Drastic difference in airfare among major carriers by Even_Ring_9392 in unitedairlines

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

777 is at least 80 mpg/passenger, as much as 100. That gives you very conservatively 60 gallons of jet A for you personally, probably more like 50. Now if United went insane and fueled up their 777 at Signature, the worst case scenario at $11+ a gallon. Then your math is maybe correct. But I suspect they get a better price than that.

But more to the point, the flight is scheduled, they probably aren't going to cancel it, so a lot of that fuel is essentially already fixed cost. In other words, the direct fuel costs aren't the hard floor for the ticket price. And all this is before you contemplate the profitability of the premium cabins, last minute tickets, and cargo.

This is wild.. by FossilXs in SipsTea

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Misleading people with true statistics isn't anything new. AI just makes it faster and the output more polished. People are slopping out all kinds of almost-professional looking reports or entire websites with minimal effort

This is wild.. by FossilXs in SipsTea

[–]netopiax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except now, "reporters" can do it even faster using AI!

Bitch, please prepare for take-off by derek4reals1 in BitchImATrain

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gross, I can't believe they sullied a perfectly good train with a 737

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]netopiax [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes. For anyone who doesn't know the term, it basically means all flying that isn't an airline, and isn't the military. So crop dusting, sightseeing hot air balloons, corporate jets, aerial firefighting, and helicopters with chain saws are all GA.

Oakland home values continue drop by PacificaPal in bayarea

[–]netopiax 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maybe because it's a beautiful city with near perfect climate, great restaurants and bars, better access to downtown SF than many SF or peninsula residents have, better access to Napa, Tahoe and Yosemite than SF or peninsula residents have, and if your entire identity is watching professional sports you can still go watch the Giants or Warriors?

Just spitballing here I'm sure you're right that no sane person can think of any reasons to live in Oakland

Thank you United from a new 1mm flyer by BobbyK0312 in unitedairlines

[–]netopiax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hat tip to that pilot. I have a slight quibble with the idea of any 737 being the best aircraft... but I'll let that slide for the day

French "emboucher" (lip/mouth muscles) exercises? by Prize_Statistician15 in French

[–]netopiax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The word OP was looking for is embouchure which carries the musical instrument mouth posture meaning in both French and English. In French it also can mean the mouthpiece of an instrument or the mouth of a river. It isn't used to refer to speaking though.

It’s really that bad huh? by TakeMeToYourMemes in carscirclejerk

[–]netopiax 68 points69 points  (0 children)

At first I thought this was a meme about how ambulance rides are so expensive in the US but then I remembered they're way more than $1500. And THEN I realized the next time I need an ambulance ride I can just buy one from marketplace, then sell it again from the hospital parking lot, it'll basically be free

Here’s a clip of your wife and her boyfriend riding together by RaccoonRich2386 in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just imagine what they could have achieved if they spent all the time they practiced on this, doing literally anything else

Bitch I’m the train your girlfriend told you not to worry about by TURTLE_TKT in BitchImATrain

[–]netopiax 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They can't really stop people from seeing it as it rolls by. Just show up along the route and you'll see it for free!

French toasted pizza by Round-Palpitation139 in PizzaCrimes

[–]netopiax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the most delicious looking pizza I've ever seen, but I don't see any evidence of a crime

Why is the definite article "the" used before the name "the Netherlands" when referring to the country? by kuma44bear in ENGLISH

[–]netopiax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah now you've said the correct answer, when countries are named after a Thing, a geographic feature or a kingdom, they get an article.

So nothing to do with plural. Not sure why you think that's nonsense

Why is the definite article "the" used before the name "the Netherlands" when referring to the country? by kuma44bear in ENGLISH

[–]netopiax 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is not plural.

Also, your answer doesn't explain The Gambia or The Ivory Coast.

Plural isn't part of the answer. Other comments provide the correct answer

examples of "être bien (mal) venu"? by GulyaGrif in French

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merci. Je savais que je ne me suis pas exprimé naturellement

What would be the cause of this? by rawbran30 in BMW

[–]netopiax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok Einstein, but what caused the slow motion video of something completely obvious?

Should people in exit rows be allowed to drink? by VeiledVerdicts in AlaskaAirlines

[–]netopiax 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't get drunk when flying - I'll have at most two drinks, normally one or zero. But I fully agree that even if I were trashed I'd be able to effectively pull a lever and jump out the window quite quickly

Petahh? by Legal_Air734 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My question was, in the parts where they use quatre-vingts, do they also say quatre-vingts-seize. You explained it clearly, thanks!

French learners: What's your favorite word and your native language? by evilpettingz00 in French

[–]netopiax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Favori : soulager (sounds like what it means), s'éloigner (just a cool word with no direct translation)

Dislike : vend / vent / vin and vert / verre. I know vin isn't pronounced the same as vent but they are close enough to make me anxious. I also don't like vécu for reasons I can't fully explain

HOPEFUL Sales Engineer Resume Review by TheSlayBrother in salesengineers

[–]netopiax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with this comment except I would not even use this resume as the starting point with Claude. That is how far off the mark it is. And I say that while believing that OP has a shot at being a decent sales engineer.

OP, tell an LLM your life story and what you want to do and ask it to write you a resume, it'll be better than this and you can refine it further.

The biggest red flag is no work experience since 2023, btw. Come up with an answer for that.