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[+] three@lemmy.zip -14 points 10 months ago (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 37 points 10 months ago (2 children) Just a reminder who this is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago Was wondering why they were getting downvoted for asking that question. permalink fedilink source parent [+] three@lemmy.zip -27 points 10 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 10 months ago The funniest part is that there's only like 7 users. A real losers club. permalink fedilink source parent [–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 24 points 10 months ago (1 child) It's the airport code. City starts with P, ends with D, X is just there if they build more airports in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wasn't the use of an X an artifact of the standardization of airport codes into three letters? With airports already having two letter-codes appending an X to meet the new standard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago yeah same as LAX permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children) Airport abbreviation probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] three@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I'm gonna start calling Chicago ORD from now on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Disappointed the Midway code is MDW so you can't call Chicago MID. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) But it’s quintessential MIDwest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago It was ORD because the original was Orchard Place permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Speaking of which, why is Los Angeles International Airport LAX, and not LAI or LAA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) X means international I think permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago X is from when airport codes were two letters. The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX. There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago LAA and LAI are currently taken by two other airports. Here's what I could find: You may wonder where the "X" comes from in the codes for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Portland International Airport (PDX). The Phoenix code finishing with an "X" seems logical, but the other airport codes seem pretty random. In fact, the "X" for LAX and PDX is merely an arbitrary placeholder, created by IATA in the 1940s when airport codes in the U.S. expanded from two to three letters. At the time, airports used the National Weather Service codes for cities — in this case, with the logical "LA" and "PD" designations. As the number of airports rapidly increased in the 1940s, IATA had to add an extra letter to existing airport codes to make room for new codes. For the sake of simplicity and not to confuse pilots or passengers with new letter combinations, IATA added an "X" to the end of the existing codes for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland and a number of smaller airports. And that's the way it remains today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Not sure what the “= =“ means, but PDX is the airport identifier for Portland. Portland is just “Portland international”. Sometimes the identifiers align closely with airport location or history, like ORD (Chicago) was built on “Orchard Place”, and Douglas manufactured aircraft at a facility there during WW2, so Orchard Douglas became ORD. Someplace like DFW is just Dallas + Fort Worth. Prob more than you wanted, but there you go. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eq0@literature.cafe 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) Math nerd to the rescue! “==“ is either math for constantly equal (there are no situations in which they are different) or programming for boolean equal, aka the question of are these two things equal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) TIL! Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago Moreover, in programming a single = sets the value on the left to the value on the right, while == (or in some languages ===) means to compare the values (and === is explicit). Then there are the various forms of not equal (!=) and greater than/less than or equal ( <=, >= ) permalink fedilink source parent [+] pahlimur@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 37 points 10 months ago (2 children) Just a reminder who this is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago Was wondering why they were getting downvoted for asking that question. permalink fedilink source parent [+] three@lemmy.zip -27 points 10 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 10 months ago The funniest part is that there's only like 7 users. A real losers club. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago Was wondering why they were getting downvoted for asking that question. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] three@lemmy.zip -27 points 10 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 10 months ago The funniest part is that there's only like 7 users. A real losers club. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 10 months ago The funniest part is that there's only like 7 users. A real losers club. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 24 points 10 months ago (1 child) It's the airport code. City starts with P, ends with D, X is just there if they build more airports in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wasn't the use of an X an artifact of the standardization of airport codes into three letters? With airports already having two letter-codes appending an X to meet the new standard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago yeah same as LAX permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wasn't the use of an X an artifact of the standardization of airport codes into three letters? With airports already having two letter-codes appending an X to meet the new standard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago yeah same as LAX permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children) Airport abbreviation probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] three@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I'm gonna start calling Chicago ORD from now on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Disappointed the Midway code is MDW so you can't call Chicago MID. