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Several airlines have made history by employing mother-daughter pilot duos. They are:

Captain Kamelia Zarka and First Officer Maria Zarka, Hawaiian Airlines (left)
https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/blog/first-mother-daughter-pilot-team-makes-history-at-hawaiian-airlines

Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petit, Southwest Airlines (top right)
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/dallas-fort-worth/news/2022/08/05/southwest-airlines-announces-first-mother-daughter-pilot-duo

Captain Wendy and First Officer Kelly Rexon, Delta Airlines (bottom right)
https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Photo-of-mother-daughter-pilot-team-goes-viral-507623101.html

#WomensHistoryMonth #aviation

Captain Kamelia Zarka and her daughter, First Officer Maria Zarka, are seated in the cockpit of the Boeing 717 they operate for a series of Neighbor Island flights.

Wearing uniforms adorned with colorful leis, they're turned around in their seats to face the camera and smile.

Image credit: Bryan Shirota

Wearing their uniforms and smiling, Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt are shown turning in their seats in the cockpit, to face the camera.

They flew their first flight together from Denver to St. Louis, where the two are from. This flight marked the first mother-daughter duo to ever fly for Southwest Airlines.

Photograph by Schelly Stone

Wearing their uniforms and smiling, Captain Wendy and First Officer Kelly Rexon are shown on the flight deck of the Delta Boeing 757 they flew for Delta Airlines.

They're turned in their seats to face the camera.

Photo: Dr. John R. Watret

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The Apple and iOS community lost one of the truly good ones recently.

Alex Hay, the developer of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts, passed away last Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 36.

The news left me devastated. With his family's blessing, we've decided to dedicate @AutomationApril to his memory. We'll be making donations to two cancer charities in his name; we encourage those who were fans of his work to do the same.

Alex was pure talent. We'll miss you.

https://www.macstories.net/stories/remembering-alex-hay-the-maker-of-toolbox-pro-during-automation-april/

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For my new Plugged In newsletter, I wrote about why Amazon’s Amazon Go stores (which are downsizing and, in San Francisco, disappearing altogether) have never lived up to their potential. Despite that, I went to the one near my office about 200 times! https://www.fastcompany.com/90868702/amazon-go-closures

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There are many reasons to loathe Amazon but closing DPReview with no plan for archival is now on my top 5 list. If you're not a photographer it might sound like a big deal but that site is the most comprehensive & informative collection of camera knowledge that exists in addition to being a still-thriving community. Every time I get new gear I literally spend hours on it researching. This is such a gut punch for anyone who needs to understand their equipment. #photography
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/amazon-layoffs-will-shut-down-camera-review-site-dpreview-com-after-25-years/amp/

Amazon has plans to lay off at least 27,000 workers this year, including 9,000 that were announced in an internal email Monday morning. One unexpected casualty: Digital Photography Review, also known as DPReview, is losing its entire editorial staff, and the site will stop publishing on April 10.

The announcement post, written by DPReview General Manager Scott Everett, says that new pieces will continue to be posted through April 10, and "the site will be locked" afterward. It's unclear what will happen to the site's content afterward—the post promises only that the site's articles "will be available in read-only mode for a limited period afterwards." Any photos and text that readers have uploaded to their accounts can be requested and downloaded until April 6, "after which we will not be able to complete the request."

@bradexample I remember when these were out and drooling over the catalogs and wanting one so badly.

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Today is the International Day of Forests. On this day we like to highlight "Sounds of the Forest" as an interesting project (we would love to see for gardens as well):

"We are collecting the #sounds of #woodlands and #forests from all around the world, creating a growing soundmap bringing together aural tones and textures from the world’s woodlands.

The sounds form an #OpenSource library, to be used by anyone to listen to and create from."

https://timberfestival.org.uk/soundsoftheforest-soundmap/

#CreativeCommons

Screenshot of "Sounds of the Forest" that shows a description of the project and a map to choose from where in the world you like to hear the sound of a forest.

