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@hobbit666 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Kyoto Animation fire: At least 26 dead after suspected arson attack
At least 26 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said.
Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday morning. Police say the suspect, a 41-year-old, sprayed petrol before igniting it.
Some people still remain unaccounted for, broadcaster NHK reported.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
This is what I'm getting to my SIP provider now... pretty close to that 32ms and there are no complaints.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
5G goals are 1-5ms. I'm looking forward to that.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
This is what I'm getting to my SIP provider now... pretty close to that 32ms and there are no complaints.
This is the standard delay from here to our India office. It is quite noticeable.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison
A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years.
Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February.
This is the part I don't get He was also ordered to pay $12.6bn (£10bn) in forfeiture.
Like he's going to pay a penny.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison
A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years.
Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February.
This is the part I don't get He was also ordered to pay $12.6bn (£10bn) in forfeiture.
Like he's going to pay a penny.
It's not the judge's job to worry about if or how a payment may eventually be made. The law allows for fines based on the crimes Guzmán has been convicted of so they were assessed.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
This is what I'm getting to my SIP provider now... pretty close to that 32ms and there are no complaints.
This is the standard delay from here to our India office. It is quite noticeable.
Well sure - that's 6 times the delay that I have.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Shkreli directing notorious pharma co. from prison. It’s still losing millions
Shkreli is reportedly making deals and advising officials to make a comeback.
Shkreli is just 16 months into a seven-year prison sentence over securities-fraud charges. He landed in jail last year for running what federal prosecutors described as a Ponzi-like scheme that duped investors of his hedge funds. According to prosecutors, the fund siphoned millions from a pharmaceutical company he founded, called Retrophin.
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@NDC said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison
A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years.
Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February.
This is the part I don't get He was also ordered to pay $12.6bn (£10bn) in forfeiture.
Like he's going to pay a penny.
It's not the judge's job to worry about if or how a payment may eventually be made. The law allows for fines based on the crimes Guzmán has been convicted of so they were assessed.
And it allows for seizure and bank action to get it. What he pays and what they collect aren't related.
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
OneWeb's first six satellites pass test as company moves closer to real service.
OneWeb says a test of its low-Earth orbit satellites has delivered broadband speeds of more than 400Mbps with average latency of 32ms.That is generally the same latency I was getting on my last cable connection to anywhere outside of TWC's network.
32ms is a lot. If it was sound, you would hear an audible echo.
That's 200ms for audible echo in phone calls.
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Greek earthquake: Powerful tremor shakes Athens
A strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out phone networks and power in parts of the city.
The earthquake was registered at 5.1 magnitude with an epicentre about 22km (14 miles) north-west of Athens. -
Turkey banned from buying F35 fighters...
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Given the price tag and problematic development track record, maybe not having to honour their purchase commitments is exactly what Turkey wanted. Seems like Turkey, not the US, won on this deal. Turkey will just buy way cheaper, proven fighters from Russia now. Whose economy got screwed by this? Russia and Turkey make money, US loses. And the F35 is partially made in Turkey, so Turkey makes a butt load on every sale, as long as they aren't the ones buying it.
Money shifted directly from the US into the hands of Turkey and Russia, ugh.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Given the price tag and problematic development track record, maybe not having to honour their purchase commitments is exactly what Turkey wanted. Seems like Turkey, not the US, won on this deal. Turkey will just buy way cheaper, proven fighters from Russia now. Whose economy got screwed by this? Russia and Turkey make money, US loses. And the F35 is partially made in Turkey, so Turkey makes a butt load on every sale, as long as they aren't the ones buying it.
Money shifted directly from the US into the hands of Turkey and Russia, ugh.
That seems to be the way of the plan the last few years.
Why do you think Russia, Iran, Turkey were so involved in the last election?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Given the price tag and problematic development track record, maybe not having to honour their purchase commitments is exactly what Turkey wanted. Seems like Turkey, not the US, won on this deal. Turkey will just buy way cheaper, proven fighters from Russia now. Whose economy got screwed by this? Russia and Turkey make money, US loses. And the F35 is partially made in Turkey, so Turkey makes a butt load on every sale, as long as they aren't the ones buying it.
Money shifted directly from the US into the hands of Turkey and Russia, ugh.
They said on the Radio (NPR) yesterday that all of the parts manufactured in Turkey are also being pulled. They'll be made in Japan and the US if I remember correctly.
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@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Given the price tag and problematic development track record, maybe not having to honour their purchase commitments is exactly what Turkey wanted. Seems like Turkey, not the US, won on this deal. Turkey will just buy way cheaper, proven fighters from Russia now. Whose economy got screwed by this? Russia and Turkey make money, US loses. And the F35 is partially made in Turkey, so Turkey makes a butt load on every sale, as long as they aren't the ones buying it.
Money shifted directly from the US into the hands of Turkey and Russia, ugh.
They said on the Radio (NPR) yesterday that all of the parts manufactured in Turkey are also being pulled. They'll be made in Japan and the US if I remember correctly.
That might be true (and I expect this) for the future. But for now, those parts in existing planes are all from Turkey and already paid for. And the US and Japan don't have the production for them yet, so Turkey will most likely be the only supplier for at least several months, if not many years.
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Both the US and Japan are at across the board production capacity. There isn't enough employment in either country for additional manufacturing loads. Especially not military grade, skilled manufacturing. It'll be very hard for either to quickly absorb a major bit of work from Turkey.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Both the US and Japan are at across the board production capacity. There isn't enough employment in either country for additional manufacturing loads. Especially not military grade, skilled manufacturing. It'll be very hard for either to quickly absorb a major bit of work from Turkey.
By 2020, one year after the Fort Worth plant hits its full 17-jet-per-month stride, there will be more than 600 F-35s, including nearly 180 sent to U.S. allies.https://www.defenseone.com/business/2016/05/f-35-production-set-quadruple-massive-factory-retools/128120/If these numbers are true (17 jets per month) I don't think they'll have any problems finding a supplier. The tooling is likely already owned by Lockheed, if so they'll just relocate it.
Edit: Looks like there is another assembly plant in Italy, but their production is even lower.
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@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
Edit: Looks like there is another assembly plant in Italy, but their production is even lower.
Italy has available employment capacity, lots of it. So if they aren't spinning that up for more volume because they can't do it, way less chance for the US to do it.
