Tech debt accumulation from the 1950's onwards to now basically. The GDS are integrated with everything from check-in, rebooking, ops center, etc. Lots of companies looking to change this, and some airlines have been able to modernize. But it's a fraught process that can lead to mass cancellations during the upgrade period as stuff breaks.
I have had the "pleasure" of driving alongside and behind Cruise's vehicles on many occasions here in San Francisco. They will stop dramatically in the middle of a block (empty, no traffic, no pedestrians), edge forward, dramatically stop again, go halfway through the intersection and again...dramatically stop.
It feels to me like whoever has written their braking algorithm is using bang bang control.
>Imagine if engineers built bridges or engines or satellites by writing XML rather than using CAD tools and modelling suites.
There’s actually a move inside engineering of physical objects towards code generated shapes. For better aerodynamics, lighter weight, etc. Your optimization code spits out a 3D file and you just go in and clean up artifacts.
Having tried the switch recently, Apple maps is still way too incorrect for anything more than general bearing finding in many places. Even addresses in Emeryville, CA - across the street from Pixar headquarters - were off by about a half mile! And in that case, something felt off and I’m glad I checked Google Maps before walking.
Sounds like a great idea for a tech nonprofit. All in one inventory and credit card donation solution, as well as a distributor function that negotiates with the food suppliers like Sysco, A&W etc in bulk. Frees up the smaller banks to focus on what can’t be automated like community outreach.
On the other hand, arranged marriages tend to take place in very conservative areas with a low tolerance for divorce (legal or social) and tend to be favored by individuals with a low tolerance for divorce (cultural). A more accurate study would perform a cohort analysis of divorce rate across regions as divorce becomes legalized and normalized.
Plant seeds tend to travel far and wide with birds and animal migratory patterns. What takes root is dependent on soil, climate, etc. Meaning, what’s native is less dependent on location and more on conditions.
As climate changes, conditions change, and so the set of plants best suited to any particular location changes as well.
Probably more like a natural time to leave - Model 3 is past the initial hell and shipping more regularly, etc. And in this process have learned how to take a vehicle from end to end. So instead of working on a brand new car inside of Tesla, why not do the same thing on their own with a greater ownership stake?
Not always the best decision, but usually the kind of thought process one goes though.
Interesting tidbit in the video. At 1:43 you see a MAX in Jet Airways livery - an airline that ceased operations and terminated all flights about 1 month after the grounding began.
Which makes a lot of sense when you consider how and where it's used. It's easier to have service and repair infrastructure for one car with identical mechanicals over a decade than 3 or 4.
Because of this belief by vapers, in my experience they tend to be more indiscriminate about where they puff and exhale...the end result is far more exposure to second-hand vape than second hand cigarette smoke.
No, but you could say that in order to hit 0 by 2050, you need to be at X by 2025 and Y by 2030...then commit to those.
And of course, the article states: "New York will be required to get 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and shift entirely to carbon-free power a decade later."
Depends on the loan. In general, you can modify whatever you want with a car under loan but NOT under lease. However, modifications usually mean your car is worth less and you have a higher chance of being underwater, so could result in an additional financial liability in the case of a repo.
Oh, absolutely. My point was more that huge swaths of the world are underserved by things that we take for granted and would otherwise assume "everyone" has been exposed to. And so, there's still a ton of headroom to grow.
That's R&D in any industry. The question you're answering is not directly "how can we address what the customer needs today" but instead "what does basic science allow us to make within the purview of our company?"
Personally only seen it once during a short trip but apparently this is common in Seoul (maybe someone can confirm if it’s really widespread or not?). Delivery food comes in reusable containers, you leave it outside your door when you’re done and at some point the next day it all gets collected and sent back to the original restaurant for cleaning and reuse.
I have seen cold emails from Facebook and Instagram recruiters recently and they all start on the defensive about privacy, how it's "Zuck's" big thing and how he's taking it seriously. Seems a little desperate.
Everyone believes they're going to be the lucky ones. Simply imposing high costs doesn't deter reckless behavior. People still drive drunk, jaywalk, drive on bald tires, smoke...all activities known to be dangerous.
Regulation creates a barrier, sure - a good barrier is one which requires training, practices, and equipment to promote safety.
Regulation sets a floor for the race-to-the-bottom. Companies could set high standards, yet they usually meet the bare minimum. Improving standards costs money. Unless it's a requirement, it gets cut.
Many of the U/L trips happen during commute hours, where someone might have a dedicated parking spot on either end -- either at home, or a monthly garage or lot.
There are a number of categories to comfort. The aircraft itself makes a big difference. However, what the airline choses to do is also a massive factor. Seat width, AV boxes, padding, leg room, color choices, cabin temperature, entertainment selection, headphone quality, and so on.
Did you find much differentiation between half day and couple of days? Especially because some things that might take a couple days end up taking 30 mins (some efficient package already exists), and some half day things end up taking a couple days, so it comes out in a wash?
It's a high stakes technical problem that is caused by not addressing technical debt - something that the many of the HN readership sees on a daily basis in other domains.
MCAS was created as a way to compensate for instability caused by strapping large engines onto an aircraft not originally designed for it, as opposed to doing a redesign.