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throwaway663 | 7 years ago | on: In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much

The Purge?

throwaway663 | 7 years ago | on: Oracle Swings the Layoff Axe

What a win.

throwaway663 | 7 years ago | on: AT&T’s “5G E” is slower than Verizon and T-Mobile 4G, study finds

Nice. Can I get this all over Krakow on a tourist Sim?

throwaway663 | 7 years ago | on: Cockpit voice recorder of Lion Air jet depicts pilots' frantic search for fix

Afaik autopilot has always played a large role, I used to have a few beers, amoungst company, with a retired SA first officer or engineer - someone in the cockpit anyway, they basically mastered sleeping upright once they reached desired altitude, helpful as they were all hungover as fuck. I'm sure they were all capable though. Autopilot handled 95% of flight even back then - 20 years ago I'd gather given his age. Wasn't a bullshiter about anything else so I'd (I at least) take his account as accurate, esp when hearing about the arms cargo etc.. and meeting other pilots that would visit