 mile radius. The only flight to leave from EWR in that window? Air Force One.
sure looks like Donald Trump just shut down EWR for 4 hours so he could watch a soccer game!
sure looks like Donald Trump just shut down EWR for 4 hours so he could watch a soccer game!
Honestly, all these posts blaming the pilots (both "probable cause" type posts and the worse "definitely pilot action" ones) are so testing my patience - especially those from people who are supposed to know better.
Garbage like this was said about the Lion Air and Ethiopian pilots as well.
Garbage like this was said about the Lion Air and Ethiopian pilots as well.
July 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Honestly, all these posts blaming the pilots (both "probable cause" type posts and the worse "definitely pilot action" ones) are so testing my patience - especially those from people who are supposed to know better.
Garbage like this was said about the Lion Air and Ethiopian pilots as well.
Garbage like this was said about the Lion Air and Ethiopian pilots as well.
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weird to me that this is what folks are going for and not the "they never bothered with the SIAB inspection" part
July 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
weird to me that this is what folks are going for and not the "they never bothered with the SIAB inspection" part
Ffs! Stop blaming the pilots without evidence. Let the investigation be complete.
Seconds after takeoff, the fuel was cut off to both engines of the Air India flight that crashed last month, investigators said. The focus on the fuel switches has raised questions about the pilots’ actions.
Air India Plane Crash Report Says Fuel to Engines Was Cut Off
The focus on the fuel switches on Air India Flight 171 raised questions about the pilots’ actions.
trib.al
July 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ffs! Stop blaming the pilots without evidence. Let the investigation be complete.
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And here we go - pointed right at the pilots.
Seconds after takeoff, the fuel was cut off to both engines of the Air India flight that crashed last month, investigators said. The focus on the fuel switches has raised questions about the pilots’ actions.
Air India Plane Crash Report Says Fuel to Engines Was Cut Off
The focus on the fuel switches on Air India Flight 171 raised questions about the pilots’ actions.
trib.al
July 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And here we go - pointed right at the pilots.
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Report details a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin from 2018 about fuel control switches being installed with the locking feature disengaged on 737s (somehow not deemed "an unsafe condition" warranting an AD), and that it's similar to what's on this 787 but no defect reported on this frame.
July 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Report details a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin from 2018 about fuel control switches being installed with the locking feature disengaged on 737s (somehow not deemed "an unsafe condition" warranting an AD), and that it's similar to what's on this 787 but no defect reported on this frame.
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AAIB's preliminary report on #AI171 confirms Jon's reporting that the fuel cutoff switches are at play here.
Both engine fuel cutoff switches were moved from RUN to CUTOFF almost immediately after takeoff, within 1 second of each other. CVR captured audio of both pilots denying having touched it.
Both engine fuel cutoff switches were moved from RUN to CUTOFF almost immediately after takeoff, within 1 second of each other. CVR captured audio of both pilots denying having touched it.
BREAKING: India has released the preliminary report on Air India 171. Reading now.
Available here: aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
Available here: aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
July 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
AAIB's preliminary report on #AI171 confirms Jon's reporting that the fuel cutoff switches are at play here.
Both engine fuel cutoff switches were moved from RUN to CUTOFF almost immediately after takeoff, within 1 second of each other. CVR captured audio of both pilots denying having touched it.
Both engine fuel cutoff switches were moved from RUN to CUTOFF almost immediately after takeoff, within 1 second of each other. CVR captured audio of both pilots denying having touched it.
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The CVR exists to tell us what the pilots said in the minutes leading up to an accident. It is clear they identified the problem & denied touching the switches.
I’d like to see a transcript of their exact words following this exchange.
And I want to know what else could affect the switches.
I’d like to see a transcript of their exact words following this exchange.
And I want to know what else could affect the switches.
There is a good amount of detail in the 15-page report, but these are the key paragraphs.
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
July 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The CVR exists to tell us what the pilots said in the minutes leading up to an accident. It is clear they identified the problem & denied touching the switches.
I’d like to see a transcript of their exact words following this exchange.
And I want to know what else could affect the switches.
I’d like to see a transcript of their exact words following this exchange.
And I want to know what else could affect the switches.
I wish AAIB would have published the CVR transcript as well. That one sentence regarding the pilot interaction about the cutoff switch is giving rise to too many ridiculous speculations that the pilot is to blame. The investigation is ongoing and I hope people refrain from assigning blame.
BREAKING: India has released the preliminary report on Air India 171. Reading now.
Available here: aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
Available here: aaib.gov.in/What's%20New...
July 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I wish AAIB would have published the CVR transcript as well. That one sentence regarding the pilot interaction about the cutoff switch is giving rise to too many ridiculous speculations that the pilot is to blame. The investigation is ongoing and I hope people refrain from assigning blame.
