Dilbert_X
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Dilbert_X wrote:

OK so Win 11 is about as dumb as expected.

Hide all the things you need.

Make the 'you have mail' taskbar symbol blue on a blue background - genius.

Don't give you the option to change anything.
Right-click - left-click 'Refresh' -> Right-click - pan down and left-click 'more options', left-click 'Refresh'

Literally my most used explorer function made slower and harder.
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KEN-JENNINGS
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alask … ort-hnk-ml

That would be a wild conference call to be on. It's kind of mind-blowing to realize real-time engineering support would be baked into the contract.
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
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"Have you tried turning it off and on again"

Projecting here:

I bet there's a maintenance tech sitting in a hangar loudly telling everyone "Ah don't change no hydraulic fluid according to some 'schedule' written by an 'engineer' with a fancy degree who don't know nuthin. Mah granpappy worked on B17s and he told me, "son" he said "son, don't go changing no hydraulic fluid until you're good and ready. Ah never changed no hydraulic fluid and no-one never complained. Wait until you can hear it fizzin and it smell funny then its time."
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unnamednewbie13
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from the limited amount i've read, it was a cascade of problems. water contamination in the hydraulic fluid for the nose landing gear, and then a sensor decided the plane was landed on one of the touch-and-go attempts.

hasn't the aircraft had a string of incidents on like a yearly basis for awhile now? people have been questioning its longevity for some time:

F-35 Aircraft:
DOD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105341

What GAO Found
Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness. The F-35 fleet mission capable rate—the percentage of time the aircraft can perform one of its tasked missions—was about 55 percent in March 2023, far below program goals. This performance was due in part to challenges with depot and organizational maintenance (see fig.). The program was behind schedule in establishing depot maintenance activities to conduct repairs. As a result, component repair times remained slow with over 10,000 waiting to be repaired—above desired levels. At the same time, organizational-level maintenance has been affected by a number of issues, including a lack of technical data and training.

The Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on its contractor to lead and manage F-35 sustainment (see fig.). However, as DOD seeks expanded government control, it has neither (1) determined the desired mix of government and contractor roles, nor (2) identified and obtained the technical data needed to support its desired mix. The military services must take over management of F-35 sustainment by October 2027 and have an opportunity to make adjustments—specifically to the contractor-managed elements. Reassessing its approach could help DOD address its maintenance challenges and reduce costs.

Responsibility for the 12 F-35 Sustainment Elements
https://www.gao.gov/assets/extracts/84c428c8406fd1adf656614867a42ee6/rId15_image3.png

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2025-08-28 11:54:22)

KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
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It's a constant battle between the government wanting total control over their warfighting platforms and the contractors (in this case LMC) not wanting to give up the ultra lucrative aftermarket repair piece of the pie. Aftermarket repairs are by far the most profitable segment of defense contracting.

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