Seth Miller

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Aviation journalist specializing in #IFEC, #Loyalty, #PaxEx.

Some #woodworking, too.

*Running for NH State Rep in Strafford 21*

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Dr. Ruth “defended abortion rights, suggested older people have sex after a good night’s sleep and was an outspoken advocate of condom use … In the 1980s, she stood up for gay men at the height of the AIDS epidemic and spoke out loudly for the LGBTQ community.” apnews.com/article/ruth...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96apnews.com Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died.

Shooter "neutralized" by USSS.

Swedish Space Center launched the world's largest balloon today, a 60,000,000 cubic foot (1.7m cu m) bag headed to the stratosphere to research cosmic X-rays for NASA. The larger size helps get the balloon to 150,000 feet, above the typical 120k, a win for hypersensitive instruments.

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The European Commission's preliminary view, published Friday, is that X Twitter has broken rules regarding dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. If the commission's views are confirmed, X Twitter could face a fine of up to 6% of its global annual revenue: #ElonQ

Elon Musk's X deceives users and breaches online content rules, EU sayswww.cnbc.com Elon Musk's X is in breach of EU online content rules as the social media platform uses "dark patterns" to deceive users, the European Commission said Friday.

"Today, the first collective bargaining agreement between WestJet and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the certified union representing WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and other Technical Operations employees was ratified." Good union news in Canada.

Disney exec: We need you again. Disney lawyer: Which daycare this time? Disney exec: Actually it's— Disney lawyer: A lemonade stand that used a copyrighted image? Disney exec: No, it's Elon Musk. And we're defending basic First Amendment freedoms. Disney lawyer: [Bursts into song]

There are *maybe* some corporate/industrial uses where AR-type stuff could make sense for widespread adoption. It is an expensive and not particularly useful 🤷‍♂️ for most consumers.

Apple Vision Pro is a flop. Sales drop by 75% in the quarter. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-11/apple-s-vision-pro-won-t-cross-500-000-sales-this-year-idc-says

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SpaceX suffered a rare inflight failure of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, now grounded pending FAA sign-off on the company's investigation. The rocket chocked up more than 300 consecutive successful launches since its previous inflight failure nearly a decade ago: www.cnbc.com/2024/07/12/s...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare inflight failure, is grounded during investigationwww.cnbc.com A SpaceX rocket carrying Starlink satellites failed midflight, in a rare misfire for the company's workhorse Falcon 9 vehicle.

A SuperJet crashed outside Moscow this evening, killing the three flight test crew on board. It is reported as one of the SSJ100s being converted/tested to fly using parts not subject to western embargo. #AvGeek www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/12/r...

Russian Superjet Airliner Crashes, Killing 3 Pilots – Reportswww.themoscowtimes.com Russia’s flagship Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliner crashed outside Moscow, killing all three pilots on board, state news agencies reported Friday.

Delta's investments in other airlines are down about 12% YTD, with Wheels Up the bulk of that drop, plus smaller contributions from AFKLM & Korean. LATAM is a bright spot in the portfolio. $DAL #AvGeek

EASA has an AD out this morning for basically all ATRs. A recent test flight uncovered a problem in the AoA probe not properly warning pilots of a potential stall during high angle approaches at low speeds. ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2024-0140 #AvGeek

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Some color from Citi on cards *CITI HAS BEGUN TIGHTENING UNDERWRITING IN CREDIT CARDS: MASON *CITI CLOSING OUT INACTIVE CARD ACCOUNTS, REDUCING UNUSED LINES *CITI HAS INCREASED ITS CARD DEBT COLLECTIONS CAPACITY: CFO

Lufthansa Innovation Hub has produced a report on the potential for Advanced Air Mobility (i.e. flying taxis). It focuses only on the US and Europe, which ignores the markets with greatest early potential. And that's just the beginning of the questionable results shared. #AvGeek 🧵

The FAA previously issued an AD for lavs/galleys on 787s because some couplings were incorrectly installed. Now that is being expanded as more were discovered without the requisite safety strap. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15235.pdf #AvGeek

Delta may be next to unbundle services in the pointy end of the plane The carrier teased the concept during its Q2 2024 earnings call this week. #PaxEx

Delta teases "Basic Business" in push for revenue boostpaxex.aero Delta may be next to unbundle services in the pointy end of the plane The carrier teased the concept during its Q2 2024 earnings call this week.

