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Fri Nov 20 23:53:24 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> ben_vulpes: loss of life 'costs' something, which is presumably fixed in this example, whereas 'value' of plane decreases over time, starting at $115 mn and eventually ending up at whatever the scrap is worth melted down.
Fri Nov 20 23:50:47 UTC 2015 <gribble> Air Force Forced To Write Off New $115Million Gunship After Pilot ...: http://breaking911.com/air-force-forced-to-write-off-new-115million-gunship-after-pilot-flew-it-upside-down/; Air Force forced to write off brand new $115million gunship after ...: http://www.capitalbay.news/news/924213-air-force-forced-to-write-off-brand-new-115million-gunship-after-pilot-accidentally-flies- (1 more message)
Fri Nov 20 23:42:22 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> imagine head of isis decommissioned ak47 because it was shot upside-down when fighter aped american gangster from u.s. movies
Fri Nov 20 23:41:11 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> apparently flying upside-down "exceeded manufacturer's stress limits"
Fri Nov 20 23:40:16 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> "The [British] Air Force has been forced to write off a brand new $115million gunship after a pilot accidentally flew it upside down, according to a report. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship was taking part in a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico in April this year having taken off from Elgin Air Force Base, officials said. The pilot, from 413th Flight Test Squadron, was taking part in a 'sideslip' maneuver when h
Fri Nov 20 23:40:16 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> st control of the 132ft-wide aircraft before it turned upside down."
Fri Nov 20 22:35:48 UTC 2015 <ascii_field> and was down to a few % by vietnam
Fri Nov 20 22:22:01 UTC 2015 <assbot> Logged on 20-11-2015 21:54:18; mircea_popescu: but anyway, maybe the answer actually has little to do with a "west worship" thing, and simply is that the sort of people who have goals and set about to pursue them simply no longer exists. for all i know the problem of mauretania is exactly the problem of missouri : everyone in sight principally desires to sit down in front a tv.
Fri Nov 20 21:54:18 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> but anyway, maybe the answer actually has little to do with a "west worship" thing, and simply is that the sort of people who have goals and set about to pursue them simply no longer exists. for all i know the problem of mauretania is exactly the problem of missouri : everyone in sight principally desires to sit down in front a tv.
Fri Nov 20 16:17:08 UTC 2015 <BingoBoingo> But they also look down with envy
Fri Nov 20 14:55:35 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> poor davout is probably glaring down more and more little karpeleses
Fri Nov 20 14:53:43 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> isn't down racist ?
Fri Nov 20 14:34:46 UTC 2015 <assbot> Logged on 20-11-2015 14:24:14; mircea_popescu: <DianaComan> prolly it would be for the best to track those numbers down too , but really the list is already longer than my both arms :p
Fri Nov 20 14:24:14 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> <DianaComan> prolly it would be for the best to track those numbers down too , but really the list is already longer than my both arms :p
Thu Nov 19 22:47:47 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> this happens irrespective of whether they ALSO fell down in your picture or not.
Thu Nov 19 22:47:36 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> nevertheless, if i lean on the pile just the right way, whether you took the picture or not, they will fall down.
Thu Nov 19 20:47:00 UTC 2015 <shinohai> asciilifeform: mine kept connecting/disconnecting all night finally shut it down
Thu Nov 19 18:03:40 UTC 2015 <assbot> Islamic State says 'Schweppes bomb' used to bring down Russian plane | Reuters ... ( http://bit.ly/1kHZZzN )
Thu Nov 19 15:19:31 UTC 2015 <punkman> let's see if they ask you take log down
Thu Nov 19 15:06:27 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> exactly. so what happens next ? a) they show up for work and b) the only work they can do is star in movies, where unfortunate thirld worlders suffer the horrible fate of having their ancestral knowledge passed down at great expense that "white man good, you scum" married to the fact that deep down in his entrails he feels like this is a great thing!