What was the windspeed and direction at the time of landing? What did ATC indicate was the minimum landing speed for wind conditions at the airport? What did the aircraft / company manual indicate what minimum approach speeds were for the conditions provided by ATC?
I don't 'dislike' music, but I'm pretty indifferent to it. My phone is loaded up with audiobooks and podcasts - I listen to those while commuting (on transit), walking the dog or puttering in the garage. There's no music on it at all.
In the car I'll naturally gravitate to the CBC (or NPR if I'm near the border).
If the band on SNL is interesting, I'll listen as opposed to skipping ahead, but I haven't actually bought any music in years.
There isn't a place for a Radio Shack that won't commit 100% to being the hobbyist shop they started to be
It's important to note though, that even in its glory days Radio Shack was much more than a place to buy blister-pack transistors and soldering irons.
They sold metal detectors, HiFis, shortwave receivers, tape recorders, CBs, walkie-talkies, "flavor radios," speciality batteries - Tons of high-margin stuff that supported the hobbyist who spent two hours in the shop pouring over resistors.
Flip through this RS catalog from 1975 to see what I'm talking about -
In the spring of 1980 we went on a family roadtrip from Vancouver to Disneyland.
(Contrary to popular opinion, back in the day airfares were very expensive so many family vacations were car trips. But I digress).
The Merlin in the backseat entertained we three kids for hours. My dad made one modification before we left: He installed an earphone jack so my parents didn't have to listen to 50+ hours of infernal beeps and boops.
Is it really so hard to just grind the beans and brew it yourself? I do this every morning.
It is if you don't want to wake up your three and five-year-olds. I'm sure there are quiet grinders, but all the ones I've used are very noisy and tend to wake up the house. Let sleeping kids lie.
(Now granted, often the reason you're grinding coffee is *they've* woken you up, so that negates the first concern, but this usually brings up concern number two: The sound of a coffee grinder causes your children to break out in tears.)
[Insert obligatory 'Another reason to not have children!' Slashdot post here.]
In a Windows context, pre-iPod MP3 players mounted as a drive letter and simply allowed you to drag over a file structure and related files, which were mirrored on the player.
iTunes required you to recreate this structure, renamed and, in some cases, moved all your files - And don't get me started on iTunes inability to list files based on filename. If you didn't have the 'title' tagged correctly in the MP3 file you were S.O.L.
You''re a fucking pussy if you think that's actually difficult.
Hey you Anonymous Coward, you ever ridden a bike 20 miles in somewhere like San Francisco? Or is your sum total experience on a stationary bike in your mom's basement...?
how can I get through security as fast as possible?
Before you get to the airport:
- Go through all your carry-on bags. Dump them out. Sort the contents. Make sure you have no swiss army knives, screwdrivers, torch lighters, razor blades or other "Gee, I didn't know that was in there" items.
- Make sure all your liquids are in 3-ounce bottles in one ziplock bag quickly accessible from your carry-on bag.
- Make sure your laptops and tablets are in one easily accessed area in your carryon.
At the airport:
Before you get to the security line, empty everything from your pockets into a pocket in your carry-on bag. Everything. Every dime. Every pen. Every post-it note. Every gum wrapper.
- Take off your belt and stash it in your bag.
- Take off your watch and stash it in your bag.
- Unlace your shoes, or wear slip-ons.
When you get to the belt at security:
- Grab two bins.
- Bin 1: Shoes, liquids bag & jacket in one bin
- Bin 2: Put your laptops & tablets in the other bins
- Put items through the X-Ray in this sequence: Bin 1, Bin 2, laptop bag, rollaboard.
...that way things will be coming out in the correct order for you to package them up and be on your way.
how can I minimize my chances of getting my nuts grabbed?
Use the scanner with NOTHING in your pockets. No flags on the screen means no nut-grabbing.
...but ultimately, the speed you get through security is determined by the speed of the Kettles in front you in line.
All you'd need to do is build it on a flammable PCB with a nichrome-wire-style electrical ignition element embedded within it, and discharge the (I would assume normally inaccessible without tripping the destruct) battery through it. The destruct could even have it's own built-in and seperate battery
Oh, that's *all* you'd need to do, eh?
And here I thought the solution would be complicated.
of course, and land it by computer, which it's fully capable of
Sigh.
