The presence of "auto-land" is moot on public carriers that land in the USA, as the cockpit doors are locked from the inside and armored. If everyone in the cockpit is incapacitated, who will open the door to let you in?
Anyway, my understanding of this is that the above "how to" isn't quite right: You have to hope that the settings programmed into the autopilot will intercept the glidepath for landing. When you get the signal that you have intercepted the landing beacon, hitting the "Auto-land" button should take care of direction, descent, flaps etc. It is even set up to hit the brakes and thrust reverser once the wheels hit tarmac. Also, my understanding is that pilots routinely land "by hand". I wonder if above commenters are confusing the "fly-by-wire" control interface with auto-pilot and auto-land? I've driven a Pontiac Vibe that did not have any physical cable or hydraulic connection between the "go" pedal and the actual gubbins that control fuel-air mixture in to the cylinders. I did not get any sense that the car was driving for me. Likewise, some aircraft controls are electronic sensors in the joystick controlling motors rather than power-assisted hydraulics or systems of cables, guides, and pulleys. The movement of the controls still controls the flying of the aircraft.
She thinks she is showing how ridiculous it is for certain legally-defined associations of people to not have the civil rights of the group violated. Instead she is showing how ignorant of the purpose and history of "corporate personhood" she is. She thinks individuals should have free speech, but groups of individuals should not. So it is fine for a single rich person to rent a highly visible billboard on the interstate as it approaches a city, in order to express an opinion. But if a whole bunch of non-rich people disagree with that opinion, and want to post their own response, they cannot sum their small contributions and enter a contract for their own billboard, because that would be corporate speech and a contract with a group, not an individual.
When I lived in the SW desert, I discovered that "near" had a different meaning than it does in urban life. Our favourite Mexican restaurant was a mere 70 miles away.
In a fire or other emergency requiring evacuation, I would probably head for one of the myriad emergency exits that are clearly marked throughout the store. And when I'm in a hurry, I just look for the overhead posted signs indicating the most direct "shortcut" path to the self-serve/warehouse/checkout-tills. But then, I've only sampled a few IKEA stores in each of a few countries, so I suppose your local one might be radically different.
I'd just like to point out that my 4:34 post was not a reply to the 4:28 comment of nemo, which I had not seen because I was composing my own thoughts -- I mean furiously copying and pasting from the boilerplate provided by my my corporate overlords... And I apologize for saying that someone would have to be brainwashed to believe that 140° was appropriate serving temperature for coffee. That was really directed at the linked article and not at any commenters here. There are undoubtedly some poor home-coffeemakers that do emit coffee at 140° or less, thankfully I have not encountered one in years. And let me state that I am fully behind the right, if you are injured due to the negligence or defective product of a business, that you should get compensatory damages. You should get punitive damages if they knew or should have known about the problem and did nothing correct it, or else tried to evade their real responsibility. My problem with this case as it has been written about here is that I don't see any defect or negligence. I see no defect or negligence because 180° to 190° F is completely normal for freshly brewed coffee. 180° is normal because coffee should be brewed near 200° F, and not kept sitting around before it is served. Accidents happen. They are accidental. Sometimes the costs of those accidents can be astronomical. That does not mean the guy who sold you the hot drink should pay your expenses when you spill it on yourself, even if that 'guy' is a big evil corporation. Because if this were the case, then no-one would take the risk of selling anyone hot drinks.
OK, it appears that there is some disagreement here about whether McDonalds coffee was hotter than normal. The linked article does not state that it was, but it does suggest that the normal temperature for home coffee fresh out of the coffeemaker is 140 degrees F or lower. One would indeed need to be brainwashed to believe that 140 degrees F is a normal temperature for freshly brewed coffee. According to ANSI standard cm-1-1986 5.2.1: On completion of the brewing cycle and within a 2 minute interval, the beverage temperature in the dispensing vessel of the coffee maker while stirring should be between the limits of 170°?F and 205°?F (77°?C and 96°?C) The 180 degree F coffee in this case was completely normal. In reports of a subsequent (failed) hot coffee case it was reported that the current McDonalds standard for serving coffee is (still!) 85 °C, plus or minus five degrees.
First off, McDonalds coffee was not unreasonably hot. If it was really unreasonable, then they and everyone else would not be still selling coffee just as hot or hotter.
Second, the number of burn incidents over the number of cups sold is something like one in twenty-four million. There are more injuries requiring hospitalization annually from tea-cozys than than from hot McDonalds coffee.
I think the concept that the deepest pockets need to pay "compensation" when there is severe injury is a great moral hazard in our society.
Shorter post: Where can I find the pdf of the male version of this? the "F" version is linked from LeTemps and other places, but the "H" version eludes my searching skills.
In my first real job I got a negative performance review for looking "shabby". I asked for specifics, so that I would know what to change, but my supervisor, and his, and the HR people would offer no suggestions, only that I needed to improve. So I went to the bookstore and found a book that gave me a series of rules to follow for selecting, wearing, and caring for my clothes. This appealed to my engineering mindset -- follow the formula. It worked extremely well. Since I walked to work, it also made me extremely popular with the shoe repair shop, but that's another story. Worn-in leather soled shoes can be extremely comfortable and still look great. So my reaction to this article has been "oh cool, they're Swiss, they're wanting to project an image of cool competence, and they've created a rulebook for how to do it! Where do I get it?" Unfortunately, I've only been able to find the dresscode_f.pdf version of the file, not the dresscode_m.pdf.
