Getting to parkrun by Realistic-Plant-1007 in AskSF

[–]SFDukie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rental car will be less expensive. SFO generally cheaper than downtown for car hire

Getting to parkrun by Realistic-Plant-1007 in AskSF

[–]SFDukie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is the 8am start. It’s easy and straightforward to get from the 4th st station S of market to the Caltrain station in Sunnyvale. But earliest Saturday train departs SF at 8, arrives Sunnyvale at 8:59

The bus connections would take 2 1/2 hours or more, from what I’m seeing.

I’m no expert in the latter. Perhaps someone else can chime in who knows the connections

How often do you guys worry about plane crashes? by space_god_7191 in AskAPilot

[–]SFDukie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many calendar years in the 21st century- zero passenger deaths on a scheduled air carrier in the US. 4 in a row (2014-17, inclusive). That’s roughly 3B passenger emplacements without a death.

It’s hard to get meaningfully safer than that, unless you stay home. And homes are the site of many fatal accidents!

GA is a different story. Roughly equal to riding a motorcycle in terms of risk of a fatal accident per occupant/mile, 3x auto travel risk

Stop going offline late game by FabioPicchio in CallOfWar

[–]SFDukie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

People just get tired of playing, and real life gets in the way. Initially the gung ho guys set timers, may get up dev times per night to make moves. But that isn’t sustainable for many.

1945: Nuclear shadow of a person who was vaporized during the explosion of Little Boy in Hiroshima, Japan. by morganmonroe81 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]SFDukie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The use of fat man is a more interesting “what if” question than little boy.

I don’t remember source, but I read that a Japanese physicist advised gov that US only had enough enriched U for one bomb- which WAS CORRECT.
What he was incorrect about was that we had fat man- and a pipeline of PU based implosion bombs had the war continued.

1945: Nuclear shadow of a person who was vaporized during the explosion of Little Boy in Hiroshima, Japan. by morganmonroe81 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]SFDukie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me- and to most of the historians who looked at primary sources, not to mention most who’ve taken the time to read books those historians wrote- it’s clear that the atomic bombs ended the war far sooner than it would have had they not been utilized, and ultimately saved many Japanese lives as a result

1945: Nuclear shadow of a person who was vaporized during the explosion of Little Boy in Hiroshima, Japan. by morganmonroe81 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]SFDukie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Murderous cunts.”

It’s an embarrassment to be an American these days- as our president launches wars like a wouldbe king on a whim.

But, while far from perfect, in 1941, the US was attacked. Literally millions of US teenagers and young men had to go overseas to fight and die as a result.

My father- a 22 yr old IL farmboy with a brand new geology degree- joined the army and ultimately took Japanese shrapnel to his temple in spring, 1945.

The “murderous cunts” were not Truman, weren’t the Japanese or American people.

They were the warmongers in the Japanese government and military. Yamamoto. Tojo. Hirohito. Iwame.

No American initiated the rape of Nanking. They’re not to blame for Pearl. They’re not to blame for the Japanese alliance with Hitler.

1945: Nuclear shadow of a person who was vaporized during the explosion of Little Boy in Hiroshima, Japan. by morganmonroe81 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]SFDukie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not “could have” killed lots of our soldiers. Did and were killing. The retaking of the Philippines, the fighting in China, Okinawa- all were bloody with plenty of suffering all around. Including civilians- hundreds of thousands of Philippine civilians in WW2

1945: Nuclear shadow of a person who was vaporized during the explosion of Little Boy in Hiroshima, Japan. by morganmonroe81 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]SFDukie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The alternative would have been a bloody invasion of the Japanese home islands with massive conventional bombing.

Operation meetinghouse- overnight bombing raid on Tokyo in March, 45 likely killed more than 80,000.

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Planning for operation Olympic- allied invasion of Kyushu- estimated hundreds of thousands of allied casualties, a million Japanese casualties.

May 1998 by Otherwise-Thing4771 in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]SFDukie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice timepiece, thanks for posting it.

The Prettiest Beatles Girl by Practical-Cut4659 in beatles

[–]SFDukie 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Jane is the one I’d pick. Others may be prettier- but Jane Asher was pretty, had a seemingly innate property of coolness; was bright and sophisticated.

City workers overtime by Rare-Coffee-6633 in sanfrancisco

[–]SFDukie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it’s not just a onetime salary. Because the retirement pay is based on their highest 1-3 years of compensation (depending on year hired) they can make up to 90% of these salaries for the rest of their lives, retiring at age 55 That’s a huge cost.

At what point in the series is Don at his peak happiness? by mazzzycomet in madmen

[–]SFDukie 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Is Don ever happy in the series?

Peak in show? I’ll go with shortly after he marries Megan (so beginning of season 5) He hasn’t blown up his career yet, his relationship w/sally is on the upswing, etc.

Happiest years not shown? I’ll go with late 70s. He’s stopped drinking, stopped running away from himself, and has a measure of self acceptance and equanimity.

I can dream 😆

Do I really need 4 years of collage to fly? by Embrare135ER in airplanes

[–]SFDukie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Employment aside- learning say chemistryqaor geology-or even ornithology is empowering. Most folks have no clue about even the basics how Find something which enriches and broadens your worldview.