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A couple folks asked why I share bios & links about women & underrepresented groups in science instead of “everyone.”

Well, we already hear a lot about famous men like Einstein & Darwin. But there are so many wonderful stories of other amazing individuals who have made significant contributions in #science #tech & beyond but haven’t been celebrated as widely.

And when we don’t see ourselves in the #history of STEM, we may not recognize we are capable of great achievements too. #HistoryRemix

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VWORP! VWORP!

The TARDIS is on the move again!

I've moved to my own self-hosted instance to make sure I can reach all #DoctorWho fans in the Fediverse!

Starting again is a bit of a problem on Mastodon so please BOOST this post to help visibility!

ALLONS-Y!

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In which Ars Technica defends Samsung’s deceptive moon photographic AI enhancements. Somehow I doubt they’d defend Apple if they did this without telling users. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/samsung-says-it-adds-fake-detail-to-moon-photos-via-reference-photos/

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I made an AI clock for my bookshelves! It composes a new poem every minute using ChatGPT and mysteriously has this enthusiastic vibe which I am totally into

A small e-ink screen sitting on a bookshelf with a sentence displayed that reads: "Eleven-thirty eight, don't hesitate / Time to savor life, don't be late"

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PLATO: How an educational computer system from the ’60s shaped the future.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/plato-how-an-educational-computer-system-from-the-60s-shaped-the-future/

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I was woken up today by a phone call letting me know that due purely to budgeting changes I’ve been let go from my full-time contracting position I just started in January after being laid off in September.

I am a former #Apple #engineer with 15 years of experience making apps for #iOS and #macOS. I also have experience with #Ruby. Available immediately for full time or contract work.

Please boost. #Swift #RubyOnRails

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I have a bunch of new followers today, so a re- #Introduction is in order.

I'm Serge. I'm sometimes known online as @emacsen

I'm a believer in the power of #FreeSoftware to do good in the world and be an agent of self-determination.

I believe in #FreeCulture because culture is part of humanity.

My most recent project is #Babka, an online space for #Jews and Jewish allies.

I'm a #geek I love play, #boardgames #ttpg, #videogames, #superheroes

Let's be #friends

@mattyoung That sounds great! :)

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🚨 New episode alert! 🚨 On TWiG, @leo, @jeffjarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and @ant_pruitt, discuss the leak of #Facebook's language model, the return of swearing at the start of #YouTube videos, and Biden's #cybersecurity strategy. Get the details here: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/706?autostart=false

@SwiftOnSecurity I’ve seen them type on their laptops while driving. Maybe it was that.

This article made my day. I’ve been around Astronomy and Astronomy people for decades of my life. From helping a friend volunteer at a college observatory to working at a planetarium myself for 10 years. Oh, the memories. I love that this space scientist now has a Barbie made of her! #astronomy #STEM #Barbie #science #WomensHistoryMonth

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/09/doll-barbie-space-scientist-inspires-girls-to-dream-bigger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Barbie have come a long way. This is ace news. Maggie Aderin-Pocock has her own Barbie! “The Barbie modelled on me is a space scientist with her own telescope. Girls should be shown that anything is possible”. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/09/doll-barbie-space-scientist-inspires-girls-to-dream-bigger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #space #physics #women

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Throwback to one of the wildest (and luckiest) shots I've ever taken.

On approach into London several years back, the position of the sun & clouds created a halo around our plane's shadow as the sun highlighted the Tower Bridge. I'm still kicking myself for using my iPhone instead of my good camera, but I didn't expect the clouds to part. Lesson learned! 😒 😆

#Travel #TravelPhotography #London #WindowSeat #Photography #Rainbow #Thames #TowerBridge #UK #Throwback #ThrowbackThursday

Taken from my window seat as the plane approaches London, clouds part enough for sun to shine on the Thames and highlight both the Tower Bridge and The Tower of London. To the right of the frame you can see the shadow of the jetliner as it soars above the city, and it has a rainbow halo surrounding it as the sun shines from behind it and through clouds.

@pnwres Oh, amazing shot!

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