Lots of interesting news today

RatLabGuy said:
this is pretty interesting
www.sciencealert.com

The Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Changed Position

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards Siberia.
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The acceleration in the shift is really interesting....scary....

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mbalbritton said:
The acceleration in the shift is really interesting....scary....

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What I find fascinating is how well connected all countries and companies etc have to stay in order to prevent this from becoming a majpr problem. Imagine the mass chaos that would ensue if all GPS systems, satellites, etc were based off of different reference frames.
using geomagnetic centered mapping has enabled all kinds of great things but it also permanently tethers us to tracking this very closely.
 
This is potentially a really big deal

The BLUF is that if China can already do AI models at a much lower cost (in efficiency, which really means dollars) then the whole plan of staying ahead by restricting technology access via embargo and secrecy is a huge waste of time.
Frankly among those in the DoD AI world (I'm tangential) its no surprise bc its always been their MO to just develop things faster, cheaper and they have 10x the people and resources working in this space.
 
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jeepinmatt said:
Can you download and post the original pics in better quality? If I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing, that is insane!
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Just for you

Insane is an understatement. Especially considering the whole "minor injuries " deal!

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jeepinmatt said:
Bridge might be fuxxored too!

Here's some hi-tech manucad photoshop of what I see:
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It's a miracle dude is alive at all, much less with minor injuries.
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I'll be surprised if it's not severely damaged. Second one in a couple months of it is. Shallowford bridge over 421 was just repaired from a knarly wreck that hit a pylon.
 
www.newyorker.com

Denmark Offers to Buy U.S.

“We believe that by giving the U.S. an educational system and national health care, it could be transformed from a vast land mass into a great nation,” a spokesperson for Denmark said.
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mbalbritton said:
I know very little to nothing about air traffic control, but WTF was the helicopter doing anywhere near the runway approach line?
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NBC this am said this was their routine flight path and they were told to fly by after the plane had taken off....so there was some confusion about the plane that was LANDING. Either from ATC or the pilot of the blackhawk
 
I'm no aviation expert, but it seems super dumb to me to have cross traffic at the same altitude as approach or takeoff. Honestly, in my mind, the only acceptable path for cross traffic at an airport should be like 5 miles out at a specified altitude, or directly across mid runway at a specified altitude (and even then that seems risky if you have an aborted landing).
 
jeepinmatt said:
I'm no aviation expert, but it seems super dumb to me to have cross traffic at the same altitude as approach or takeoff. Honestly, in my mind, the only acceptable path for cross traffic at an airport should be like 5 miles out at a specified altitude, or directly across mid runway at a specified altitude (and even then that seems risky if you have an aborted landing).
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jeepinmatt said:
I'm no aviation expert, but it seems super dumb to me to have cross traffic at the same altitude as approach or takeoff. Honestly, in my mind, the only acceptable path for cross traffic at an airport should be like 5 miles out at a specified altitude, or directly across mid runway at a specified altitude (and even then that seems risky if you have an aborted landing).
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Welcome to Reagan International. That airport was never intended to have the amount of traffic it does. A lot of people have been complaining and warning about it for years.
 
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