Posts by jacampbell

Airbus keeps an A350 flying for 24 hours

Re: Empty A380

It was a test flight - the very first time it had done more than fly around Europe. No passengers but lots of instrumentation.

Imagine the PR if it had to stop half way there (or back) to fix some problem.

Ten mistakes marred firewall upgrade at Australian telco, contributing to two deaths

Re: 000 ≠ 112?

Merely to answer the question raised - 000 is what Australians are taught to use. While 112 is (supposedly - I have never used it) available - it connects to the triple-zero network.

So 000 equals 112.

I doubt that as many as one in a thousand calls to the emergency services would be made using 112 - international travelers only.

And a cursory reading of the article doesn't mention problems with landline/VOIP calls - only mobile (which some call "cell") calls.

I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11

Re: Why would you ever delete patient data?

“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.” ― Georg Hegel

There is no honor among RAM thieves – but sometimes there is karma

As a reference point, in 1972 ferrite core memory (loving threaded by Taiwanese ladies) cost 1 Australian dollar a byte.

Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash

Re: Answers on a postcard, please.

Bubbles of water can act as a lens, intensifying sunlight - which can damage the paint.

You should not wash any car in direct sunlight.

It's that most wonderful time of the year when tech cannot handle the date

Re: Don't people test edge cases any more? [Time Libraries: The Next Problem]

There was no January or February 1752 in England or Wales; nor most of March. There was in Scotland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_(New_Style)_Act_1750 has most of the gory details.