I actually think will all those "one in a million" things it still would have been "fine" (I.e. Far better controlled, possible no explosion/melt down) if they had asked for help the moment they realized backup power wasn't kicking in...

Exactly, that's what I'm suggesting is a crappy way to write. Mention a horrific accident involving a jumbo jet, then tell a first hand half assed story about a small plane that probably should have had enough fuel to divert giving bad flying conditions or shouldn't have gone up in the first place, and then finally…

Wow, Staples web site is rather annoying. Product says limit 3 per customer for the Regal gift card deal but as soon as you add more then one to your cart it makes the 2nd etc full price. I had to order 3 separate times...

What's the source on that? I'm almost positive that's also including small private planes. You reference last nights crash and what that might be like... I would love to believe that 95% of people survive those jumbo jet crashes but I'm almost certain that's not the case... Hell, the 25% number surprised me, I thought…

planecrashinfo.com is showing about 24% of people survive a crash and 50% when the plane is ditching under controlled flight. That's looking at planes with 10 passengers or more, which I think is what everyone is worried about. It's the 400 people jumbo jet that we're worried about crashing in the ocean or clipping a…

So this doesn't apply to any large commercial crash. Basically just crappy pilots and small planes... For one these guys had some control of the plane and engine power to make adjustments and try to line up. Two, they probably had shed a heck of a lot of speed before hitting any trees. Three, 95% of people don't…

The first edition thing is a very interesting point to keep in mind. iPhone shipped with a fancy dock the first edition and then that vanished. Wouldn't be surprised if the Apple Watch was only offered in gold on the first edition and then went more main stream once tooling was fully up to spec and apps were rolled…

I don't think tinder will show in smaller units then a mile, and when it does get closer then that I THINK it says "less then a mile away". Still probably could pinpoint someone but it's going to be harder

I just keep expecting to see them park it somewhere "safe" and turn it off because it's costing too much here to staff the mission vs staff new stuff... I worry the money runs out before the rover...

Movie chains dropped it because Sony told them it would be ok if they did. Then Sony made the stupid ass move of releasing it VOD instead of just pushing the release back into January to a slow weekend when theaters could fit it back into the schedule. I'm sure AMC, Regal, and probably Carmike would have tossed it…

Well, still F You to Sony. Because they dicked around almost every major theater dropped it and then when they announced it would also be a VOD almost none picked it up again. No way am I driving 50+ miles to see it, so I'll torrent it. If Sony doesn't feel it's worth people forking over some cash to go see it on the…

Fairly certain that most large theater chains will not screen a movie that is also a VOD of any sorts. (I know Carmike is like this). Sure, you pay $3 which goes to Sony but that's less then maybe $8 to $10 from a movie ticket. (Yes theaters get a cut from first sales but it's not near as much as when it's been…

I have a 2002 A6 with the 2.7T. I love this car. It's big and comfortable for just about everything, but fun in the summer with a good set of tires! I can't even begin to think of how big the smile would be if I had almost twice the horsepower. That said, that belt service that's due in ~20k miles probably would be…

So all I've learned from watching all the different extreme tow shows is that those cables are built REALLY poorly, or everyone is too damn cheap/stupid to use cables rated to what they're trying to lift... I feel like everyone other video is of them snapping...

I suggest everyone try backlighting an HDTV, especially if you have good black levels to begin with (plasma or OLED for sure). A dim glow (40 to 60w CFL) behind the set pointing toward the wall with about three feet distance between the seat and wall allows the light to defuse enough to "glow" around the edge of the…

What gets me is that some of that damage is never going to disappear! The wheels will be new again (if he can find them), the carbon fiber bits and front will be new and damn close with a great paint match, BUT that frame... It's always going to carry a scar. Even if it's repaired he'll always wonder if that frame has…

Boon to the developing world! However, with 2G networks already lined up for sunsetting I'm not sure how useful this would be for how long...

So this is just a digital debit card... I know buying on credit for junk isn't reslly the smartest way to do things, it is an established way. Highly doubt most $800 HDTV purchases come from a debit card, or cash. I like that Apple's system uses the existing credit card and just wraps it up in a beautiful and simple…

Plus hadn't the 2012 MacPro been kind of stagnant in terms of upgrades? That could have been off a ~2011 or maybe 2010 CPU... And again as everyone called out, one with relatively low clocks since it was a huge multicore chip

That guy isn't paying for drinks that night...