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Couldn't agree more. MBA grads in place of power have done so much damage to social fabric of US.

Yes. THAAD was the reason.

Fun fact: Many many South Korean college students who actively agitated for democracy around that era were specifically sent to the very front area of the DMZ or tougher assignments. So Moon did not volunteer for the special forces, but was volunteered.

The idea was to help educate the naive young kids about the realities of North Korea facing off with South Korea by stationing them right on the DMZ.

Also, Moon was not one of the few dozen troops that were on scene with claymore mines. The entire armed forces of S Korea was put on alert at the time and he was in uniform at the time.

Kim Il Sung, ruler of N. Korea at the time, formally apologized and sent letter saying so. Only time he did so in fact.

All because of the show of force. There was a MASSIVE show of force because of the killing.

South Korea rotated over 320,000 ground combat troops through Vietnam over 11+ year period, maintaining 2 Army Divisions and 1 Marine Brigade, to help US and South Vietnam.

edit: 320,000 is not a typo. Well over a quarter of a million S. Korean troops served 1 year tour of duty in Vietnam.

It means after end of WW2, S. Korea sent more combat troops abroad to help US in a semi-active/active armed conflict than any other allies such as UK, Australia, France etc. Kinda mind boggling.

I recommend vietvet.co.kr for anyone interested in reading about stories/battles/personal-recollection related to South Korean troops. The site has Korean and English versions. The English version is not a direct mirror of the Korean version but largely same stories.

You have to keep in mind the South Korean troops in Vietnam in 1960s - 1970 were very likely old enough to remember the Korean war, the war started by the communists of North Korea. Or they at least had immediate family members who experienced it and passed on the stories.

So there was a personal hatred of anything related to communists.

All of Hawaii does not allow any outdoor advertising. And I think it is wonderful.

City Of Los Angeles has regulations on different aspects billboards. BUT, city has no idea idea how many even exist.

I believe it is Trump who wants to buy it, not US government.

>>> more and more people may be opting away from home ownership

I don't think people are opting away from home ownership but rather forced away from home ownership due to high down payment requirement and lack of enough jobs that allow someone to save enough.

Who has $100,000 in cash to put down 10% downpayment?

It is a vicious cycle.

Less people are able to afford downpayment. So more people are crowding into rental market. But affordable rental supply is decreasing as more rental units are converted into condo/house AND more people are forced into rentals.

It is really a vicious, destructive downward spiral.

Full bodycam video of the interaction is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7j-Ijo2TYw&t=1295s

Courtesy of 'PoliceActivity' channel. I am not related to teh channel in any way, just a subscriber.

One code word I heard that is as plain as it can be is "Point Luck" used in Midway Battle.

Having grown up in South Korea in the 70s and 80s, I would not describe the social conditions of modern South Korea dreadful. Yes there are issues, but it is heaven compared to the times of 70s and 80s.

And let's not forget that S Korea is one of the most densely populated country.

One of my favorite youtube channel by 'Indy Neidell' on WW2 has been demonetized. He and his team cover WW2 week by week, one video with historical analysis/story for every week. They recently completed a series for WW1 and it was amazing.

Even as a semi serious history buff, I learn new stuff. But they have been demonetized, seriously hurting their ability to put up videos.

He put up an extensive view on this and states there is no rhythm or rhyme on what gets restricted or not.

I agree with your points.

It's like no company wants to train anyone (internal nor external candidate) and expect you to start working on their production system/code almost immediately.

Self training and really outstanding portfolio is the way go.

But amazon DID go around announcing plans for HQ2 and making a big deal about it, to get tax breaks etc.

I've seen more than a few posts at here where candidate for jobs in Silicon Valley is given an offer but turns it down because they don't want to move to Silicon Valley/San Francisco for various reasons.

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Boeing says that it can again fix the software to avoid the problem the FAA just found. It is doubtful that this will be possible. The software load is already right at the border, if not above the physical capabilities of the current flight control computers. The optimization potential of the software is likely minimal.

MCAS was a band aid. Due to the new engine position the 737 MAX version had changed its behavior compared to the older 737 types even though it still used the older types' certification. MCAS was supposed to correct that. The software fix for MCAS is another band aid on top of it. The fix for the software fix that Boeing now promises to solve the problem the FAA pilot found, is the third band aid over the same wound. It is doubtful that it will stop the bleeding.

