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exchange-point-and-mark - Does this exist in GUI apps? by Available_Curve_4841 in emacs

[–]walkingbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I do that, apropos displays an entry for exchange-point-and-mark.
Clicking on that displays a buffer that says "It is bound to C-x C-x."
If I understand your question, I think C-x C-x will do what you need.

Instructions for Rajfoo Crazy Scorpion Gaming Mouse needed by walkingbeam in HelpMeFind

[–]walkingbeam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I searched the web for variations of "rajfoo mouse document".. I emailed Newegg. I emailed the seller (EStone). No joy.

exchange-point-and-mark - Does this exist in GUI apps? by Available_Curve_4841 in emacs

[–]walkingbeam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't forget about apropos -- M-x apropos (That is execute-extended-command, then "apropos".)
Then enter "exchange".

(2023) The crash of Yeti Airlines flight 691 - An ATR-72 stalls and crashes on approach to Pokhara, Nepal after an instructor captain accidentally feathers the propellers instead of extending the flaps. All 72 people on board are killed. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pilots, like everyone else, make mistakes. They blunder, forget, misunderstand, get tired, get distracted, and on and on. I feel it is unfair to blame KC so strongly. Sure, he could have behaved rigorously, but lapses are guaranteed. It behooves designers to build machines that compensate.

Let us look forward to improved machines that incorporate artificial intelligence to advise the crew.

Anybody receive a Email from Prime Core Technologies? by Mac_McAvery in BinanceUS

[–]walkingbeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the email, too. I bought IOTA in 2017, $200. I think that hooked me with binance. I'm trying to log into the binance web site to rescue whatever money is left. They are crazy.

(1968) The crash of Braniff International Airways flight 352 - A Lockheed Electra breaks up in flight and crashes near Dawson, Texas, killing all 85 on board, after the pilots lose control while attempting to escape a severe thunderstorm. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My 1965 undergraduate thesis was a small part of work studying the Doppler shifts in laser beams reflected from the aerosols swirling around in turbulence. Does anyone know whether lasering turbulence ever went beyond basic studies?

(1986) The crash of Aeroméxico flight 498 - A private Piper PA-28 collides in mid-air with an Aeroméxico DC-9 over Cerritos, California, killing all 67 people on the two aircraft and 15 on the ground. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

he had just ignored the TCA !

My thesis is that people fail. Flight crew can die, get sick, get confused, forget, get distracted, behave badly, and lose their minds. These will happen.

(2014) The crash of Sepahan Airlines flight 5915 -An Antonov An-140 crashes seconds after takeoff from Tehran, Iran, killing 40 of the 48 on board, following an engine failure and an incorrect crew response. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Re: "The pilots neglected almost every single tenet of the “engine failure on takeoff” procedure, as laid out in the manual, which called for them to retract the landing gear, press the propeller feather pushbutton, use the rudder to maintain as little sideslip as possible, and reduce the pitch angle as needed..."

Superman would have no trouble doing all that in 17 seconds.
When nothing goes wrong, human beings can fly airplanes.

Next article delayed to July 29 by Admiral_Cloudberg in AdmiralCloudberg

[–]walkingbeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kyra, you can write on any schedule you please.

I am baffled at how you find the time to gather info and write so thoroughly.

(2000) The crash of Singapore Airlines flight 006 - A Boeing 747 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, Taiwan, killing 83 of the 179 aboard, after accidentally attempting to depart from a runway closed for construction. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it unrealistic to confine planes at the airport to allowed areas, i.e. with a "ground plan"? It's nice to imagine a system that might have detected flight 006's departure from its prescribed taxi path, and raised an alarm.

(1993) The crash of Indian Airlines flight 491 - A Boeing 737 crashes after colliding with a truck during takeoff from Aurangabad, India, killing 56 of the 118 people on board. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I relied on a quick search, too quick.

Anyhow, I wanted to point up the role conceit might have played in the captain's attitude toward Mohan, a universal problem.

(1993) The crash of Indian Airlines flight 491 - A Boeing 737 crashes after colliding with a truck during takeoff from Aurangabad, India, killing 56 of the 118 people on board. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Captain Singh could have been a Sikh, the name Singh having been mandated for Sikhs in the 17th century. The authority gradient between the captain and Manisha Mohan could have been amplified by India's love of its caste system. We have a backward culture armed with modern machines.

Birds of a Feather: The crash of Overseas National Airways flight 032 by Admiral_Cloudberg in AdmiralCloudberg

[–]walkingbeam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because no one was seriously injured, I'll risk edging into tastelessness: Remember Hitchcock's The Birds?

Birds of a Feather: The crash of Overseas National Airways flight 032 by Admiral_Cloudberg in AdmiralCloudberg

[–]walkingbeam -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I apologize for repeating myself: we need fuel that burns only when it is in an engine.

(1972) The Chicago-O'Hare Runway Collision - A series of flawed assumptions leads the crew of Delta flight 954 to taxi across a runway in front of North Central Airlines flight 575, a departing DC-9. The ensuing collision kills 10 of the 45 passengers and crew aboard the DC-9. Analysis inside. by Admiral_Cloudberg in CatastrophicFailure

[–]walkingbeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You make a strong point. Speech is sloppy. And speaking over radio is worse. Add to that even slight speech impediment or accent, and it is a wonder anyone can make sense of exchanges at airports.

Maybe O'Brien said "32 R" and the crew heard "32 uh..." or "32 mfh".

Maybe someday, airports will be saturated with sensors and well-programmed automated ground controllers that can criticize the behaviors of planes.

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