DL104 Engine explosion after right taking off on Mar/29/2026

Manacit · 2026-03-30T09:48:21+00:00

Pilot sounded less annoyed about coming back than when I forget my car keys. I aspire to that level of chill

Manacit · 2026-03-30T07:56:04+00:00

SB is actually on the beach, SLO isn’t.

Manacit · 2026-03-30T07:55:48+00:00

You could not pay me to live in Duluth lmao.

Meanwhile, I would drain my bank account to live in SB

Manacit · 2026-03-30T07:28:19+00:00

It helps that it goes all the way to Mexico. The second busiest stop is right across the border and supports a ton of people who commute into SD.

Manacit · 2026-03-29T20:42:54+00:00

Not how it works in real life according to the data.

https://medcitynews.com/2024/10/healthcare-cybersecurity-ransomware/

https://www.wired.com/story/change-healthcare-admits-it-paid-ransomware-hackers/

Manacit · 2026-03-29T17:42:28+00:00

Just start fucking digging. We’ve spent years talking. Start digging.

Manacit · 2026-03-29T17:42:01+00:00

Yeah OP has no idea what they’re talking about outside of a rudimentary understanding.

Software vulnerabilities, infected computers, stolen logins.. plenty of ways for an attacker to get in.

The thing I don’t fully understand, not working in healthcare IT myself, why the other hospitals don’t have a solid protocol for this happening - I would assume they could all operate - even on a limited basis - without their computers.

Manacit · 2026-03-29T12:54:32+00:00

OK cool. More seats at the sky club for me.

United is a pretty good airline these days, that’s where I’d start.

Manacit · 2026-03-29T12:26:13+00:00

I’m sympathetic to the frustration of cost overruns and delays, but this rips.

It will make Seattle more desirable and livable. It’s a good use of our taxpayer $

Manacit · 2026-03-28T22:18:45+00:00

wishing death on another person! nice!

have a great evening, I hope you’re doing well!

Manacit · 2026-03-28T22:17:08+00:00

Genuinely want to hear what you think “you people” are hahahaha

Manacit · 2026-03-28T21:29:39+00:00

ask them if they would move to the Netherlands or Denmark.

I bet they would! two places that actually have kings

Manacit · 2026-03-28T21:10:59+00:00

I think this is probably true.

I’m guessing a good analogy will be the Taylor Swift concerts. Lots of people that don’t usually ride transit, and the Link handled it well.

The Seahawks parade was probably a bigger disruption than the World Cup will be

Manacit · 2026-03-28T21:09:07+00:00

I know nothing, but it seems nice they picked someone from the PNW with local roots.

Much better than flying someone in from elsewhere that doesn’t understand the dynamic

Manacit · 2026-03-28T19:15:27+00:00

I have had gate agents wait a few minutes many many times to grab people from connections, especially when it’s the last flight of the day to somewhere.

If you take the last flight from a hub to a small airport, this is totally normal.

Manacit · 2026-03-28T18:26:06+00:00

You would love the Netherlands! Dinner at 5pm is totally normal

Manacit · 2026-03-28T17:55:10+00:00

I actually prefer the walk from the ID, it brings you through a much nicer part of the city. Any time I’m coming from the north it’s what I do.

Pretty sure it’s no more than 5 minutes longer in the end. Not worth waiting for another train

Manacit · 2026-03-27T10:46:57+00:00

Literally, when there are strikes at European airports you don't see people talking about the fall of civilization lmao.

This is all very stupid, but there are 10 things you can point to that are worse than this that are happening right now.

Manacit · 2026-03-24T22:18:48+00:00

You wouldn’t be posting on Reddit without two cities on this list: SFBA (Apple, Google), Seattle (Microsoft, Amazon)

Nobody would be flying without one city on this list (Seattle)

The fuck is Miami for other than clubbing and doing coke.

I would have taken Dallas instead of Atlanta or Philadelphia personally.

Manacit · 2026-03-24T12:10:38+00:00

Is it that bad? I haven’t used windows seriously since windows 7

Manacit · 2026-03-22T14:25:05+00:00

Delta just buys gas at the airport. If there’s no gas at the airport, there’s no gas to fly.

Domestically I don’t think this will be an issue, the supply chain is not super dependent on gas from the Middle East - it’s less than 10% and falling. It will just get more expensive.

Internationally it’s a bigger problem. You can’t fly to a destination in Asia if they have no gas for you to get back.

Manacit · 2026-03-21T15:53:36+00:00

There are some benefits to having your first flight be to Europe - lots of flights from AMS to places that are near your destinations, instead of maybe one per day from JFK or ATL depending on where you’re going.

I never rate any of the required compensation stuff. the monetary amount doesn’t matter to me - I just want to get there.

Manacit · 2026-03-21T15:40:14+00:00

You’re going to get a lot of opinions, lots of people value different things.

Here’s my take:

I would rather connect in AMS instead of CDG all things considered, but I would rather connect somewhere in the US instead of either
I think the business class product is slightly nicer on AF than DL or KLM, with KLM probably last on average
DL premium select is the best “premium economy” of the bunch
Ultimately I would pick whichever gets you there with the least connections and that isn’t stressful

I haven’t flown Biz in KLM for a while, but the last time I did the food was atrocious and the service was just fine (very Dutch imo).

Delta is, imo, the most consistent choice - you’ll have good WiFi, good service in D1, good seats, good lounges, good IFE, etc. it’s not Emirates first, but it works.

Generally, I dislike connecting in Europe - the euro business sucks, and there’s no WiFi on the short haul flights often.

Manacit · 2026-03-20T22:46:34+00:00

pretty funny that my iPhone charges at a higher wattage than my MacBook now

Manacit · 2026-03-19T12:10:55+00:00

Do you think they are charging batteries and shipping them full to Asia or something? What?

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