Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

It is not like Asian kids study hard because they like it or think it is cool either, especially in early puberty. If I am to find a word to describe it, then it's probably closer to being compulsed to do so. I never said they like it - they do it because they have to. And that's a different outcom...

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

2+2 needs to be cancelled? I think you're confused. It's the left that are pushing 'math is racist', and needs to be cancelled. And here's a drag queen reading to children. Not in Florida, not anymore at least. :checkmark: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fo1Aiq9Ofnw/XV9RLrXDbVI/AAAAAAAAUng/v6V5UBzo8fkuN...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

N5301D wrote:

Aaron747 wrote:

It’s hard to think of a louder way to tell the women of Oklahoma: ‘you are inferior and we hate you’

Are you a biologist?

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

I doubt bad parenting and attention spans are problems unique to America. Never said they were. But unlike highly competitive academic cultures in the east, studying hard is seen as uncool in many parts of the US, particularly age 10-16 or so. Throw that in the mix with the parenting and you'll def...

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

Considering how bad kids are at math this might be a good thing. I have a bunch of youngsters in the family and pulling a calculator to count 10x10 by a 10-16 year old is not uncommon. It's tragic. In my opinion, majority of books/educators should be replaced in this country. It's a plague If you a...

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

And Zeke, sorry, but nobody flies to 1/2 degree of pitch accuracy. Simply because most aircraft don’t show a resolution on the horizon useful for flying it with 1/2 degree accuracy. Any A320/A330 will have demonstrated that skill when engine out, the target pitch attitude is 12.5 deg, the PFD pitch...

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

Considering how bad kids are at math this might be a good thing. I have a bunch of youngsters in the family and pulling a calculator to count 10x10 by a 10-16 year old is not uncommon. It's tragic. In my opinion, majority of books/educators should be replaced in this country. It's a plague If you a...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

Why can't each point be debated and legislated? Didn't that happen in this case? Roe v. Wade is settled law. Or, at least, it was until the far right wing extremists got ahold of the courts and found they could legislate from the bench... This is a state law signed into effect by a governor. It's n...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

My mistake...anti-‘any woman who doesn’t worship the way I do’ I guess is more accurate. Still wrong. What about people who aren't religious that simply have a difference in opinion of when a life begins? What label do you put on those people? Good luck, I've tried to have this conversation before ...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

I go back and forth on this topic, and can see both sides of the agurment, but this is my problem with the "pro-choice" side...making it out to be an anti-woman issue when it's clearly a religious and moral issue. I mean are you saying that only men are anti-abortion? That no woman are? J...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

It’s hard to think of a louder way to tell the women of Oklahoma: ‘you are inferior and we hate you’ I go back and forth on this topic, and can see both sides of the agurment, but this is my problem with the "pro-choice" side...making it out to be an anti-woman issue when it's clearly a r...

Re: Netflix Jimmy Savile Doc - A British Horror Story

if they're that insane over things that aren't hurting children in any way, they for sure will miss the church pastor, or family member, who make up the majority of child abusers, right in front of their face. But the Christian church (just like Islam and other religions) is hurting children. Telli...

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

The crew did nothing wrong, this was unknown hence the reason for the notice to all operators. FDs are specifically certified to be reliable in that phase of flight for a LVO takeoff or a rejected landing off a Cat 3 approach. You have no business saying crew should ignore FDs, with these large air...

Re: Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

N1120A wrote:

When will people learn that Musk is as much of a silver spoon, fail up piece of garbage as Trump?

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

Here's a meme that is math related... With a little bit of climate change and gender studies for good measure. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51142598812_34b43c2972_n.jpg That seems beyond mindless. Climate change is not some wild left wing agenda - it's a challenge affecting everyone on the p...

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

This is not an issue with an airlines SOP nor an issue with the pilots, hence the reason this was sent out to all 787/777 operators. I did not have a go at Boeing, I challenged the credibility of someone saying that FDs should not be used for takeoff. You said “ regardless of automation config, one...

