The issue with those items is that they are not in the list of approved materials for Boeing's manuals. It might be normal to see these sort of practices in a line maintenance environment where it's hard to get the proper tooling; but the manufacturer should be abiding by it's own regulated publications. It's just more symptoms of their cost cutting and schedule rushing measures that are leading to their quality issues.

My company has been spending a lot of time and money doing warranty repairs on brand new airplanes that we received from Boeing over the past couple of years. It's very concerning when a customer has to fix things that should have never left the factory floor.

Too many AI language models are just word salad. It will spit out very long responses that add nothing of substance. Sometimes it's kind of like a high schooler desperately trying to reach the paragraph requirement on an essay.

Totally fine. The inside window isn't the important one. It's just a plastic cover for the real window on the outside.

Just unplug them? Most appliances still draw some electricity (i.e. phantom load) when turned off.

That exact model was $599 in October. I would know, because I bought one.

It's actually a really great smoker, but the app is terrible.

The game barely runs in pancake mode and their response to that was "get a better computer". I'd hate to see what they would expect to even try to run Starfield in VR.

Also, their VR versions are, frankly, not very good. You absolutely have to tweak and mod them to get them to run well and be enjoyable.

Before this update, an ARC 770 was comparable to a 3060 RTX. This latest update may put them in the current generation bracket at half the price.

No, they're just French

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Tuition has gone up much more. The average US college will now require 157% of your minimum wage income, provided you can still work full time on top of school.
Average US cost of attending college in 2023-2024: $23,630 per year
Federal minimum wage: $7.25 per hour

"Blue" goes between Rare and Epic. It's basically the legal minimum you can cook a steak in a restaurant.

Systems like this are why I really appreciate the "Hold for me" feature on my phone. You just have to be quick when an actual human picks up, or they'll put you back on hold.