Above all else, AI is an idea—an ideal—shaped by worldviews and sci-fi tropes as much as by math and computer science. Figuring out what we are talking about when we talk about AI will clarify many things. We won’t agree on them, but common ground on what AIiswould be a great ...
Arresting Gear Officer (AG Officer): The AG Officer is in charge of the arresting gear system used for aircraft recovery. They oversee the operation, maintenance, and inspection of the arresting gear equipment, which helps bring landing aircraft to a stop on the carrier deck. They work closely...
Minimum end airspeed is the key term. Technically the absolute minimum catapult end airspeed is the speed off the carrier below which the airplane cannot maintain itself in the air. Determining this is not as simple as searching for a figure in a pilot’s operating handbook like you could for...
You either acknowledge that violence is a tool whose justification must be considered on its merits, or you're an anarchist who opposes literally all law and governance, up to and including police arresting murderers and rapists. There is no middle ground. Or rather, that middle is the above...
Mr Navalny’s poisoning is evidence that when these regimes run out of ideas, they resort to violence. And yet Belarus shows how hard a tool violence is to wield. Mr Lukashenko tried savage repression by arresting and torturing protesters but, so far, it has emboldened them and further un...
To imagine landing on an aircraft carrier, picture falling 70 stories toward the ocean each minute with nothing but a glorified traffic light to tell you if you're on track to snag an arresting wire, or whether you're about to crumple yourself against the carrier's ramp. Naval aviators ...
Next up is Edward Nero, who’s charged with misconduct, second-degree assault, and false imprisonment for arresting Gray without probable cause. His trial is slated to begin in May. The most serious charge is against the driver of the police van, Caesar Goodson, Jr. He faces a second-...
To become a successful criminal, you’ll need to first break out of jail as a prisoner. And as a police officer, your goal is to capture prisoners trying to escape, arresting criminals once they’ve escaped, and thwarting robberies.
The scene kicks off with an explosion that takes Bond's hearing, which the sound designer's cleverly worked into the film's audio presentation. We hear 007's ears ringing as if they were our own, and then it kicks into high gear. Whether its the buzzing engine of a dirt bike zipping...
A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet. Trap A successful landing on an aircraft carrier using the carrier's arresting gear. After 100 traps, the arresting cables have to be replaced to minimize the danger of a worn or fatigued cable snapping ...