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siod
·2 năm trước·discuss
The facts seem kind of light here. Sounds like Boeing essentially did further "due diligence" using privileged information, decided the whole concept wasn't viable and wasn't afraid to share that information.

Given that buying companies is the only way such a calcified company can expand its product base, you'd expect them to be better at it...
siod
·2 năm trước·discuss
There is nothing polite about this, it's predatory behaviour. If you can't make a 8m saas contract work your then company is broken.
siod
·3 năm trước·discuss
The Queenslander house style was built for large blocks that had sufficient airflow, they were built to be cheap and don't work properly with modern block sizes. While they are iconic, and have some great design features, the lack of insulation is not one of them. A modern well insulated house with a heatpump + solar is extremely energy efficient and comfortable in all weather.
siod
·4 năm trước·discuss
It honestly feels like the technology advantage Netflix enjoyed has all but disappeared.

Content is now king and all of the other production companies have been making content for decades, Netflix is in serious trouble if it doesn’t lift its game.
siod
·4 năm trước·discuss
Honestly by that logic the British have a stronger claim, they sunk the ship.

(Both claims would be/are farcical)
siod
·5 năm trước·discuss
It might have been originally designed to kill tanks, but it's incredibly well suited to current asymmetric warfare.

- Massive Payload capacity; it's a missile truck, 5x what a reaper can bring.

- Cannon can hit infantry in closer quarters than any explosive missile/bomb.

- Armoured and extremely tough, designed to survive small arms fire, loss of wing, loss of engine.

AC-130 might be the king of CAS but it's also crewed by 13 people and has a top speed half that of a hog... which is important when people need support _now_.

The US airforce don't like the A-10 because it's a platform that primarily does grunt work for the army and they'd rather spend that money on their own missions.
siod
·5 năm trước·discuss
Yeah a mast or tethered transmitter probably they way to go, but now you have the problem of operating both a submarine and a pseudo surface vessel.

Nothing insurmountable, but it's not as simple as running under everyone which is what the article implied (to me atleast).
siod
·5 năm trước·discuss
I love the concept of submarine cargo ships but there are three main issues that make them less appealing than ships.

Subs require significantly more thrust per cubic metre of cargo.

Communication and navigation are more difficult because GPS and satellite comms don't work underwater.

Loading and unloading in comparable times to a standard container vessel.
siod
·5 năm trước·discuss
People are angry. They see vaccine refusers as prolonging the pandemic and putting their loved ones/everyone at risk for nothing.