Just look at IBM, they are still alive. I think that they survives by providing services to banks and some of the Fortune 500 companies.

Microsoft shows all the signs of going the same path. Same with VMware.

My experience was like 30 years ago, that's how long ago that they were decent.

Of course any database requires a good DBA and good SQL programmers for optimal results regardless of who has made the database.

If they have a phone they'll still be able to send text messages.

The creative ones will figure out ways...

And those that gets isolated will get "creative" and start to make a mess.

Oracle has definitely gone downhill for a long time. They should have been sticking to what they really were good at - databases and tools for accessing them.

The downward slope started somewhere around version 8.1 when they decided to add Java to the database.

Your retirement funds.

And isn't Apple based on BSD these days?

Those are probably on the TANSTAAFL combined with "Pay it forward" level - letting someone else pay. But for those that get the help it could be worth a lot compared to their income.

I have seen a few of the recoveries and they range from complicated to just giving advise to those that got stuck to let them work their vehicles free themselves. Teaching others how to get out of trouble is worth a lot.

Knowledge is invaluable, sharing knowledge is also improving your reputation. Some do share their work while still getting paid from those they help in most cases, like Ron Pratt. It's still sharing knowledge to the rest of us, operating a tow truck is a tough job, even tougher when the cargo owner says that the cargo can't be unloaded before recovery.

The other side of the coin is those that tries to maximize the profit with "Think of the share holders", "We sue you because you infringe our patents with your homebrew stuff that you share" or DMCA actions against those showing how to fix your car. That's like saying "Think of the poker players" in Las Vegas - it's all about greed.

That'll be Robins instead.

Not always the case, because it's only needed on the ground but at an altitude you only need to heat the air (The Concorde was an exception though).

If you have entered an aircraft during summer heat you probably have experienced that it's not very comfortable until you are up in the air. This is also India, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was even hotter in the aircraft than outside.

The older you are the more sensitive to heat you get.

My take is that the weather at the time was very hot, around 40 degrees C, that in itself could lead to brain overheating and failed logic reasoning. So the pilot might have been thinking about raising the landing gears but instead cut the fuel because the thought got crosswired.

Except for fuel consumption where it's miles per UK gallon.

The UK is one of the halfway countries that still uses miles and gallons for vehicles but metric for almost everything else.

Just be aware that the UK gallon is different from the US gallon.