Re: Florida bans 54 math textbooks because of "indoctrination"

Here's a meme that is math related... With a little bit of climate change and gender studies for good measure. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51142598812_34b43c2972_n.jpg That seems beyond mindless. Climate change is not some wild left wing agenda - it's a challenge affecting everyone on the p...

Re: Tucker Carlson: The End of Men

I think there's a producer or two at Fox who haven't come out, and are having an absolute gas putting these packages together.

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

I don’t see how personal reference is relevant when the recent EK incident was not in LVO conditions. Hence my comment about normal takeoff sequences. It doesn’t matter, the training is to revert to the PFD and FD straight away, the technique is the sane day,night, LVO. Their company requirement al...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

If you're referring to assault weapons, take that up with suburban moms in blue counties. If you're referring to drugs, take that up with conservatives over 50. If you're referring to sex business, take that up with evangelical nutcases who secretly love it. For added fun, guess which group in the ...

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

Fair enough - but task saturated or not, basic airmanship should also ensure that regardless of automation config, one does not follow the flight director to the horizon in a normal takeoff sequence. Like, ever. Let me guess, the number of LVO takeoffs you have performed is zero ? I don’t see how p...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

If you want to have that then it goes for all things not just abortion. Talking about bans by government here, not actions by companies or organizations. I know I was referring to bans by government. If you're referring to assault weapons, take that up with suburban moms in blue counties. If you're...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

NIKV69 wrote:

CitizenJustin wrote:

Why can’t these people just live and let live and stop the relentless effort to ban everyone and everything they dislike? .

If you want to have that then it goes for all things not just abortion.

Re: Netflix Jimmy Savile Doc - A British Horror Story

MaverickM11 wrote:

And if they're that insane over things that aren't hurting children in any way, they for sure will miss the church pastor, or family member, who make up the majority of child abusers, right in front of their face.

Re: Pilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off

It's unacceptable for pilots to not have the basic skill and common sense to take off correctly in these situations. But I am puzzled at the general lack of caring over this bug. Any bug should be patched. I'd argue that even competent pilots under really bad circumstances (engine seizure at V-1, h...

Re: You got to love British humor

British humour is an acquired taste. I do like Mr. Bean though, as well as Mitchell & Webb and Fry & Laurie in moderation. It's the one thing that almost everyone i ever meet or talk to, anywhere certainly in Europe that they love about the UK - it's humour. It's very different to American ...

Re: Netflix Jimmy Savile Doc - A British Horror Story

I consider convincing a 5 to 9 year old that they are of a different gender than their chromosomes say they are is child abuse. I was unaware that the chromosomes could have an opinion on things like this. They're just biochemistry - and biochemistry is in turn just millions of years of accumulated...

Re: 2022 IPCC Climate Change Report

oh geez I don't look at objectively Correct, you don't least i take th rose tinted glass off Please do, then we might have an honest discussion. From past contributions you haven’t discussed anything of substance yet, least I keep an open mind and look at all scientific input not just the gospel of...

Re: You got to love British humor

Fawlty Towers is one of the best. Richard Ayoade is a treasure. I like me some Steve Coogan and Jimmy Carr in controlled doses as well. Coogan's travels with Rob Brydon are absolutely hilarious. :lol: Fawlty Towers is the best by daylight. I even bought it on DVD. When they have a "Gourmet Nig...

Re: You got to love British humor

Fawlty Towers is one of the best. Richard Ayoade is a treasure. I like me some Steve Coogan and Jimmy Carr in controlled doses as well. Coogan's travels with Rob Brydon are absolutely hilarious.

Re: 2022 IPCC Climate Change Report

LOL, I’m not casting aspersions on scientific methods from the 16th century to current methods, just merely the parallels between Galileo time and now, after all this forum as is social media is living testament to if anyone dares to question the climate science and cancel culture and the howls of ...