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) But it’s quintessential MIDwest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago It was ORD because the original was Orchard Place permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Speaking of which, why is Los Angeles International Airport LAX, and not LAI or LAA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) X means international I think permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago X is from when airport codes were two letters. The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX. There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago LAA and LAI are currently taken by two other airports. Here's what I could find: You may wonder where the "X" comes from in the codes for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Portland International Airport (PDX). The Phoenix code finishing with an "X" seems logical, but the other airport codes seem pretty random. In fact, the "X" for LAX and PDX is merely an arbitrary placeholder, created by IATA in the 1940s when airport codes in the U.S. expanded from two to three letters. At the time, airports used the National Weather Service codes for cities — in this case, with the logical "LA" and "PD" designations. As the number of airports rapidly increased in the 1940s, IATA had to add an extra letter to existing airport codes to make room for new codes. For the sake of simplicity and not to confuse pilots or passengers with new letter combinations, IATA added an "X" to the end of the existing codes for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland and a number of smaller airports. And that's the way it remains today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] three@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I'm gonna start calling Chicago ORD from now on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Disappointed the Midway code is MDW so you can't call Chicago MID. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) But it’s quintessential MIDwest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago It was ORD because the original was Orchard Place permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Disappointed the Midway code is MDW so you can't call Chicago MID. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) But it’s quintessential MIDwest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) But it’s quintessential MIDwest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago No it isn't. The quintessential Midwest is an eternal battle between Chicago and Des Moines. Between great lakes and great plains. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago It was ORD because the original was Orchard Place permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Speaking of which, why is Los Angeles International Airport LAX, and not LAI or LAA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) X means international I think permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago X is from when airport codes were two letters. The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX. There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago LAA and LAI are currently taken by two other airports. Here's what I could find: You may wonder where the "X" comes from in the codes for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Portland International Airport (PDX). The Phoenix code finishing with an "X" seems logical, but the other airport codes seem pretty random. In fact, the "X" for LAX and PDX is merely an arbitrary placeholder, created by IATA in the 1940s when airport codes in the U.S. expanded from two to three letters. At the time, airports used the National Weather Service codes for cities — in this case, with the logical "LA" and "PD" designations. As the number of airports rapidly increased in the 1940s, IATA had to add an extra letter to existing airport codes to make room for new codes. For the sake of simplicity and not to confuse pilots or passengers with new letter combinations, IATA added an "X" to the end of the existing codes for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland and a number of smaller airports. And that's the way it remains today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) X means international I think permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago X is from when airport codes were two letters. The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX. There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago X is from when airport codes were two letters. The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX. There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago LAA and LAI are currently taken by two other airports. Here's what I could find: You may wonder where the "X" comes from in the codes for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Portland International Airport (PDX). The Phoenix code finishing with an "X" seems logical, but the other airport codes seem pretty random. In fact, the "X" for LAX and PDX is merely an arbitrary placeholder, created by IATA in the 1940s when airport codes in the U.S. expanded from two to three letters. At the time, airports used the National Weather Service codes for cities — in this case, with the logical "LA" and "PD" designations. As the number of airports rapidly increased in the 1940s, IATA had to add an extra letter to existing airport codes to make room for new codes. For the sake of simplicity and not to confuse pilots or passengers with new letter combinations, IATA added an "X" to the end of the existing codes for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland and a number of smaller airports. And that's the way it remains today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Not sure what the “= =“ means, but PDX is the airport identifier for Portland. Portland is just “Portland international”. Sometimes the identifiers align closely with airport location or history, like ORD (Chicago) was built on “Orchard Place”, and Douglas manufactured aircraft at a facility there during WW2, so Orchard Douglas became ORD. Someplace like DFW is just Dallas + Fort Worth. Prob more than you wanted, but there you go. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eq0@literature.cafe 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) Math nerd to the rescue! “==“ is either math for constantly equal (there are no situations in which they are different) or programming for boolean equal, aka the question of are these two things equal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) TIL! Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago Moreover, in programming a single = sets the value on the left to the value on the right, while == (or in some languages ===) means to compare the values (and === is explicit). Then there are the various forms of not equal (!=) and greater than/less than or equal ( <=, >= ) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) Math nerd to the rescue! “==“ is either math for constantly equal (there are no situations in which they are different) or programming for boolean equal, aka the question of are these two things equal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) TIL! Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago Moreover, in programming a single = sets the value on the left to the value on the right, while == (or in some languages ===) means to compare the values (and === is explicit). Then there are the various forms of not equal (!=) and greater than/less than or equal ( <=, >= ) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) TIL! Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago Moreover, in programming a single = sets the value on the left to the value on the right, while == (or in some languages ===) means to compare the values (and === is explicit). Then there are the various forms of not equal (!=) and greater than/less than or equal ( <=, >= ) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago Moreover, in programming a single = sets the value on the left to the value on the right, while == (or in some languages ===) means to compare the values (and === is explicit). Then there are the various forms of not equal (!=) and greater than/less than or equal ( <=, >= ) permalink fedilink source parent
