They’re loud and I wouldn’t want one running continuously around me.

The point is though, I haven’t been able to find indication that they will be used for this DC. Much of the drama surrounding this DC is because the utility pushed approval through then went had a $500 mil capital improvement rate hike.

I acknowledge the affect on electrical rates is a problem. But this DC has become a flashpoint in Michigan and I’m just not sure I follow why it’s so awful overall.

They are getting wealthy off absorbing those externalities that come from production of consumer goods while we watch “Oww! My balls!” and drink Brawndo!

So are they (China) shortsighted? Or are they slowly winning in global influence?

The arguments I frequently hear are:

1) It will jack up our electric rates. From the same people who will NIMBY solar and battery all day long.

2) It uses all of our water.

3) The dust and construction traffic is terrible and it looks terrible.

4) It’s massive and noisy.

I’m struggling because the only item I can seemingly validate is electricity cost.

There is water usage but it seems heavily tied to the electrical generation. Cooling is a one time consumption and annual top off. Which as I mentioned, these same people will tell you solar and battery are no good.

For the eyesore and size etc, it way out of town, when it’s done not many will work there, and noise, they’ve built a hill around it and it won’t use on site electrical generation.

I just don’t get the hate. The electrical stuff is a challenge but was going to be no matter what. AI just accelerated it. Maybe I need to go see some other sites to see how bad it is.

Most kits come with wiring suggestions for standard things like fuel pumps, lights, etc but once you get into avionics the options are essentially limitless. A quick Google search has a few reddit threads of builders talking tools and it ranges from AutoCad ($$$) to some type of drawing software like MS Visio.

Cool product!

The workflow in our house is basically to use Siri to add items to an iOS Reminders list as the week goes on. Then, the day of or day before we plan to shop we fill-in with commonly purchased items or one-off things and go shop.

It's been on my TODO list to have an agent "skill" take the Reminders list, ask for additional items, and populate the cart to schedule a pickup. We tend to prefer going in the store though to browse the produce because our local Kroger isn't great about that. Pickup is generally reserved for the weeks where we're feeling a bit short on time.

[1] https://github.com/CupOfOwls/kroger-api

Flighty gets heavy use from US airline employees. We're frequently in the airport with a brief break before flying the next flight. Usually, this next flight will be on an aircraft that hasn't arrive to the airport yet. Most of us will find a quiet place to relax for awhile and it's really irritating to pack stuff back up and walk to the gate just to find out there's no plane.

Another scenario is you arrive to an airport and need to switch aircraft. The "turn" time might be scheduled for 45 min. It's really nice to know as you walk off the aircraft that "Hey, it's actually delayed. Now I have 2 hours." I'll go grab a bite to eat or catch up with family back home etc.

My particular airline will show you what the next inbound aircraft is and it's flight number and ETA but it's a "fetch" experience. You open the app, wait for a refresh, click like 4 times to navigate to the right page, get the tactical information. Flighty keeps it on the lock screen. Just lift your phone and it's there.

We're constantly asking our employer to emulate Flighty. Tech isn't their strong suit though.

The dashboard is really nice and if it remained free I could see integrating it into a display's playlist in my office but, I highly doubt this doesn't turn into a hefty subscription service.

Automation is fantastic. We use it extensively in aviation. However, the long tail of 9s in reliable requires constant vigilance and oversight because anything that can go wrong will.

> If an Air Traffic Control clearance is in conflict with the Runway Entrance Lights, do not cross over the red lights. Contact Air Traffic Control and advise that you are stopped due to red lights. (ex.: "Orlando Ground, Ops 2 is holding short of runway 36 Left at Echo due to red lights").

Airports are highly controlled environments unlike typical motor vehicle roadways and generally the same rules apply for aircraft, vehicles, and equipment on airport surface movement areas. From all sources I can find, if the RWSLs were working they should have been red and nobody should have entered the runway without further clarification from ATC.

[1] https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/rwsl

It does, the Runway Status Lights System uses radar to identify when the runway is in use and shows a solid bright red bar at every entrance to the runway. I'm curious what the NTSB has to say about it for this incident. From the charts LGA does have RWSLs. I didn't check NOTAM to see if they were out of service though.

Behind the scenes help is perfectly ok. The colonists didn’t form America entirely on their own.

I think where so many have issue with this war is that a couple of old men decided they would try to overthrow an incredibly dug in regime with a little air power. It’s like Iraq and Afghanistan all over again. The results are wildly predictable.

The regime is entrenched and waiting it out while causing havoc with semi-guerilla tactics of bullying the Straits and attacking neighbors.

Change comes from within. Not from cruise missiles.