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[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

for life

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

@indiametsky Don't sweat at all champ, missed you on the block here. Get well soon and keep up the good work!

[pH @pHequals7]

mahindra's 2015 acquisition of pininfarina will go down in history books

[Sanket Upadhyay @sanket]

With all due respect - there should be a proper audit of the amount of money spent on the Davos trip by the Indian delegation - pretty large I have been told. What’s the ROI outlook? This is the taxpayer’s money. You can’t have a glorified paid holiday at the tax payers expense.

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

Not sure if the Aviation Regulator of Vishwaguru should be lauding an NDB installation in 2026

[DGCA @DGCAIndia]

Today, DGCA certified the Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) installed at Sindhudurg airport. This certification marks an important milestone for the airport in upgrading its air navigation infrastructure for enhanced operational safety. @MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official @Pib_MoCA

[The Joker @trend_nosig]

The NDB or a non-directional beacon is an aviation / marine navigational aid.

NDBs are operated on a frequency between 190 kHz and 1750 kHz and range from 50 watts to over 2000 watts.

In the cockpit, we have an instrument called the ADF or automatic direction finder. This basically has a needle which points to the tuned NDB.

Remember, push the head and pull the tail.

It was developed by the United States Army Air Corps Captain Albert Francis Hegenberger and was used to fly the world's first instrument approach on May 9th, 1932.

Yes kids, you heard that right. May 9th, 1932.

Reminds of this song by @staind - It's been a while.

I did some NDB approaches during my initial flight training but never on the line.

A colleague once tried it in a commercial aircraft. Couldn't understand head or tail of what was going on, had to execute a go around and come back for a VOR let down.

It just isn't reliable.

Navigation using an ADF to track NDBs is subject to several common effects:

1) Night effect:

Radio waves reflected back by the ionosphere can cause signal strength fluctuations 30 to 60 NM from the transmitter, especially just before sunrise and just after sunset. The needle on the indicator will start wandering. The indication will be most erratic during twilight at dusk and dawn.

2) Terrain effect:

High terrain like mountains and cliffs can reflect radio waves, giving erroneous readings. Magnetic deposits can also cause erroneous readings

3) Thunderstorm effect:

Water droplets and ice crystals circulating within a storm cloud, generate wideband noise. This high power noise may affect the accuracy of the ADF bearing. Lightning, due to the high power output will cause the needle of the RMI/RBI to point for a moment to the bearing of the lightning.

4) Shoreline effect:

Radio waves speed up over water, causing the wave front to bend away from its normal path and pull it towards the coast. Refraction is negligible perpendicular to the coast, but increases as the angle of incidence decreases. The effect can be minimised by flying higher or by using NDBs situated nearer the coast.

5) Station interference:

Due to congestion of stations in the LF and MF bands, there is the possibility of interference from stations on or near the same frequency. This will cause bearing errors. By day, the use of an NDB within the DOC will normally afford protection from interference. However, at night one can expect interference even within the DOC because of skywave contamination from stations out of range by day. Therefore, positive identification of the NDB at night should always be carried out.

6) Dip (bank) angle:

During banking turns in an aircraft, the horizontal part of the loop aerial will no longer be horizontal and detect a signal. This causes displacement of the null in a way similar to the night effect giving an erroneous reading on the indicator which means that the pilot should not obtain a bearing unless the aircraft is wings-level.

NDB's are being phased out the world over.

In 2025 itself, the FAA had planned to shutdown 300 of them.

Adapted from https://t.co/yHy36RQ7gA

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

Mad scientist done fucked up vibes

[Sam Altman @sama]

We are hiring a Head of Preparedness. This is a critical role at an important time; models are improving quickly and are now capable of many great things, but they are also starting to present some real challenges. The potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025; we are just now seeing models get so good at computer security they are beginning to find critical vulnerabilities.

We have a strong foundation of measuring growing capabilities, but we are entering a world where we need more nuanced understanding and measurement of how those capabilities could be abused, and how we can limit those downsides both in our products and in the world, in a way that lets us all enjoy the tremendous benefits. These questions are hard and there is little precedent; a lot of ideas that sound good have some real edge cases.

If you want to help the world figure out how to enable cybersecurity defenders with cutting edge capabilities while ensuring attackers can't use them for harm, ideally by making all systems more secure, and similarly for how we release biological capabilities and even gain confidence in the safety of running systems that can self-improve, please consider applying.

This will be a stressful job and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immediately.

https://t.co/bnFRnDE4O7

[absy @absycric]

Just 10 minutes of scrolling this app is enough to leave you shit scared about the future of the world and humanity

[awlivv @awlivv69]

rt if you fucking hate AI

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

Same as me projecting a year end pipeline that's gonna transact $10M in a week just to keep my job till 2026

[IADN @NewsIADN]

#SpiceJet is planning to procure 100 blended-wing body (BWB) passenger aircrafts from US-based #Natilus.

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

Love the Chinese capitalising on this - if shaming by China is going to irk them to do something, then so be it because the Sleeping Dragon at least sleeps in comfortable AQI

[Yu Jing @ChinaSpox_India]

How does Beijing tackle air pollution? 🌫➡🌱

Step 3: Coal Reduction

🔹 Coal combustion was once a major source of Beijing's air pollution. To address this, the city launched a targeted transition:

➡️Shift over 1 million rural households and all urban areas from coal heating to cleaner electricity or natural gas.

🔥Shut down four major coal-fired power plants and replace with natural gas–fired stations.

