That is literally what we do at my job.
Three copies: One for the client who paid for it, one for us (internal processing and testing only), and one as a backup goes to a storage location that is a converted cold war era bomb shelter.

We spent several hundreds of thousands of dollars last year doing geophysical processing in azure. But it was an emergency: It was a hot fix to avoid losing out on hundred times that amount. Turned out the contract negotiator never bothered telling operations that they agreed to deliver the data with some processing already applied.

We considered building a processing cluster on site, but buying the necessary hardware and shipping it halfway around the world in a timely manner would’ve been even more costly. Plus I would be the one who had to build the rig, and I was all tied up on a different project a few countries over at that time.

I’m the only one in my friend group who plays factorio. But that’s their loss.

On-prem still has its uses
Platter harddrives are still useful
Tapes and tapedrives aren’t obsolete

Got my bathroom redone last year. Guess which color, lol.

Faucet, sink, tub, shitter, and shower head are all matte black.

To my defense the floor is dark grey and the walls are medium grey. I don’t want it to look like a cheap “fancy” hotel with the white/black contrast I see everywhere.

I guess it varies between airlines. I said adult because that’s what my usual airline says when I reserve an exit row seat online. But I don’t see a reason why the average 15 year old wouldn’t be able to do it.

Unless the emergency exit is manned by the crew, they need a passenger there who can open the hatch if needed.

Normally this isn’t a problem, as someone usually prefers that seat due to the extra legroom. If there aren’t many passengers on the flight, and nobody has booked that seat in advance they might assign that seat early in the process so that someone who isn’t fit to sit there can have someone else take their place.

A few times, on smaller flights with free seating, I’ve been asked if I can man the emergency exit. I normally sit far forward on these flights, but I don’t care hard enough, so I’m happy to oblige.

As for who can sit there, it’s not a particularly high bar: any adult who is reasonably fit who is comfortable with being responsible for the emergency exit.

Source: Partially through observation, plus I had a chat with a stewardess on the topic not that long ago.

Correct. Voting will.

Vote!

I would argue that multimedia came before win95. You can see many sound+video+more integrations on program-level before then (The installer for Command&Conquer is a legendary example. There’sa reason why the first setting the installer asks of you is your soundcard details.)

But it was with win95 the concept was embraced by an operating system geared towards it. And that’s what allowed for many of the whacky UI designs of media players that came not long after.

Well, that’s what Vlad is paying her for.

Cool, he’s making an effort of learning to read. Good for him. 👏

Tesla was early when it comes to building out the infrastructure such as charging stations and Tesla sellers. They took a look at the tax incentives for EVs we have here and rightfully gambled that it was a potential market they should invest heavily in.

If War Thunder taught me anything, it is to never bring more ammo into battle than you need, to reduce the chance of a cookout. I guess mobniks were never told.

I thought the 70m record last year would stand for eternity. Did these guys have extra propellant laying around on the floor or something?

Found it: https://pasteboard.co/oASJ7W28VB65.jpg

Not necessarily a “thing”, but those two are common allergens, and they’re often found in soups.

Wrecking ball duelling. But I’d pay to see others do it with each their own tower crane.

Got born.

It’s been 20 years since I lasted opened an m2, so I don’t remember exactly, but the part I’m talking about is a fairly nondescript metal piece sticking up from the bolt carrier. I may remember it incorrectly that it has to be back and not forward.

Also, the drill + file is what I was told. I never saw it happen.

Yup. Large creatures knows better than to wear stripes.