"Overall I'm trying to think how the tech might improve to mitigate the discussed safety concerns"

Make the power to weight ratio of a 4 stroke equal to a 2 stroke or make a reliable 2 stroke engine.

Anthony Vella had a life altering crash this year and stated he will never fly again. ParaJet might need to revisit their marketing. They make good equipment though.

Hmm plastic engines anyone?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_automotive_engine

It's the least reliable source of work transportation I can think of.

More risk more reward! It makes it that much sweeter when possible. I know someone who has done it a few times in San Diego, a ~45min commute. They do work as a paragliding pilot though

That glider is looking... well used.

Couldn't find a single mention of the 325th.

HBase was a joy to use from a application developer standpoint.

You should check out Bigtable.

LOL. I'm sad to say I get this reference.

I like adjustable height desks to fine tune them for sitting ergonomics. Just have a manual one.

I never stand and work a keyboard.

The chair is where I put all my money.

How many groupBy() statements constitutes AI?

I passed the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam a long time ago. No job cared that I had it but I sure learned a lot studying with Michael Jang's books.

This looks awesome. I'd like to have that size screen on my reserve flight deck and have the screen blink furiously if a Cessna is coming up from behind the paramotor. Perhaps a BT alert into my headset instead.