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I'm working on policy proposals to protect consumer rights when companies brick smart devices. So please share devices that you've owned that stopped working because the company that made it killed software support or went out of business. Also, please share this request. Thank you.

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Falcon 9 partial failure: Stage 2 did not restart, Starlink Group 9-3 sats deployed in lower than planned orbit. Unclear if they can raise orbit prior to reentry.

And when Bogart - the dog that died 5+ years prior - came into the mix you knew it was going to be a bad, bad, bad afternoon.

yes I remember my dad calling out the cats' names before getting to the name of the kid he wanted to yell at

JAXA wants to test a low-boom supersonic aircraft design by developing an engineless scale model, carrying it to altitude on another plane, and then letting it freefall to earth until it breaks the sound barrier. www.aero.jaxa.jp/eng/research... #avgeek

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What’s wild about this opinion is it shows how this case — which cops and conservatives have been touting as a way to go after protestors — is based on utter horseshit. Like “we saw him pick up a water bottle and the court should infer he threw it at a cop later” horseshit.

NEW: A Louisiana federal judge has found that civil-rights activist DeRay Mckesson is not legally responsible for injuries inflicted by someone else at a protest he was alleged to have organized OPINION: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... CASE FILE: clearinghouse.net/case/45222/

Some Google reCAPTCHA users are in for a massive price increase from next month. While the news has been out since January, it takes effect on August 1st. Most small uses unlikely to be affected, but some hobby-size sites could be screwed.

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HUGE scoop from Jeremy Scahill & @ryangrim.bsky.social about the court-appointed federal monitor for the UAW abusing his power to pressure the union into silence on Gaza.

The UAW’s federal monitor twice pressured the union to back off its call for Gaza ceasefire, then launched an investigationwww.dropsitenews.com The rise of UAW President Shawn Fain has been met with alarm in powerful corridors

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Hey, #avgeeks, Potomac Books is offering my last book for half off! “THE TURTLE AND THE DREAMBOAT is the first detailed account of the race for long-distance flight records between the US Army and US Navy less than fourteen months after World War II. Save 50% with our Summer Sale.” bit.ly/4b4cYEi

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🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS Alabama motion to dismiss congressional redistricting case. Court finds that VRA Sec. 2 DOES contain a private right of action. Another big victory for the Elias Law Group team and the voters of Alabama. www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabam...

🚨 Voting Rights Victory in Alabamawww.democracydocket.com Read about the latest voting rights victory in Allen v. Milligan.

I need to be in Madrid in mid-November. I have a half ticket on SAS back to Europe in PremY with no change fees, but SAS doesn't fly to Madrid. It is wrong that I'm just looking at all the other destinations they have in Spain and picking the one with the most reasonable connection in CPH?

Fiji Airways plans to add DFW to its route map. The carrier, which also recently announced plans to adopt the AAdvantage loyalty program, now plans to add connectivity to American's largest hub. #PaxEx

Fiji Airways plans DFW servicepaxex.aero Fiji Airways plans to add DFW to its route map. The carrier, which also recently announced plans to adopt the AAdvantage loyalty program, now plans to add connectivity to American's largest hub.

Fiji Airways applies to fly an A359 from Fiji to DFW. Plans 3x weekly service (.2.4.6.) "as soon as all required government approvals are received." #AvGeek

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NEW: Top Shopify executive’s right-wing media website rails against immigrants while defending a legally designated terrorist group. The right-wing Canadian media website ‘True North’ deleted its interview with the founder of the Proud Boys shortly after being contacted by PressProgress:

Shopify Executive’s Right-Wing Media Website Rails Against Immigrants While Defending a Legally Designated Terrorist Grouppressprogress.ca Right-wing Canadian media website ‘True North’ deletes interview with the founder of the Proud Boys after being contacted by PressProgress

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There is a lot of research on this. Learning about racism doesn't make white kids feel guilty. Here is what it does. Summary of some of the studies here: fivethirtyeight.com/features/wha...

Without even clicking the link, I’ll guess the reason — all the talk of racism makes white kids feel guilty. Again, if your kids are reading histories of slavery or segregation and identifying with the racists in the story, that suggests you’ve got your own problems to work through. Leave us out.

Delta reports Q2 numbers: Record Q2 revenue ($16.7bn), incl AmEx remuneration of $1.9bn. But expenses rose faster than revenue (CASM-x up only 0.6% but fuel up 12%, even with the refinery), and margin was down slightly YoY. Slight miss on EPS. Also revised Q3 to below prior estimates. #AvGeek