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13,223karma·911submissions·April 6, 2011
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How a determined scientist taught an ancient species to migrate again (2013) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8307442 - Sept 2014 (1 comment)…
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Discussed at the time: Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36891642 - July 2023 (746 comments)…
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Previous discussion: What Vivian Maier saw in color (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19498483 - March 2019 (17 comments)…
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Apple Support: Hide purchases from the App Store https://support.apple.com/en-us/108091
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Peter Fenwick died in November 2024. The NY Times obituary last month described him as "a neuropsychiatrist who studied near-death experiences." I took note of his book, which I hope to read…
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Additional backstory: First word discovered in unopened Herculaneum scroll by CS student - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37857417 - Oct 2023 (210 comments) Vesuvius Challeng…
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(2020) Similarly, from 2019, Check Out These Mussels: Minneapolis Using Mollusks To Monitor Water Quality : https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/mussels-helping-monit... …
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Previous Discussion: Xerox Alto Source Code - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8490156 - Oct 2014 (20 comments)…
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Actual title: Ski Resort Closures and Opportunities for Sustainability in North America
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Starting salary is US $90,000 along with government benefits.
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Here's the FAA overview of what the agency calls the Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Program: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/students/schools …
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Maybe. The article talks about "how the Obama-era FAA practiced discrimination in its hiring processes," which wouldn't apply to the woman I know. But it's not an in-depth article …
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She was not rejected.
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While waiting for the FAA and since declining the ATC position she's worked at her family's auto repair shop. Pre-FAA she did repair work and for the last few months since returning she'…
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In her case it was a Bachelors in Aviation and Aerospace Science with an Air Traffic Control Concentration. There may be other programs or concentrations which are acceptable.
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Hiring controllers is not easy. A friend's daughter just went through the hiring process. She graduated from college with an appropriate degree right as COVID hit. Her FAA application wasn't…
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Here are the US Government regulations of what is necessary for products to be labeled as "Peanut Butter": https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subc…
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Related: NIST Standard Peanut Butter – $1,107 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38016900 - Oct 2023 (35 comments) NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog [pdf] - https:&#x…