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very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
Let's fix all those other flow bottlenecks too :)
very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
I have seen many of these results and did not find a lot on the very specific issue of DE-planing. Most of this stuff discusses boarding.
very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
While I reject your condescending tone, locking the overheads is possibly a good idea but requires major equipment upgrades.

I do not believe locking mechanisms in the overhead compartments are currently installed.

Controls to instantly lock/unlock such systems remotely by one attendant, thousands of times, reliably, is yet another challenge. Better to engineer a solution that requires no new equipment.

very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
The simulation assumes that ONE person in the status quo has a 0 second assemble belongings step, and just waits "minBuffer" time - so in the simulation on average this is 2 second delay rather than 5:

https://github.com/josephecombs/fill-flush/blob/fc0fa73b5879...

very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
-First Class can keep getting off first, you still get the benefits if you apply this to Coach

-Groups can wait for later "Flush" es - there is flexibility since I think you can fit a little more than one person in the aisle per row.

very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
That is modeled as "status quo" - this unfortunately leads to waste of the scarce aisle real estate, a resource that is better used in "Fill & Flush."
very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
I have calculated this would save between 50 and 150 human life-equivalents of time per year. You can see this calculation if you scroll to the bottom of the simulation page.
very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
I believe the response to this objection is to just have the groups wait for later "flush"es / make "trades" with strangers who would otherwise exit in later waves.
very_good_man··on The Fill and Flush deplaning method
I have "invented" a system that I believe reduces aircraft deplaning time by ~50%

source code at: www.github.com/josephecombs/fill-flush

very_good_man··on "About 67k” sites are banned from submission on HN, the list is kept secret
Wrong.
very_good_man··on "About 67k” sites are banned from submission on HN, the list is kept secret
X is now an attractive free-speech platform.
very_good_man··on Software Engineering at Google (2020)
When are we going to advance as an industry and stop worshiping these people?

If you have a decade in control of the greatest internet business ever, go ahead and do exactly as Google has done. For anyone else, look inward for inspiration!

very_good_man··on Ask HN: Should employers pay a fine for superfluous work-from-office policies?
I don't like the climate cult stuff, but good idea to use it as a bludgeon against a greater enemy (boomers and CRE landlords)
very_good_man··on WordPress.com launches paid newsletters
If you're paying wordpress.com $300/year for all their features, I can highly recommend switching to AWS Lightsail for 90% savings. Exorbitant pricing.
very_good_man··on Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI
Give the power to control life-changing technology to some of the most evil, mendacious elites to ever live? No thanks.
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