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Philip Greenspun

@philipgreenspun

New Floridian. Golden retriever persuader. Teacher at MIT and Harvard Medical School. Pilot for sea turtles. Helicopter enthusiast.

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United Airlines educates us via the seatback video. Bloomberg Equality: Pride Edition. It’s a guide for rolling out LGBTQ+ themed merchandise. If you’re thinking that your light beer brand needs some rainbow magic, this video could be helpful.

United Airlines educates us via the seatback video. Bloomberg Equality: Pride Edition. It’s a guide for rolling out LGBTQ+ themed merchandise. If you’re thinking that your light beer brand needs some rainbow magic, this video could be helpful.
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If you want to feel better about your accomplishments and financial situations, here's a photo from earlier this evening of the new boat that the receptionist at NVIDIA's San Dimas office purchased with a few of her stock options:

If you want to feel better about your accomplishments and financial situations, here's a photo from earlier this evening of the new boat that the receptionist at NVIDIA's San Dimas office purchased with a few of her stock options:
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The economy has collapsed. Two piston-powered aircraft parked right in front of the FBO. I am going to sell all of my dogecoin before the crypto market tanks.

The economy has collapsed. Two piston-powered aircraft parked right in front of the FBO. I am going to sell all of my dogecoin before the crypto market tanks.
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Friends have been asking for my thoughts on yesterday's airliner crash in Brazil so I wrote up an organized answer (TL;DR: an airplane will stall and then spin if pilots attempt to hold altitude without sufficient power and icing increases the amount of power necessary to

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Annals of the Inflation-Reduced economy: Our old minivan has gone up in value by 5 percent compared to last month, according to this email received a few minutes ago.

Annals of the Inflation-Reduced economy: Our old minivan has gone up in value by 5 percent compared to last month, according to this email received a few minutes ago.
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Despite the fact that the $4.3 billion Boeing Starliner isn't trusted to bring astronauts home, the news from Boeing isn't all bad. The company is making substantial progress on its diversity and inclusion goals. philip.greenspun.com/blog/2024/08/2…

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As Florida continues to welcome sophisticated refugees from the lockdown states, the restaurant options keep getting better (thanks, Gavin Newsom!). H&H Bagels is opening six locations in FL, for example. Our family's latest discovery is an elegant Italian-style gelato parlor

As Florida continues to welcome sophisticated refugees from the lockdown states, the restaurant options keep getting better (thanks, Gavin Newsom!). H&H Bagels is opening six locations in FL, for example. Our family's latest discovery is an elegant Italian-style gelato parlor
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My dinner companion texted just now. A little early, I think, given that my next reservation-required restaurant meal will be when the youngest kid goes off to college in 2034. What is stopping the regulated phone network from adding authentication?

My dinner companion texted just now. A little early, I think, given that my next reservation-required restaurant meal will be when the youngest kid goes off to college in 2034. What is stopping the regulated phone network from adding authentication?
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A shout-out to the crew of JetBlue 100 from LAX to FLL this evening. There was apparently a sale on convective SIGMETs. With moderate diversion we mostly stayed out of the crazy bumps. That said, the French engineers of the Airbus deserve some credit too! And no doubt ATC had to

A shout-out to the crew of <a href="/JetBlue/">JetBlue</a> 100 from LAX to FLL this evening. There was apparently a sale on convective SIGMETs. With moderate diversion we mostly stayed out of the crazy bumps. That said, the French engineers of the Airbus deserve some credit too! And no doubt ATC had to
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I was never a huge Taylor Swift fan, but now I hear that she's playing in the U.S. Open tennis final tomorrow afternoon. That's pretty exciting and an amazing achievement for someone whose career has been primarily in music.

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American Attention to Detail: it has been 2.5 years since federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that Joe Biden’s mask order for peasants traveling through airports was unconstitutional… and the signs are still up.

American Attention to Detail: it has been 2.5 years since federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that Joe Biden’s mask order for peasants traveling through airports was unconstitutional… and the signs are still up.
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Science says that non-native plants “pose a threat to native species by invading and choking them out. … competitive impact on native species” (Fort Worth Botanic Garden):

Science says that non-native plants “pose a threat to native species by invading and choking them out. … competitive impact on native species” (Fort Worth Botanic Garden):