Guard removed for clarity... This could benefit from a "no-voltage release switch", and I've used portable/in-line GFCI plugs for that purpose. The idea is that if you lose power for any reason while the tool is "on" it will switch off rather than have your mini-table-saw spring back to life unexpectedly, flinging whatever into your eye.
Hey, I like the option of "book rate" media mail for a super cheap price if quick delivery is not critical and the stuff I'm sending qualifies. And I like that when I tell someone that book rate is good enough, they are queried when they post it so that they don't inadvertently include non-qualifying stuff. And I like that they, you know, actually police and enforce their own clear rules rather than just eliminate the category. The other huge post office bargain is the M-bag. Not for everything, but if what & where fall within the rules, it would be hard to find a less expensive way of getting the stuff from here to there.
Anyway, my understanding of this is that the above "how to" isn't quite right:
You have to hope that the settings programmed into the autopilot will intercept the glidepath for landing.
When you get the signal that you have intercepted the landing beacon, hitting the "Auto-land" button should take care of direction, descent, flaps etc. It is even set up to hit the brakes and thrust reverser once the wheels hit tarmac.
Also, my understanding is that pilots routinely land "by hand". I wonder if above commenters are confusing the "fly-by-wire" control interface with auto-pilot and auto-land?
I've driven a Pontiac Vibe that did not have any physical cable or hydraulic connection between the "go" pedal and the actual gubbins that control fuel-air mixture in to the cylinders. I did not get any sense that the car was driving for me.
Likewise, some aircraft controls are electronic sensors in the joystick controlling motors rather than power-assisted hydraulics or systems of cables, guides, and pulleys. The movement of the controls still controls the flying of the aircraft.
She thinks individuals should have free speech, but groups of individuals should not. So it is fine for a single rich person to rent a highly visible billboard on the interstate as it approaches a city, in order to express an opinion. But if a whole bunch of non-rich people disagree with that opinion, and want to post their own response, they cannot sum their small contributions and enter a contract for their own billboard, because that would be corporate speech and a contract with a group, not an individual.
And when I'm in a hurry, I just look for the overhead posted signs indicating the most direct "shortcut" path to the self-serve/warehouse/checkout-tills.
But then, I've only sampled a few IKEA stores in each of a few countries, so I suppose your local one might be radically different.
And I apologize for saying that someone would have to be brainwashed to believe that 140° was appropriate serving temperature for coffee. That was really directed at the linked article and not at any commenters here. There are undoubtedly some poor home-coffeemakers that do emit coffee at 140° or less, thankfully I have not encountered one in years.
And let me state that I am fully behind the right, if you are injured due to the negligence or defective product of a business, that you should get compensatory damages. You should get punitive damages if they knew or should have known about the problem and did nothing correct it, or else tried to evade their real responsibility.
My problem with this case as it has been written about here is that I don't see any defect or negligence. I see no defect or negligence because 180° to 190° F is completely normal for freshly brewed coffee. 180° is normal because coffee should be brewed near 200° F, and not kept sitting around before it is served.
Accidents happen. They are accidental. Sometimes the costs of those accidents can be astronomical. That does not mean the guy who sold you the hot drink should pay your expenses when you spill it on yourself, even if that 'guy' is a big evil corporation. Because if this were the case, then no-one would take the risk of selling anyone hot drinks.
One would indeed need to be brainwashed to believe that 140 degrees F is a normal temperature for freshly brewed coffee. According to ANSI standard cm-1-1986 5.2.1:
On completion of the brewing cycle and within a 2 minute interval, the beverage temperature in the dispensing vessel of the coffee maker while stirring should be between the limits of 170°?F and 205°?F (77°?C and 96°?C)
The 180 degree F coffee in this case was completely normal. In reports of a subsequent (failed) hot coffee case it was reported that the current McDonalds standard for serving coffee is (still!) 85 °C, plus or minus five degrees.
Second, the number of burn incidents over the number of cups sold is something like one in twenty-four million. There are more injuries requiring hospitalization annually from tea-cozys than than from hot McDonalds coffee.
I think the concept that the deepest pockets need to pay "compensation" when there is severe injury is a great moral hazard in our society.
Where can I find the pdf of the male version of this? the "F" version is linked from LeTemps and other places, but the "H" version eludes my searching skills.
So I went to the bookstore and found a book that gave me a series of rules to follow for selecting, wearing, and caring for my clothes. This appealed to my engineering mindset -- follow the formula.
It worked extremely well. Since I walked to work, it also made me extremely popular with the shoe repair shop, but that's another story. Worn-in leather soled shoes can be extremely comfortable and still look great.
So my reaction to this article has been "oh cool, they're Swiss, they're wanting to project an image of cool competence, and they've created a rulebook for how to do it! Where do I get it?"
Unfortunately, I've only been able to find the dresscode_f.pdf version of the file, not the dresscode_m.pdf.
This could benefit from a "no-voltage release switch", and I've used portable/in-line GFCI plugs for that purpose. The idea is that if you lose power for any reason while the tool is "on" it will switch off rather than have your mini-table-saw spring back to life unexpectedly, flinging whatever into your eye.
And I like that when I tell someone that book rate is good enough, they are queried when they post it so that they don't inadvertently include non-qualifying stuff.
And I like that they, you know, actually police and enforce their own clear rules rather than just eliminate the category.
The other huge post office bargain is the M-bag. Not for everything, but if what & where fall within the rules, it would be hard to find a less expensive way of getting the stuff from here to there.