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Terran Swett
Terran Swett
1:51 AM
area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/123448/… - This is almost to the next phase (whatever that is). It just needs 2 more example questions brought to a score of 10.
 
 
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Federico
Federico
9:38 AM
ouch
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50750746
> US aviation regulators allowed Boeing's 737 Max aircraft to continue flying despite knowing there was a risk of further crashes.

Analysis after the first crash last year predicted there could be up to 15 disasters over the lifetime of the aircraft without design changes.

Despite this, the Federal Aviation Administration did not ground the Max until a second crash five months later.

FAA chief Steve Dickson, who started in August, said this was a mistake.
 
 
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ymb1
ymb1
4:33 PM
UPPER CASE HAVE A UNIFORM HEIGHT SO THEY ARE EASIER TO LINE UP WHEN YOU PAINT THEM? — user3528438 1 hour ago
Is this comment painted? :'D
I'd have gone for a subtle HEIGHT for emphasis, not the whole thing
 
fooot
fooot
At least no one has gone the Schwern route yet in an answer
 
ymb1
ymb1
@fooot what's that? :)
 
fooot
fooot
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A: When did people decide that all caps means the writer is shouting?

SchwernSOMETIME AFTER 1984 BICAMERAL SCRIPT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES THOUGH THE RULES FOR ITS USE HAVE ONLY SOLIDIFIED IN THE LAST FEW HUNDRED YEARS. WHILE PRINTED MATERIAL WAS ABLE TO USE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CASE, THE NEED FOR EFFICIENCY IN TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS MEANT THERE WAS AN ERA WHEN AL...

 
ymb1
ymb1
haha, I remember reading it was way older than 1984
16th century or something
I think I may have read it wrong, 19th century it was: The 17 April 1856 edition of the Yorkville Enquirer (South Carolina) uses the expression "This time he shouted it out in capital letters." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps
@Federico the 2nd paragraph, that alone is grounds for criminal proceedings <shudders>
it's like the math was 15*200 pax, eh, not a big deal, carry on
 
 
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Terran Swett
Terran Swett
10:19 PM
Sweet, the Drones proposal has made it to commitment.
 

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