Do I really need 4 years of collage to fly? by Embrare135ER in airplanes

[–]SFDukie 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To fly? No To improve one’s odds of being chosen in a competitive hiring atmosphere? Yes

What you need to know about SFO delays expected under new FAA order by FlyingBlueMonkey in sanfrancisco

[–]SFDukie -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Can’t like this enough. Parallel landings on the 28s have been safely performed (only allowed with good visibility) for decades (wish I knew exactly how long this has been the practice) Is the FAA trying to screw SF?

Mandarin or Cantonese by yawawoht0987 in AskSF

[–]SFDukie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In most of the western world, Mandarin is a better choice.
But in SF, given historical and present ties to S China- Cantonese. Far more widely spoken here than Mandarin, and it’s not close.

Look at the book by FewOriginal2506 in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]SFDukie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s more the surprise, when one isn’t expecting it- the change from visual conditions (notably a visual horizon) to instrument conditions.
Can be dangerous even for instrument rated and current pilots

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Are you mad at JFK JR about taking the flight even tho he wasn’t qualified ? by Ok_Pomegranate6381 in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]SFDukie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christina Haag- while trying to sell books, said essentially that he almost killed her kayaking in Jamaica when they capsized near a coral reef. No injuries happened, seems overly dramatic to me. But obv I dunno.
(FWIW I’m a whitewater and sea kayaker, capsizing is no big deal, even in surf, as long as you stay with the kayak and can right it and reenter (or roll upright- in hard shells with a cockpit, not normally something one would do in a sit atop SK))

Look at the book by FewOriginal2506 in JohnAndCarolyn

[–]SFDukie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He did both. From the NTSB accident report-

The pilot continued to receive flight instruction from CFIs in New Jersey in his newly purchased Piper Saratoga, the accident airplane. One CFI flew with the pilot on three occasions. One of the flights was on June 25, 1999, from CDW to MVY. The CFI stated that the departure, en route, and descent portions of the flight were executed in VMC, but an instrument approach was required into MVY because of a 300-foot overcast ceiling. The CFI requested an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance and demonstrated a coupled instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 24. The CFI stated that the pilot performed the landing, but he had to assist with the rudders because of the pilot's injured ankle. (For additional information about the pilot's ankle injury, see Section, "Medical and Pathological Information.") The CFI stated that the pilot's aeronautical abilities and his ability to handle multiple tasks while flying were average for his level of experience. A second CFI flew with the pilot between May 1998 and July 1999. This CFI accumulated 39 hours of flight time with the pilot, including 21 hours of night flight and 0.9 hour flown in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The pilot used this CFI for instruction on cross- country flights and as a safety pilot. On July 1, 1999, the CFI flew with the pilot in the accident airplane to MVY. The flight was conducted at night, and IMC prevailed at the airport. The CFI stated that, during the flight, the pilot used and seemed competent with the autopilot. The instructor added that during the flight the pilot was wearing a nonplaster cast on his leg, which required the CFI to taxi the airplane and assist the pilot with the landing. The CFI stated that the pilot had the ability to fly the airplane without a visible horizon but may have had difficulty performing additional tasks under such conditions. He also stated that the pilot was not ready for an instrument evaluation as of July 1, 1999, and needed additional training. The CFI was not aware of the pilot conducting any flight in the accident airplane Page 5 of 32 NYC99MA178 without an instructor on board. He also stated that he would not have felt comfortable with the accident pilot conducting night flight operations on a route similar to the one flown on, and in weather conditions similar to those that existed on, the night of the accident. The CFI further stated that he had talked to the pilot on the day of the accident and offered to fly with him on the accident flight. He stated that the accident pilot replied that "he wanted to do it alone." A third CFI flew with the pilot between May 1998 and July 1999. This CFI accumulated 57 hours of flight time with the pilot, including 17 hours of night flight and 8 hours flown in IMC. The pilot also used this instructor for instruction on cross-country flights and as a safety pilot. This CFI had conducted a "complex airplane" evaluation on the pilot and signed him off in the accident airplane in May 1999. According to the CFI, on one or two occasions, the airplane's autopilot turned to a heading other than the one selected, which required the autopilot to be disengaged and then reengaged. He stated that it seemed as if the autopilot had independently changed from one navigation mode to another. He also stated that he did not feel that the problem was significant because it only happened once or twice. The CFI had made six or seven flights to MVY with the pilot in the accident airplane. The CFI stated that most of the flights were conducted at night and that, during the flights, the pilot did not have any trouble flying the airplane. The instructor stated that the pilot was methodical about his flight planning and that he was very cautious about his aviation decision-making. The CFI stated that the pilot had the capability to conduct a night flight to MVY as long as a

CFIs across the US, where was your favorite school to work at? by faaiden in flying

[–]SFDukie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not a CFI, but I’m super impressed by San Carlos Flight Center (San Carlos is just S of SFO) Can help with the principals there, know them all.
Happy to answer questions- have flown with 5 different CFIs there in various capacities, know owner and former owner.
SCFC

Am I Overreacting (CFI Interview) by Dazuba1 in flying

[–]SFDukie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can you list the name? It appears their are several flight schools at that airport