🏭 Upgrade small highly polluting coal boilers with larger, cleaner, and more efficient systems.

🚫 Implement
“Coal-banning” policies across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to curb cross-border pollution.

⚡ Imports cleaner power from neighboring provinces.

📉 The result:
By 2025, Beijing's coal consumption dropped from over 21 million tonnes (2012) to less than 600,000 tonnes, accounting for under 1% of the city's total energy use.

#AirPollution #CleanEnergy #CoalReduction #Beijing #ClimateAction #GreenTransition

[Sam ☕ @samirande_]

"Everyone is an artist till rent is due"

[du @thedulab]

Nothing will burn you out more than constantly thinking about your life. Am I on the right path, am I in the right environment, am I doing the right things. Insert the dozens of other background loops that remain in flux

Has less to do with your level of physical exertion, more with how many decisions remain uncommitted to. Could hypothetically be going hard all day but you're in your element, it'd still exhaust you less than cutting your hours in half but with no conviction in anything you do

Money is not the issue. Nothing tangible is the issue. Yet. First order of business is to simply muster up the courage to make a decision. Doesn't have to be permanent, doesn't mean you're stuck with it forever, just has to be chosen in accordance with your heart

[Magnussen Cube @lace_strol]

2 sticks of 16GB RAM cost $500 thanks to this shit

[Shakti Lumba @CaptShaktiLumba]

Hey Guys anyone remember that a show cause Notice was issued to both CEO & CCO of @IndiGo6E: maybe @DGCAIndia may have forgotten or put it in the back burner:

If @RamMNK & @MoCA_GoI were serious, all they had to do was Suspend THEIR Security Clearance:
They did this overnight for that Turkish Ground Handling agency: remember?

Was the MINISTER just playing to the gallery claiming “No Body will be spared”
Just political Jumla : Politician do it all the time during elections and during National Crisis:
Now you all know that NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN against anyone in DGCA, MOCA or INDIGO :

4 jr officers were made scapegoats for Press bites
and a fool was made of the Indian Public:

[Shakti Lumba @CaptShaktiLumba]

@MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia @NITIAayog @PMOIndia @mpa_india

Basic Questions and Answers on IndiGo Melt Down

Q1. What are the reasons for the IndiGo flight cancellations

IndiGo never prepared for the 1st Nov FDTL IMPLEMENTATION and were confident that it could be deferred to Match 2026. So confident that they filed their winter schedule accordingly as a result the number of Captains required to fly their winter schedule were far more than they had employed: about 250/300 Captain shortfall.

Q2 Who is to blame for such a mess?

IndiGo and only IndiGo:
What started due to The FDTL was taken allegedly ( as per my sources) advantage of to create a chaotic situation &worsen it by Their OCC & Crew scheduling to pressurise the Govt during President Putin’s important visit, and with Parliament in session.
Don’t know who in the Company was the brain behind it.

It worked.

The PMO was upset and CA Minister and DGCA had no choice but to give into ALL IndiGo’s Demands

Q3 Has government lost control over the airlines

EMPHATICALLY YES : Both IndiGo and AirIndia.
They get away with things that under an independent regulator would result in the Airline Permit suspension;
Their strongest ace up their sleeves is their collective share of over 80% of the market;

IndiGo just proved it.

This strangle hold has to be broken by permitting more Airlines with at least 75% FDI .Only with such investment will the big players who have immediate access to Pilots and planes can enter quickly and effectively.

Spice & Akasa will take another 5 years or to scale up their operation so as to provide the required competition.

Because of IndiGo&AirIndia market hold, passengers have no options but to choose between them. IndiGo provides more options and a wider network.
The Airlines control the fares, customer service standards refunds etc since aviation is has been DEREGULATED ;

A lateral solution will be to again start regulating the Industry with fare controls, customer rights &compensation and Airline penalties and for delays and deficient service due negligence, acts of omission and willful misconduct

[Sid Lal @sidlal]

Hello Everyone, this is an urgent and heartfelt appeal to our respected policy makers and the public regarding the recent GST announcement. Please spare a few minutes time to go through this - the Indian motorcycling industry needs your support!
#TwoWheelsOneGST #MakeInIndia

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

Ngl this is fkn cool - it's fkn awesome to see rich entrepreneurs come in and pitch into nation building, innovation etc
The Kaveri Engine dream is alive

[Deepinder Goyal @deepigoyal]

India has tried building gas turbine engines before. And we’ve come close.

At LAT, we want to get past the finish line. So we’re putting together a propulsion research team in Bangalore, focused solely on building gas turbine engines from scratch. Lightweight. Efficient. Flight-ready. Made in India.

What’s different this time?

We’re giving engineers the freedom to think, build, break, and repeat. Our dedicated research centre — with labs for combustion, turbomachinery, thermal systems, and materials, will give engineers the space and freedom to iterate fast, and get to real outcomes at a speed which is unprecedented in the industry.

Also, this team will be led by engineers. No waiting around for approvals from "business" people. No chasing slides or meetings. Just hands-on problem solving, running bench tests, working with suppliers, building hardware from scratch — and pushing the limits of design and physics every day.

It won’t be easy. But if it works, it changes everything. A full engine stack, built locally. Powering STOL aircraft. UAVs. Remote connectivity. Self-reliance.
If you’ve ever built turbines, rotors, control systems — or anything close — and want to be part of something that could one day, rewrite history, write to us at [email protected]

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Note: LAT is not a part of Eternal

[ꓘ∆ @diffk1d]

@indiametsky Ghanta bc, always elusive