yeah the first two were because the pilot was outmanuevering the flight computer. the plane was much more capable than the initial software.

another fun fact is that the swedish air force does not have an aerobatics team. they all train for those maneuvers and whenever there’s an airshow they’re invited to they just send a random free airman from whatever base they happen to be on.

they were originally made in sweden on license by volvo aerospace. now that’s part of bae systems, but the entire thing is modular and if worse comes to worst, the drawings are probably still around.

hey now be fair

List of accidents and incidents involving the JAS 39 Gripen

although given the JAS has a 23-year head start, i gotta say the F-35 has made a fantastic grab for the lead.

everything in moderation

there are actually lots of people outside

of course.

dishwasher. it uses way less water than even filling the sink once. it obviously uses more electricity than doing dt by hand though. you gotta think about the value of the time saved as well.

persimmon to do what exactly?

i mean, it is also textually pro-colonialism, while being mainly about pedantry. it’s a “yet you participate in society” sort of sketch. life of brian is like 80% symbolism, 20% biggus dickus.

i’ve never understood how to do calorie counting. like you could never eat at a restaurant. you’d have to weigh everything unless you only eat pacxaged meals. it seems like a massive change to your life.

that’s usually how pop-sci journalism goes, unfortunately.

this is originally from may, and passed review in june. idk how related it is to the current nonsense.

oh the Ahlquist et al population study with 2.5 million participants was marked “low quality” due to “exposure limitations”.

can someone explain to me how you limit exposure in a population study?

the roslagsbanan commuter rail is the only actively used 2 ft 11 ³⁄₃₂ in railway in the world.

…honestly, with a wikipedia article that extensive it hardly qualifies as “obscure”.

yeah i also find him lovable, but the point is it’s the same sort of gag ttat tbbt does. and they’re all over the show. so why do we feel so differently about them?

idk man. s3e2 (the “ludicrous display” ep) has an extended bit about moss being anal about staples. it’s still laughing at him. and there’s no foil for him there, the gag is just that he wants to know how many staples have been used.

the one scene that really got me to pause was when moss laughs at a circuit board. i’ve been that guy. i’ve laughed with colleagues about bad hardware design. but… the audience is not consisting solely of electronics engineers. they’re laughing at him. more exactly, they identify with jen in that scene, and joins her in thinking moss is weird.

i agree, but why?

interestingly it crowd was apparently filmed with an audience.

followup question: what’s your thoughts on The IT Crowd? because i have a friend who insists they are the same show, and i disagree but can’t form a coherent argument as to why.