@ikluft

#Aviation #AvGeek #Science on this acct I'm a software engineer, pilot/CFI, Ham, rocket/balloon tracker Also me: @KO6YQ @AstroHawk

 Portland, OR, USA🇺🇸
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Joined May 2009
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Trivia: Texas is among the states that require an excuse to vote by mail. But since all #NASA astronauts live in Houston, they have an automatic excuse granted to astronauts in orbit. (PD image from Wikipedia) #space #Election2024
image from Wikipedia/Timeshifter: No-excuse postal voting map of the US https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No-excuse_postal_voting_map_of_the_US.svg

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"Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says" by @NBCNews - Russians arrested in Poland for shipping explosives intended to bring down #cargo planes bound for US & Canada. nbcnews.com/news/world/russi… #aviation #travel #avgeek #crime

Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says

The case is the latest example of a wider Russian sabotage campaign to disrupt Western support for Ukraine, officials say.

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"Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike" by @CNBC / @lesliejosephs - Airplane factory workers in Seattle area voted 96% to strike. Affects 737Max, 767 & 777 lines in WA, but not 787 in SC. cnbc.com/2024/09/13/boeing-w… #business #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

Boeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after overwhelmingly rejecting contract

More than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike Friday, halting production of most of the company's aircraft after staff rejected a new labor contract.

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"Alaska Air is growing; it needs Boeing to keep up" by @SeattleTimes / @byalexhalverson - Seattle-based Alaska Airlines now newly merged with Hawaiian has plans for new planes. But factory idle due to #BoeingStrike. seattletimes.com/business/al… #business #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

Alaska Air is growing; it needs Boeing to keep up

Alaska Air's financials are strong, but delivery delays from Boeing could increase costs for the airline.

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"Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises" by @CNBC / @lesliejosephs - Machinist union members in Washington and Oregon vote to accept contract, ending costly 52-day strike cnbc.com/2024/11/04/striking… #business #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises

The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.

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"Probabilistic Uncertainty" by @XKCD comic - In search of a scientific definition of when to panic. 😱 Let's hope he never finds the answer. xkcd.com/3007/ #math #WTF
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"Probabilistic Uncertainty" by @XKCD comic - In search of a scientific definition of when to panic. 😱 Let's hope he never finds the answer. xkcd.com/3007/ #math #WTF
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"Lilium insolvent" by AOPA @flywithaopa - German #eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft) startup goes bankrupt aopa.org/news-and-media/all-… #aviation #business #avgeek
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"The puzzle of Spirit Lake has Pacific Northwesterners still dealing with Mount St Helens eruption 44 years later" by @OPB PBS Portland - After Mt St Helens 1980 eruption moved Spirit Lake, unstable natural dam threatens collapse & flood opb.org/article/2024/10/26/s… #volcano #geology

The puzzle of Spirit Lake has Pacific Northwesterners still dealing with Mount St. Helens eruption...

The human-engineered tunnel that drains Spirit Lake on Mount St. Helens is buckling because of geological activity. If ignored, it could burst, sending millions of gallons of water cascading into...

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"Alaska Air is growing; it needs Boeing to keep up" by @SeattleTimes / @byalexhalverson - Seattle-based Alaska Airlines now newly merged with Hawaiian has plans for new planes. But factory idle due to #BoeingStrike. seattletimes.com/business/al… #business #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

Alaska Air is growing; it needs Boeing to keep up

Alaska Air's financials are strong, but delivery delays from Boeing could increase costs for the airline.

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"Boeing & union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday" by @CNBC / @lesliejosephs - 48 days into strike, union recommended members vote in favor of latest deal. cnbc.com/2024/10/31/boeing-u… #BoeingStrike #business #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

Boeing union backs sweetened contract offer that could end strike, sets vote for Monday

The unionized machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13, halting most of Boeing's aircraft production.

