Funny enough, due to a tailwind the other day, flights a couple days ago across the Atlantic actually did break the sound barrier. Look at this IAD>LHR flight that reached 802 mph [0]. (It was a Boeing).
Nah; its groundspeed might have been more than the speed of sound, but "breaking the sound barrier" refers to your speed through an airmass (i.e. airspeed). It doesn't count if you're just getting a big tailwind.
Because Apple is willing to play China's game. Google and Facebook's business models (ads) fundamentally don't work with China's government. They sell different products than Apple.
They are forced to by their hardware business model. Almost every entry point to the Apple ecosystem is through hardware and nobody can meet QC and scale of Chinese factories. Too much of a risk to block China and risk supply chain disruptions.
Outside of looking pretty and complex, I just can't figure out what marginal benefit I have looking at this graph vs this one from FinViz [0]. It's clearer, easier to read, and not three-dimensional.
It's an interesting way to visualize relationships between companies beyond just sector/industry (as in FinViz).
> Each point on the Market Map represents a distinct company traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ and positioned according to a series of market metrics such as the Market Capitalization, the Price to Earnings ratio, EBITDA, and others.
It would appear that the Ford F-150, the most popular car in America, has an average MPG of 23 mpg [0], so there's possibly some accuracy here. I do understand that's a very American-centric view, but its one explanation.
This is HN right? I believe I'm justified in my pedantry /s
Jokes aside, I think it is partially disingenuous for others to claim they avoid news on this site. It might not be the front page of a major news site, but there's plenty of politics and doom here too. Perhaps it feels less like news to others since it better fits the beliefs/expectations of the in-group.
I briefly looked through the website, does the SCA have a list of "Certified" consumer-level espresso machines specifically? I was disappointed to see that they had certified home brewers for drip coffee and commercial espresso machines that cost $15k, but no espresso machines that I could afford.
> Dozens of machines are submitted for testing every year, but only those that bear the SCA Certified Espresso Machine mark have met our rigorous testing standards:
I wouldn't see the issue here if the employer was willing to "pay handsomely" to have their employees work those hours. Some white collar workers work those hours every week - if not longer - and are paid well for it.
It is, indeed, fascinating how little respect workers have for each other. Any little concession they can offer an employer to screw over the guy beside them, they will take it.
Unionization helps develop somewhat of a brotherhood to keep the nastiness at bay, but even then the members generally want to keep it an exclusive club, not something for all workers to join. As a result even union members still see external pressure from the workers outside of the union still trying to them screw over.
Actually I'd prefer OSHA set some sane limits on hours worked instead of assuming an Invisible Hand will stop employers from working laborers to death.
[0]: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR22/history/202402...