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In addition to the beeps and chimes that you hear on an airplane, you may also pick up on a variety of mechanical sounds before and during a flight, as well as after you’ve landed. Unless you have aviation experience or knowledge (or are traveling with someone who does), you may be curious—or anxious—about what’s causing these noises, and what they mean. Here are a few examples.If you’re traveling on an Airbus aircraft and hear what sounds like a back-and-forth scrubbing sound, or barking dogs in the cargo hold, you’re probably hearing the hydraulic system(s) (there are typically three) being powered up, says Jack Herstam, an airline pilot and former flight instructor. On other types of aircraft, it may sound more like a high-pitched squealing noise, he adds.“The sounds you hear are the hy...

Sometimes I think about the person who wrote an article for Slate in July about how Connections is too easy, and I wonder how they’re doing now. Today’s another lively one, so if you’re looking for the Connections answer for Sunday, October 22, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 22, NYT Connections #133! Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Connections game.If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well, in case you want to know what you missed in ...

Even if you are, for the most part, on the same page with someone, you’re bound to disagree with them about something sooner or later. If this doesn’t happen often—or you’re navigating the situation for the first time—it can be stressful: After all, no one wants to jeopardize a functional relationship.While this is the case in our personal lives, it’s also true in professional settings, because having good working relationships with our colleagues can make all the difference. At the same time, going along with everything a coworker says, does, and proposes—even when you disagree—isn’t an effective strategy either (and probably won’t end well). It’s completely fine—and totally normal—to disagree with people at work. Here are a few tips for doing so respectfully.Having a difference of opinio...