Mastodawn

Tom de Grunwald Feb 23, 2023

Jamie Lawrence Feb 22, 2023

What I love about this story is:
- the immediate & categorical response: 2 tail strikes within 6mins = shutdown all Alaska Air flights
- no bureaucratic process: One individual made the decision
- “That looks about right” gut check of automated data
- software sucks but it sucks worse when lives are at stake
- this sort of incident response is a credit to the aviation field and should be a model for all

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2023/02/20/after-alaska-airlines-planes-bump-runway-a-scramble-to-pull-the-plug/

After Alaska Airlines planes bump runway while taking off from Seattle, a scramble to ‘pull the plug’

Alaska’s flight operations staff quickly realized that a software bug was sending bad takeoff weight data to its crews. They immediately figured out a workaround and normal flying resumed.

Anchorage Daily News

Tom de Grunwald Jan 7, 2023

Natalie Kane Jan 6, 2023

Digital Preservation Folks! We at the V&A are looking for a consultant to help us learn more about our digital collections and assets and about how best to care for them into the future. More details here, deadline 31 January 2023: https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/digital/open-call-digital-preservation-at-the-va #digipres #museum

Open Call: Digital Preservation at the V&A • V&A Blog

We are looking for a consultant to help us learn more about our digital collections and assets and about how best to care for them into the future. The V&A houses a permanent collection of...

V&A Blog

Tom de Grunwald Jan 7, 2023

hannah online Dec 28, 2022

There's good and bad stuff about wikipedia but one bright spot is that they've kept this joke running on the "list of cetaceans" article for at least 10 years

Tom de Grunwald Jan 7, 2023

David Penfold

Jan 6, 2023

My wife told me to take the spider out instead of killing him.

Went out. Had a few drinks. Nice guy. He's a web designer.

Specialises in debugging.

Tom de Grunwald Jan 6, 2023

Robert Reich Jan 6, 2023

January 6th is a day that should live in infamy. How are we marking the attack on our nation’s Capitol exactly two years later? By letting the man who incited the insurrection run for president while his biggest co-conspirators hijack the House. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to-mark-the-2nd-anniversary?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=94937594&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

How not to mark the 2nd anniversary of the day American democracy almost died

With Trump running for President and the Freedom Caucus running the House

Robert Reich

Tom de Grunwald Jan 6, 2023

Woolly Mammoth Jan 5, 2023

Tom de Grunwald Jan 1, 2023

Guggenheim Museum Jan 1, 2023

Two Ways by Paul Klee, 1932 #guggenheim #guggenheimmuseum https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2180

Two Passages | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation

Visit the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Guggenheim Museum in NYC, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the renowned permanent collection and special exhibitions.

The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation

Tom de Grunwald Dec 29, 2022

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