Weekly Roundup, Friday 26 July 2019
Good morning My article last week about Boeing’s Bad Decision when it decided to update its 737 one more time in 2011 drew a lot of comment, and is now the most viewed page on […]
July 2019
Weekly Roundup, Friday 19 July 2019
Good morning The build up to the Apollo 11 celebrations is reaching a crescendo. As I type this, a website that is recreating the journey in real time tells me that at this moment, 50
Did Boeing Secretly “Bet the Company” Yet Again on an Airline Project?
Boeing announced today a $5.6 billion pre-tax charge in its second quarter for costs related to its B737 MAX problems. This followed the earlier $1 billion charge in its first quarter, and is based on
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Our Recommendations for This Year’s Amazon Prime Day Deals
This year, Amazon’s Prime Day Promotion is spanning two days – Monday and Tuesday. It includes the usual range of “loss leaders” (most of which have already disappeared) just like a Black Friday at Walmart,
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 12 July 2019
Good morning Our summer in Seattle is proving rather disappointing currently, to the point of instead of running the a/c, I’ve even had the heaters on intermittently. I hope your summer is better than mine,
Another Amazon Alexa Privacy Problem
Amazon continues to release more and more of their Alexa Echo units, and if you’re like us, you’re continuing to add them throughout your homes and offices. It requires a fair measure of confidence to
Weekly Roundup, Friday 5 July 2019
Good morning I hope your July 4 was great, and if your day was enlivened by the California ‘quake, the extra “celebration” didn’t cause any damage or disruption. I’d commented last week about what I
The Surprising History of Scotland’s Tartans
Bright colorful modern style tartans for sale in a store. The geometrically regular colors of typical and distinctive tartan patterns are an unmistakeable indicator of Scotland and all things Scottish. But that hasn’t always been
