“Boeing’s poor performance is the main reason for the significant cost increases.”
Source: There’s a new report on SLS rocket management, and it’s pretty brutal | Ars Technica
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Don’t despair over Transbay Transit Center cracks: Fix how we do megaprojects – SFChronicle.com
We don’t know why the Transbay Transit Center broke yet, but it’s discouraging for those of us who care about the future of transportation and are so proud of this beautiful new station. The Bay Area has an enormous transportation deficit from decades of underinvestment, stretching back to the opening of BART in 1974. Simply put, we need to be capable of building new transportation infrastructure and having it work. We are proposing a possible solution. This isn’t about the cracks. There are bigger questions to face: If we think public agencies cannot deliver successful projects, we need to change those public agencies so they do. Throwing up our hands in despair is not the answer.
Source: Don’t despair over Transbay Transit Center cracks: Fix how we do megaprojects – SFChronicle.com
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Lights, Camera, Blastoff: SpaceX Rockets Light Up California’s Night Skies – The New York Times
The notch on the Pixel 3 XL sucks
Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case For RISC-V
VICE: Christian Bale transforms into Dick Cheney
Year-round daylight saving time? More dark mornings is just one downside – Los Angeles Times
Californians will need to ponder important trade-offs before they vote on Proposition 7 in the November election.
Source: Year-round daylight saving time? More dark mornings is just one downside – Los Angeles Times
The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’ – The New York Times
Seeing the Light: Our Call for a Standard Self-Driving Car Language to Communicate Intent
Today, we’re calling on all self-driving vehicle developers, automakers and technology companies who are committed to deploying SAE level-4 vehicles — and believe these vehicles should communicate intent — to join us and share ideas to create an industry standard for communicating driving intent, whether it be driving, yielding or accelerating from a stop.
Source: Seeing the Light: Our Call for a Standard Self-Driving Car Language to Communicate Intent
United adding Dreamliner 787s on transcontinental flights – SFGate
Travelers who fly cost-to-coast between San Francisco, Los Angeles and Newark, New Jersey on United Airlines might find themselves on the carrier’s newest jet type starting in January 2019- the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner.
Source: United adding Dreamliner 787s on transcontinental flights – SFGate
In particular, this will have the new international premium economy.