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There's gonna be another conversation about video cameras in the flight deck coming out of this crash.
July 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There's gonna be another conversation about video cameras in the flight deck coming out of this crash.
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There is a good amount of detail in the 15-page report, but these are the key paragraphs.
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
July 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There is a good amount of detail in the 15-page report, but these are the key paragraphs.
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
@theaircurrent.com's report for reference: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
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We're channelling our inner @tmogriffons.bsky.social and posing a quiz question. 👆🏻 What's the connection between the Shorts 'Skyvan' and RMS Titanic? Hint: it has nothing to do with the ship (or plane, for that matter) hitting an iceberg. And we'll need that answer in the form of a question.
a man stands at a table with a sign that says $ 8,400 on it
ALT: a man stands at a table with a sign that says $ 8,400 on it
media.tenor.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We're channelling our inner @tmogriffons.bsky.social and posing a quiz question. 👆🏻 What's the connection between the Shorts 'Skyvan' and RMS Titanic? Hint: it has nothing to do with the ship (or plane, for that matter) hitting an iceberg. And we'll need that answer in the form of a question.
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What's the term from Transformers The Movie?
'Till all are one.
'Till all are one.
Air France-KLM to take majority stake in Scandinavian Airlines https://on.ft.com/3ZXP4ba
Air France-KLM to take majority stake in Scandinavian Airlines
Move comes as Franco-Dutch carrier contends with increased competition
on.ft.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
What's the term from Transformers The Movie?
'Till all are one.
'Till all are one.
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I think waiting until the FDR data is reviewed (at a minimum) is smarter than randomly guessing at things.
June 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I think waiting until the FDR data is reviewed (at a minimum) is smarter than randomly guessing at things.
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Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
June 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
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This proposition is an excellent 'object lesson' about AI.
If 'making Science Communication product' is what's important, then yes, Automated Ignorance will get plenty of that done.
But if the aim is for more people to understand Science, then a torrent of AI nonsense won't achieve it...
If 'making Science Communication product' is what's important, then yes, Automated Ignorance will get plenty of that done.
But if the aim is for more people to understand Science, then a torrent of AI nonsense won't achieve it...
On gen A.I. generated podcasts and their potential to foster science communication
academic.oup.com/eurjcn/advan...
academic.oup.com/eurjcn/advan...
June 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This proposition is an excellent 'object lesson' about AI.
If 'making Science Communication product' is what's important, then yes, Automated Ignorance will get plenty of that done.
But if the aim is for more people to understand Science, then a torrent of AI nonsense won't achieve it...
If 'making Science Communication product' is what's important, then yes, Automated Ignorance will get plenty of that done.
But if the aim is for more people to understand Science, then a torrent of AI nonsense won't achieve it...
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Inspired by a feature in an old
@RowlandWhite
book (Gods includes all supernatural and folkloric names)
@RowlandWhite
book (Gods includes all supernatural and folkloric names)
June 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Inspired by a feature in an old
@RowlandWhite
book (Gods includes all supernatural and folkloric names)
@RowlandWhite
book (Gods includes all supernatural and folkloric names)
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Last Friday, the Trump Administration announced an EO directing FAA to repeal the ban on commercial supersonic flight over the continental US and replace it with an "en route" noise standard for sonic boom. Why this is likely to boomerang on manufacturers. (🧵)
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Leading The World in Supersonic Flight
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
June 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Last Friday, the Trump Administration announced an EO directing FAA to repeal the ban on commercial supersonic flight over the continental US and replace it with an "en route" noise standard for sonic boom. Why this is likely to boomerang on manufacturers. (🧵)
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Remember that using this is essentially consent to your device being searched by authorities.
And for those USA people... A digital passport identity, that will be TSA compliant.
We'll see.
#wwdc
We'll see.
#wwdc
June 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Remember that using this is essentially consent to your device being searched by authorities.
Saving money on the marketing budget?
Inbox: “Boeing will focus on advancing innovation, partnerships and collaboration at the 2025 Paris Air Show.”
The commercial aircraft on static display this year? An 8 year old 777-300ER.
The commercial aircraft on static display this year? An 8 year old 777-300ER.
June 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Saving money on the marketing budget?
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So, you want to fly on a 747 in 2025, and you're not a pallet of cargo. 📦 How do you do it? Here's our look at where the world's remaining passenger 747s. www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So, you want to fly on a 747 in 2025, and you're not a pallet of cargo. 📦 How do you do it? Here's our look at where the world's remaining passenger 747s. www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
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Money can buy you legislation, but money cannot buy you physics.
June 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Money can buy you legislation, but money cannot buy you physics.