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I am pupper

Mid ocean cruise

Level at 36,000 feet in the middle of nowhere on the VATSIM network (UAL1607 PHNL -> PKMJ):

• Network map

 

3-D shadows on evening takeoff from Kalului Airport (PHOG) on Maui. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200.

Shinkansen fly-by

Odawara Station, September 9, 2014

Day at the gallery

Patrick Smith of Ask the Pilot writes about the aesthetics of planes. Yesterday at Bayfront Park near SFO, we got a chance to sample the art.

First up, a classic, the Boeing 747. Still beautiful after all these years.

Next, the Airbus A380 is a beast but no beauty:

 The Airbus A330, however, is exquisite:

The A340, not so much:

The new Boeing 787, borrowing some product-design DNA from Apple:

 

The secret guild of Silicon Valley

Michael E. Driscoll writes:

A couple of weeks ago, I was drinking beer in San Francisco with friends when someone quipped:

"You have too many hipsters, you won’t scale like that. Hire some fat guys who know C++." 

It’s funny, but it got me thinking.  Who are the “fat guys who know C++”, or as someone else put it, “the guys with neckbeards, who keep Google’s servers running”?

Read the rest.

Reset password

"Sorry, your password has been in use for 90 days and has expired - you must register a new one."

roses

"Sorry, too few characters."

pretty roses

"Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character."

1 pretty rose

"Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces."

1prettyrose

"Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters."

1fuckingprettyrose

"Sorry, you must use at least one upper case character."

1FUCKINGprettyrose

"Sorry, you cannot use more than one upper case character consecutively."

1FuckingPrettyRose

"Sorry, you must use no fewer than 20 total characters."

1FuckingPrettyRoseShovedUpYourAssIfYouDon'tGiveMeAccessRightFuckingNow!

"Sorry, you cannot use punctuation."

1FuckingPrettyRoseShovedUpYourAssIfYouDontGiveMeAccessRightFuckingNow

"Sorry, that password is already in use."

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Source: Reddit

Opportunity of a lifetime

Please design a logo for me.
With pie charts.
For free.

Find out more here.

Dragons in the kitchen

Brevity brought to you by the iPhone

From its beginnings in a Denmark loft

A history of Zendesk on Tech Crunch.

 

Train asshats

Why do certain people think it's a good idea to call customer support to vent on the train home after work?

Two instances in a week.

Born again

SFO timelapse

Weekender in Carson City

Left Saturday on a solo ride across the Sierra Nevadas to Carson City and back yesterday. If I80 up to Tahoe is a Category 1 climb, then Highway 50 on Saturday would be a Category 2. Coming around the turn at Echo Summit pass (7,300 feet) offers up stunning views of South Lake Tahoe before descending into the valley.

Route 4 via Route 89 on Sunday would be considered a Category 5 climb. The road, which is closed in winter, jumps to 8,300 feet at Monitor Pass near the Nevada border, and then tops 8,700 feet at Ebbets Pass. Mile after mile of tight, narrow, mostly 1st- and 2nd-gear roads with no lane markings and thin atmosphere. A fun way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Saturday

Sunday

Driver stereotype chart

Click to expand. I drive a Jetta. :(

Source: Jalopnik

Flight announcements

A United flight attendant announced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture here. Find a seat and get in it!"

On landing, the flight attendant said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy that required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and tell them "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no, Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella, WHOA!"

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that."

Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses... except for that gentleman over there."

A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed. After a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger in coach yelled, "That's nothing, you should see the back of mine!"

(Source: aviationexplorer.com)

Brutal crushing of hopes

Leafs, Game 7. You have to feel sorry for long-suffering Toronto fans. Or maybe not.

Spock vs Spock

The Forms of Accomodation for the PRC Within the GATT

A gripping read. No, really. Unfortunately, there's no ebook version yet so you'll have to take my word for it.

books.google.com/books?id=B-vvPgAACAAJ

Advances in personal audio