The flight control computers the 737 MAX and NG use were developed in the early to mid 1990s. There are no off-the-shelf solutions for higher performance.

Boeing's latest announced time frame for bringing the grounded 737 MAX planes back into the air is "mid December". In view of this new problem one is inclined to ask "which year?"

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Ouch...

Introducing a new CPU into airplane like 737 will require another whole series of test/certifications.

And right about now, Boeing management is thinking we could use some of those senior engineers we laid off because we thought they were not needed as our products are now mature.

Right as GigaFactory was being planned/announced, there was much speculation/rumors on internet that Tesla was having talks with Samsung about possibly working together to build the gigafactory. I wonder what happened to it...

One thing I learned while reading on HN is that there is never ever any kind of job posting from battery companies. There is much much secrecy about what the battery companies are doing (for obvious reasons). Due to this, they contact Masters/Phd student directly for possible job offers based on research papers and/or word of mouth.

They supposedly do not post any job postings.

Why worry about meddling of elections by Russians when large American companies that make life/death products and one of the pillars of US economy goes around doing stuff like this, effectively committing a corporate seppuku.

I used to watch PR videos from Boeing on new planes being tested and feeling sense of wonder and awe. Now I feel like puking. Of course not the rank and file. But the ones in corner offices.

I don't even want them in or near the prison. I just want the salary/bonus they made while employed by Boeing, making the decisions that led to this.

And give them to the family of the victims, ON TOP of whatever punitive damage Boeing will be paying.

Holy crappus, what was Boeing thinking?

I am so tired of software engineers that, patch that software, etc etc. Ultimately it all comes down to $, $ that executives thought they could save for the company AND make that yearend bonus.

It's not engineer that or this. It is MBA this and MBA that.

Intern is another term often used to prevent older, experienced workers from applying.

I remember watching 'lost wallet test' videos on youtube while back. Vloggers test leaving expensive stuff and/or wallet in cafe/subway and see if it gets taken by strangers.

In some nations, stuff just wasn't touched at all for hours.

I didn't think a scientific study would be done on this and published.

I used to work at a kinda old, small startup shop. The office had 'filtered' water dispenser. BUT the filters had not been replaced for awhile and one day I noticed the water tasted filthy.

The CEO's office was right next to the water dispenser spot. As I was walking through the hallway, I noticed cases of FIJI water bottles in his office. And no, it wasn't for us. It was ALL for him.

For those who don't know, FIJI water bottle costs about 5 - 6 times more than regular water bottles.

Going to costco near closing time seems to help avoid crowd.

Of all the countries in OECE listed, I think ONLY US has crazy expensive medical cost problem.

Just wanted to throw that out there...

>> And they're doing nothing to the repair shop - they're just appealing the case to a higher Norwegian court which is their right. That in no way is harassment.

If harass is not the right term here, what would you call it? Legal maneuvers? Business maneuvers?

I bet Mr. Tim Cook has not said more than a few sentences regarding this case. Maybe none at all. And the lawyers are making their few hundred dollars an hour happily while sending off reams of paper with legalese printed on them.

And on the flip side is a small mom and pop shop running a small business. Repairing electronic gadgets. Do you know how much good such electronic repair shops do for our environment?

Ahh. I was told by a CS student in 2005 or so that knowing just some Unix commands would get me a good job. I even took an introductory class based on this. But I never pursued it that diligently. And now 20 years later, I am learning Linux and plus many other related stuff. Should've listened to the recommendation 20 years earlier.

ONLY a kiddo would say something like

> If you hire a young person they might be 100x or 10x or 1x in a couple years.

100x?

So sorry to hear about your mother.

But it seems to be a rule of life.

Rich get richer. Top performers get more/better offers.

Poor get poorer. Non-top performers get less/worse offers.

I remember reading something where Paul Graham of Ycombinator said top performers never apply for jobs. They are often referred and handed jobs. And on the other side, you have ton of (supposedly) not so great workers who are sending out job applications by the dozens trying to get a job.