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Hawaiian Airlines Unveils Airbus A330 Moana 2 Livery
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"The puzzle of Spirit Lake has Pacific Northwesterners still dealing with Mount St Helens eruption 44 years later" by @OPB PBS Portland - After Mt St Helens 1980 eruption moved Spirit Lake, unstable natural dam threatens collapse & flood opb.org/article/2024/10/26/s… #volcano #geology

The puzzle of Spirit Lake has Pacific Northwesterners still dealing with Mount St. Helens eruption...

The human-engineered tunnel that drains Spirit Lake on Mount St. Helens is buckling because of geological activity. If ignored, it could burst, sending millions of gallons of water cascading into...

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"Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk" by @TheNewStack / @darrylktaft - US🇺🇸 CISA requires software vendors to publish plan by Jan 2026 on migration away from memory unsafe languages C/C++ thenewstack.io/feds-critical… #cybersecurity #software #engineering #tech

Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk

This is the government's strongest stance yet on software security, which puts manufacturers on notice: fix dangerous coding practices or risk being labeled as negligent.

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"Disposal" by @XKCD comic - You wouldn't even have to dig the hole if you find a real estate listing for a decommissioned missile silo. xkcd.com/3005/ #space☄️ #rocketry🚀 #WTF🤪
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"Clark County Auditor identifies 488 damaged ballots from burned ballot box" by @KOINNews CBS Portland - 345 of those voters already requested replacement ballots based on news of ballot box fire at Fisher's Landing in Vancouver WA. koin.com/news/elections/clar… #Election2024 #crime

Clark County Auditor identifies 488 damaged ballots from burned ballot box

The Clark County Auditor’s Office is releasing more information about the ballots burned in a ballot box fire that happened on Monday.

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M6.1 #earthquake in Pacific Ocean over 100mi/160km off shore from Coos Bay, Oregon. This is in a tectonic plate spreading area, not a Cascadia subduction event. M6 is not large enough to cause a tsunami. Info by @USGS / @USGS_Quakes . earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua… #quake #geology #PNW
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Bulletin from Tsunami Warning Center @NWS_NTWC confirms no tsunami expected from M6.1 #earthquake off Oregon coast. tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2024… #quake #geology #PNW
WEAK53 PAAQ 302019 TIBAK1 Tsunami Information Statement Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 119 PM PDT Wed Oct 30 2024 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * An earthquake has occurred; a tsunami is not expected. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur. * Magnitude 6.1 * Origin Time 1215 AKDT Oct 30 2024 1315 PDT Oct 30 2024 2015 UTC Oct 30 2024 * Coordinates 43.7 North 127.4 West * Depth 9 miles * Location off the coast of Oregon ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * Further information will be issued by the United States Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov) or the appropriate regional seismic network.

ALT WEAK53 PAAQ 302019 TIBAK1 Tsunami Information Statement Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 119 PM PDT Wed Oct 30 2024 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION ---------- * An earthquake has occurred; a tsunami is not expected. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur. * Magnitude 6.1 * Origin Time 1215 AKDT Oct 30 2024 1315 PDT Oct 30 2024 2015 UTC Oct 30 2024 * Coordinates 43.7 North 127.4 West * Depth 9 miles * Location off the coast of Oregon ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * Further information will be issued by the United States Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov) or the appropriate regional seismic network.

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Replying to @AstroHawk @SPACEdotcom @NASAArtemis @NASA @arstechnica @SciGuySpace @StephenClark1
"NASA Identifies Root Cause of Orion Heat Shield Char Loss" by Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline - Not saying what it is, they claim to now know root cause of #Orion heat shield issue. Problem: #Artemis2 heat shield is already built. spacepolicyonline.com/news/n… #Artemis🚀 #NASA🇺🇸 #Moon🌘
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There's a great documentary "Majority Rules" @MajorityRules24 about Alaska's 2022 open primary & #RankedChoiceVoting of top 4 in general election. Also looks at RCV measures in AZ CO DC ID MT NV OR. Stream on AppleTV, Google/YT, Amazon. majorityrulesfilm.com/ #politics #USpol

Majority Rules | Documentary by Director AJ Schnack

With America's democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska votes to revolutionize their election system. The surprising results spark new alliances, a growing call...

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