Salon: Technology & Business http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_business/?source=rss&aim=/topics/technology_business/ Original reporting and commentary on the latest stories from the business world, the technology industry and the Internet. en-us Copyright 2009 Salon.com. Salon: Technology & Business http://images.salon.com/src/rdf_salonlogo.gif http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_business/?source=rss&aim=/topics/technology_business/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:24:00 PDT Ask the pilot Some stories just won't fly Patrick Smith Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:24:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/26/askthepilot325/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/26/askthepilot325/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/26/askthepilot325/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithI'd love to move on from the Air France crash, but the media insist on getting things wrong again <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRpCEX6UlKKEAPv5wrQceUAf4qg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRpCEX6UlKKEAPv5wrQceUAf4qg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRpCEX6UlKKEAPv5wrQceUAf4qg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRpCEX6UlKKEAPv5wrQceUAf4qg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/a-NBvpBVhXs" height="1" width="1"/> When a pilot dies mid-flight When a pilot dies mid-flight Patrick Smith Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:18:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/18/askthepilot324/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/18/askthepilot324/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/18/askthepilot324/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithAre passengers at risk? Plus: Plenty of flotsam and jetsam, but no real answers in Air France crash <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlFWfgr9MNWYFBi9Il4UcOv9XWE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlFWfgr9MNWYFBi9Il4UcOv9XWE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlFWfgr9MNWYFBi9Il4UcOv9XWE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlFWfgr9MNWYFBi9Il4UcOv9XWE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/fXieHjNO9r0" height="1" width="1"/> Flight 447's perfect storm Flight 447's perfect storm Patrick Smith Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:30:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/08/storm/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/08/storm/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/08/storm/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithThe media loves the "wrong speed" theory, but a lightning strike and electrical failure are more likely culprits. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtMiAMMbOBQWjRfvjLkaAvIaMDY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtMiAMMbOBQWjRfvjLkaAvIaMDY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtMiAMMbOBQWjRfvjLkaAvIaMDY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtMiAMMbOBQWjRfvjLkaAvIaMDY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/QdTl47suaHk" height="1" width="1"/>