Chetzemoka

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

People's legs being in that position would negate what is considered a safe evacuation. Modern regulations stipulate that you have 90 seconds to get everyone off the plane safely with 50% of the emergency exits blocked. That's why you're required to be seated completely upright with your feet on the floor during takeoff and landing. So you can stand up immediately if anything goes wrong and you need to evacuate.

This accident is one of the reasons why that rule exists. We forget these things:

"It was then, just 90 seconds after the plane came to a stop, that the entire passenger cabin exploded in flame. An unstoppable wall of fire swept forward from the back of the plane, consuming everything in its path, painting every window in brilliant orange. Firefighters tried to fight it, but there was nothing they could do. Captain Cameron, who jumped from the window just seconds before the explosion, would be the last to leave the plane alive."

https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/a-song-of-smoke-and-fire-the-tragedy-of-air-canada-flight-797-7ea7923e76d8

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (10 children)

You don't design for the flight; you design for the evacuation. We learned that the hard way decades ago. This looks like it forgot all those lessons paid for by people's lives.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I talk to you folks lol. I use this pretty much the same way I did Reddit. Something kinda brainless to scroll when I'm standing in line. And the more you comment, the more you have to read/do on here, so when I'm particularly bored, I talk more. I also don't have any other social media.

I have a couple phone puzzle games I play. If I know I'm gonna be sitting like in a waiting room for a while, I'll take a book with me. For the longer moments sitting at home, podcasts and music.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

drunkard's walk

Great reference! Here's a great book for anyone curious to learn more about these processes:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drunkard%27s_Walk

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh man, let me dig deep into history for this gem:

Switchblade Symphony - Witches

After getting the reference in NOPE, I think Purple People Eaterdeserves a place on the list.

Personally I'd add PJ Harvey's Down By The Water for sheer creepiness factor.

Eels - Fresh Blood

Dead Souls Personally I like the NIN cover from The Crow soundtrack

Any of the many versions of Where Did You Sleep Last Night? I'm partial to the Sleigh Bells version

Toadies - Possum Kingdom

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They started in 3.11 and were nostalgia legacy for a couple more iterations of Windows

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Best: Working with patients. People are hilarious, touching, aggravating, endlessly interesting.

Worst: Dealing with the for-profit American healthcare system. Chronically understaffed, the complete lack of social support system outside the hospital makes our efforts virtually meaningless in so many cases.

Am critical care nurse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Congratulations from someone who has no hope of retiring in the next ten years of my life lol. My parents both retired at your age though. Enjoy it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lord, you and I must have been on different forms of reddit if you think the users over here are more overly assured and aggressive than reddit. Personally, I find most conversations so much more productive here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get. A. Password. Manager. Dashlane is very easy to generate and save strong passwords for any site you shop on, plus it can save credit card details to autofill.

I haven't purchased anything from Amazon in three years. Getting stuff directly from the manufacturer is a better experience for products where you know what brand you want anyway. Bookshop.org for books. Best Buy for electronics. Wayfair or Overstock for home goods. It's genuinely not any less convenient when you consider the amount of trash and fake reviews you have to wade through on Amazon these days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It does make me happy to see it every day.

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