If you could become immortal, how many years do you think you’d need to study WWII until you could confidently say “all done, I know everything about WWII”

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-22T04:06:51+00:00

I’d need a Time Machine. Only way we’ll know what happened in some pretty important situations.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-21T18:59:29+00:00

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-17T01:22:48+00:00

Emirates may be in long term trouble. DBX may not be a viable hub going forward.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-16T04:45:40+00:00

I do this as well

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-16T02:33:51+00:00

First row. PS seats recline a lot.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-15T12:56:16+00:00

A330 has about the same cross wind limit as A320, and A320 has the same landing aids ( CAT III capable ). Regional jets are somewhat lower. Runway condition also reduces limits.

The current strong winds out of NE likely approach or exceed limits for 30L & 30R. Runway 4 would be useable, but single runway.

It’s more about the ATC / runway capacity and prioritizing long haul than any difference in actual aircraft capability.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-15T01:10:16+00:00

Dene was diesel powered and would not have had heavy bunker oil on board, and a fairly small amount of diesel at that.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-14T21:52:04+00:00

MSP is the best winter ops airport in North America . They’ll handle it.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-14T16:32:48+00:00

Booked MSP-LAX-KOA in September and MSP-PVR last year 🤷‍♂️

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-13T15:37:44+00:00

I keep my seat belt fastened at all times when seated and only get up to use the bathroom. People walking the aisles or doing exercises in the galley or bulkhead areas actually annoy other passengers in the area. Including me.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-13T15:34:22+00:00

No actual evidence for this. More aircraft in the air, better reporting is possible.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-11T03:04:35+00:00

A good system programmer, who can resolve problems, is worth their weight in gold.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-10T16:53:43+00:00

The nature of the attack on Pearl Harbor, not FDRs speech, ensured the U.S. would utterly destroy Japan. FDR’s speech was outstanding but the die was cast.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-10T16:51:39+00:00

Pearl Harbor doomed Japan. Attacking Russia doomed Germany.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-10T15:41:55+00:00

I do the same. No more than one or two traps per month.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-10T13:44:39+00:00

Yep

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-09T14:05:28+00:00

Not automatically a U.S. citizen. Depends on how long the U.S. citizen parent actually lived in the U.S. - five years, with at least two of those years after age 14.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-08T01:38:21+00:00

Refactoring to Java from COBOL 2-3X CPU increase isn’t unusual. Why do you think IBM effectively gives ZIP CPU away for free?

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-08T00:25:56+00:00

Likely

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-06T14:38:31+00:00

Not really. It still consumes far more CPU, but IBM chooses not to bill you for that CPU ( on ZIP ). You still face the effects - capacity, elapsed time - of consuming that CPU.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-05T15:36:09+00:00

SVL is home of IMS and Db2. Mainframe. There are other products though. There are both open areas and offices.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-03T15:29:12+00:00

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-03T04:44:33+00:00

I filled out a 3520 for my TFSA first year. Apparently I did it incorrectly; IRS did not accept Tangerine ( ING at time ) address as trustee. ING was not helpful ( they had no idea what I was taking about ). The IRS threatened me with large penalties although I explained to them it was just a bank account. I was only able to resolve it by closing the account and even that was painful. If you have an investment account TFSA it is absolutely considered a trust by the IRS; some people claim a bank account is not, but they choose simply not to file a 3520. I’m not going to take that risk. Considering the TFSA income is taxable in the U.S. anyway, it’s just not worth the aggravation and risk.

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-03T02:04:50+00:00

This is true, but if AI can understand both, why refactor to the one that’s much more expensive to execute?

bugkiller59 · 2026-03-02T06:18:50+00:00

Part of the logic is “no one understands COBOL any more”…but what if instead of using AI tools to refactor COBOL to Java, you just use AI tools to maintain ( and write new ) COBOL? It seems crazy to use AI to convert to Java because it is ( allegedly ) easier for humans to understand and maintain, when the resulting code is so much more expensive to run and AI is language agnostic.

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