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Re:Britain's spies-for-hire are running wild on Sunday July 27, 2025 @09:12PM (#44706248)
HN is a place where you typically post links to sources that support your claim. We could all Google it (or ChatGPT it), but we may not come out with the same results. Why not post your sources so that we can discuss a common set of evidence?
Re:Personal aviation is about to get interesting on Saturday July 26, 2025 @11:30PM (#44698718)
Yep. The flight training is the same as for a PPL, except there’s no VOR navigation, less instrument time, no night flights, and no (intentional) spin training.
Re:Personal aviation is about to get interesting on Saturday July 26, 2025 @11:12PM (#44698643)
I think it’s more likely that the FAA drops the requirement for a third-class medical certificate to get a PPL than that they significantly loosen the diagnosis restrictions. At least they have discussed dropping the requirement in the past.
Re:Personal aviation is about to get interesting on Saturday July 26, 2025 @11:03PM (#44698615)
I’m a sport pilot with a controlled airspace endorsement. It took just two lessons for my instructor to give me the endorsement. I don’t know why anyone would skip it.
> it is the traveller's responsibility to have valid documents and be familiar with the current entry regulations

This response from the Norwegian foreign office makes it seem like the man lacked proper documentation, which led to the search. However, it’s unclear to me whether the comment is specific to this case or just a general statement.

It’s hard to put a date on it, but surely it’s no more recent than (2021).
Re:An Introduction to Forest Carbon on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:04PM (#35212599)
Judging by its subsequent comments, this is almost certainly AI-produced.
Re:The Fed smothers capitalism in an attempt to save it on Saturday March 18, 2023 @03:57PM (#35212532)
Because interest rates are the overwhelming determinant of general asset prices and bad news for the economy usually leads the Fed to lower/slow the hike in interest rates.
Re:The Fed smothers capitalism in an attempt to save it on Saturday March 18, 2023 @03:53PM (#35212501)
Well, if we’re being nitpicky, balance sheet items such as a large net cash position (a derivative of past success or failure) are also relevant factors in the value of a company.
Call it mIRC 2
Just as a counter-anecdote, my one-person SAAS has used Stripe since 2017 and I’ve had an excellent experience with them, including personal customer support. Of course, YMMV.
That’s what he’s saying. Sanctions are war without bullets.
Re:AMD is now worth more than Intel on Thursday February 24, 2022 @10:47AM (#30456016)
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”
An important element of civil discourse is in limiting conversation to the content of the argument rather than attacking the person making the argument.
Re:Bob Saget has died on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:29PM (#29870645)
It’s called cognitive dissonance.

> According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. [0]

In this case, OP didn’t like Saget but admired Macdonald — who DID like Saget. OP resolved this conflict by admiring Saget as well.

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

Re:Number of journalists in jail reaches global high on Thursday December 09, 2021 @10:22AM (#29498317)
Not to notpick, but while Khashoggi was a US resident, he was not a US citizen.
The title suggests an irony that isn't present. The change in policy was immediately leaked, but the policy was designed to keep the discussions on those boards from leaking (rather than the policy itself).
Re:The truth behind the Amazon mystery seeds on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:06PM (#27852664)
The article actually casts doubt on the idea that it could be both, calling it “improbable.”
It matters whose insurance company pays, though.
Re:EA to buy Dirt Rally-maker Codemasters for £1B on Monday December 14, 2020 @10:19AM (#25418494)
Codemasters also makes the F1 video game, which got a huge boost in attention this year due to the COVID-shortened season and F1 drivers participating in sim races. I can't find any definitive numbers, but I'd imagine that F1 2020 is the biggest revenue generator for Codemasters this year (if you look at Steam, it appears to have outsold Madden 21).
Re:Airbnb’s Stunning IPO on Saturday December 12, 2020 @08:26AM (#25398104)
Surely they don’t care about it all the time — only when they wish to sell it. One would think that managers who make decisions based on business value — rather than stock “narratives” — would create the most value for long-term owners of the company.
Re:Airbnb’s Stunning IPO on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:10PM (#25389440)
> The narrative between those two scenarios is drastically different.

Who cares about the narrative unless you need to raise capital again soon? The money you get in an IPO actually goes into the business, while the trading price of the stock has no impact on the business.

Re:Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller (2018) on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:23PM (#25190596)
It might have meant that had it not been included alongside his being bullied and described as a harrowing experience.
Re:GM recalling nearly 69,000 Bolt EVs for fire risks on Saturday November 14, 2020 @07:06AM (#25091819)
Nerf the noun did, but not nerf the verb.

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