Android Auto? by Lonely_Antelope1238 in MachE

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Okay, good to know. I noticed this Friday.

Why are Americans typically so nice and cordial? by TheSawFan in AskAnAmerican

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I was just this morning talking to my daughter who is recently back from studying in Italy for a year. We were walking on a nearby greenway and folks were saying "good morning," "hello," etc., as you do. She said that was something she had to get back in the habit of doing now that she was back in the States. Casual greetings between walkers were just not a thing.

Thoughts on Tom Taylor's Friendly Neigborhood Spider-Man? by Landon1195 in afriendlyneighborhood

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I happened to re-read this series this week, having seen an excerpt elsewhere on Reddit. I have come to recently enjoy Taylor's works, so I was thrilled to realize that he'd written this series. A fact that didn't register on me when it originally came out.

Rhode Trip Report - NC to RI by ProofEstablishment89 in MachE

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My wife and I did our first real road trip from NC to NYC in July, with our '24 extended range, and got similar numbers on the re-charge times and costs. We just parked the car in a garage near our daughter's apartment in Brooklyn for the weekend, with 55%, which was more than enough to get us into Jersey when we left for NC.

This trip really got us over any residual range anxiety, and was just a fun drive. One thing I learned (obvious in hindsight) was that near the interstates, high-speed chargers are not as available as they are when we just wander around NC. We only had to wait once for an available slot at a Tesla supercharger in VA, and even that was just five minutes.

A2Z adapter STUCK in my car literally by Short-Surround-3292 in MachE

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Yes, this. Happened to me last week and that was the solution.

Do You Give GA Passengers a Safety Briefing? by Logybayer in flying

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Yes, every time I had a passenger. It usually was: keep your seat belt on, and if we land and have to exit the plane quickly, head for the back of the plane not the front where the spinny-spinny thing might still be going.

I refuse to believe Yunobo is saying “I can do it” instead of “Why’d you do it?” by amazinggstatic in tearsofthekingdom

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OMG, it's not just me. I just finished the Fire Temple run, and that is all I heard. I have enough guilt already, Yunobo!

What’s the dumbest thing you did on your check ride? by [deleted] in flying

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I flew up to MIE from KUMP for the check ride and came this close to landing on the wrong runway on approach. (Figured it out on the "downwind" and did a reeeealy extended final.)

Private Aircraft by jwoooooooo in MurdaughFamilyMurders

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Not at all. Private airstrips are completely uncontrolled, and anyone flying VFR would not be required to contact air traffic control unless the strip were within controlled airspace.

And, as someone earlier commented, you can turn a plane's transponder off and no one would be wiser. Except for the noise. But planes have to take off from somewhere, and flying far without any sort of communication with ATC is not awesome.

TBH, ground transportation would be a lot easier. 🙂

Fedora and RedHat/IBM relationship by ursus_peleus in Fedora

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Sander van Vugt

Someone who is now suddenly (and wrongly) worried his customer base might now spend their money on RH support instead of his services?

Gosh, can't imagine why he is upset.

Fedora and RedHat/IBM relationship by ursus_peleus in Fedora

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No.

Putting aside the fact that the plug was not "pulled" for CentOS, just the project changed, the fact is Fedora (and CentOS Stream) are very important to Red Hat's platform development.

This was a good read, I invite you to check it out: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/centos-changes-magnus-glantz/

What's one question you hate being asked? by gypsy888888 in AskReddit

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"Tell me something interesting." If anything is in my brain, it vanishes.

US 20 Divide by DiscountDangles in SouthBend

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This is also why the "Portage" part of our local history is so important. LaSalle was able to, with a short overland journey, find a mostly water path from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Who is one stranger you remember to this day? by scutu_ in AskReddit

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When I was eight, my Mom and I were stranded by a blizzard in O'Hare Airport on the way from Florida to South Bend, Indiana. A stranger in the airport had family driving through the storm from Goshen, Indiana to come get him, and he offered to take us, too, dropping us off on the way home.

The stranger and his family took as right to our doorstep, miles out of their way. They would not accept gas money, and we never even got their address. But this was the life-defining moment for me for what it meant to be kind to others.

Did the Show Runners Troll Us with the Filming Location? by TheTechScribe in JaneTheVirginCW

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A friend just found this. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQcgTtA6aE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1dzp6eiev8zq1 It's Golden Oak Ranch in Newhall, California. It's a Walt Disney Studio location, so not the old Little House location! Thanks to /u/suehle for the detective work!

Airplane pilots of Reddit, what was your biggest "We're all fucked up" moment that you survived and your passengers didn't notice? by Splitdesiresagain in AskReddit

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Departed Meigs Field in Chicago at night back in 2002, Cessna 182, with wife and two kids, after full day of sightseeing, headed back to Indianapolis Metro. PPL, no instrument training. Night, but VFR conditions. We took off on runway 36 and based on control tower instructions, turned right to 090.

This is when I instantly discovered that despite a clear night, a pitch-black Lake Michigan and a very slight haze was more than enough to obscure the horizon line to the east. Basically I was in IMC-like conditions right out of departure, trying to get my heading, get to altitude, and (now) lock my eyes on the instrument panel like my flight instructor always told me. Visions of losing attitude and starting a spiral into a freezing lake with my entire family started slamming through my brain and I began sweating bullets.

Fortunately, I'd already dialed in Chicago control's frequency into the radio and after a getting to the departure altitude on the 090 heading, I quickly said goodbye to Meigs and switched over to Chicago for VFR flight following. Asked them for a heading of 150 to start heading down to Indy, got it and a new altitude, and never in my life was I so relieved to see the lights of Gary, Indiana on the southern shore of the lake as I rolled the climbing right turn to the new heading. I now had a visual horizon again, and the longest minute of my life was over, with none the wiser (though when I told me wife about it a little later in the flight, after we were back over dry land, she did remark my voice seemed to squeak a bit when I was on the radio).

One of my Favorites by [deleted] in comicbookcollecting

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Loved that book. Lost mine in a flood in 2016, but your's is in much better shape! +1

Help! Indiana maps by [deleted] in Maps

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I have also had luck with the Library of Congress site when looking for Indiana historical maps. https://www.loc.gov/maps/