I know it's a long (ish) article full of y'know, words 'n stuff, but from page FOUR -
even if successful reentry were possible, the shuttle could not be landed entirely from the ground - there was no way for Mission Control to have extended the shuttle's landing gear or the air probes necessary to judge velocity once in the atmosphere. Those functions (as well as starting the shuttle's auxiliary power unit) could only be invoked by physically throwing switches in the cockpit during approach and landing.
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They didn't slow down to land
What was the windspeed and direction at the time of landing? What did ATC indicate was the minimum landing speed for wind conditions at the airport? What did the aircraft / company manual indicate what minimum approach speeds were for the conditions provided by ATC?
I don't 'dislike' music, but I'm pretty indifferent to it. My phone is loaded up with audiobooks and podcasts - I listen to those while commuting (on transit), walking the dog or puttering in the garage. There's no music on it at all.
In the car I'll naturally gravitate to the CBC (or NPR if I'm near the border).
If the band on SNL is interesting, I'll listen as opposed to skipping ahead, but I haven't actually bought any music in years.
Yeah - Send the Chinese.
If you're vaccinated, it's not going to affect you
Not true. Herd immunity helps ensure that you're protected, even if for you, the vaccine didn't work.
Not so sure about that... The Model 2 begat the Model 16 - The Model 16 running TRS-XENIX was a pretty impressive beast.
No Trash 80s had a 8 inch floppy stock
I present to you, the TRS-80 Model *2* with a Shugart *8-inch* drive -
http://www.old-computers.com/m...
Complete with the 'orange button' referenced by the GP.
Who's "trash" now, punk? Now get off my lawn.
they could have branched into home automation and other tech items that were not mainstream, but hobbies
Sure, but how many stores could that business model support? One per town, probably, not one per mall.
There isn't a place for a Radio Shack that won't commit 100% to being the hobbyist shop they started to be
It's important to note though, that even in its glory days Radio Shack was much more than a place to buy blister-pack transistors and soldering irons.
They sold metal detectors, HiFis, shortwave receivers, tape recorders, CBs, walkie-talkies, "flavor radios," speciality batteries - Tons of high-margin stuff that supported the hobbyist who spent two hours in the shop pouring over resistors.
Flip through this RS catalog from 1975 to see what I'm talking about -
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/1975/
It's not like they can go back to that business model now.
What does Scotland have to do with anything?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
Auto Race came out in 1976
Some people are also thinking of Tomy's "Digital Derby" which was actually all mechanical, but was still loads of fun (batteries not included) -
http://rctoymemories.com/2012/11/16/tomy-digital-derby-auto-raceway-1978/
In the spring of 1980 we went on a family roadtrip from Vancouver to Disneyland.
(Contrary to popular opinion, back in the day airfares were very expensive so many family vacations were car trips. But I digress).
The Merlin in the backseat entertained we three kids for hours. My dad made one modification before we left: He installed an earphone jack so my parents didn't have to listen to 50+ hours of infernal beeps and boops.
Amazing machine.
Is it really so hard to just grind the beans and brew it yourself? I do this every morning.
It is if you don't want to wake up your three and five-year-olds. I'm sure there are quiet grinders, but all the ones I've used are very noisy and tend to wake up the house. Let sleeping kids lie.
(Now granted, often the reason you're grinding coffee is *they've* woken you up, so that negates the first concern, but this usually brings up concern number two: The sound of a coffee grinder causes your children to break out in tears.)
[Insert obligatory 'Another reason to not have children!' Slashdot post here.]
Please describe how it is a pain in the ass
In a Windows context, pre-iPod MP3 players mounted as a drive letter and simply allowed you to drag over a file structure and related files, which were mirrored on the player.
iTunes required you to recreate this structure, renamed and, in some cases, moved all your files - And don't get me started on iTunes inability to list files based on filename. If you didn't have the 'title' tagged correctly in the MP3 file you were S.O.L.
what exactly does "computer-directed flight control" mean for a plane from 1939?
This whole article is full of lazy incomplete writing.
To wit -
WWII Bugatti 100P Plane Rebuilt: Jet Fighter that Could Have Won Battle of Britain for the Nazis
A group of airplane enthusiasts have rebuilt the Bugatti 100P, an advanced fighter jet from 1940
The word 'Jet' appears nowhere else in the article, nor does it appear the 'jet' was ever built as a 'fighter.'
As founder and CEO of the Ouya (pronounced "OOO-yah")
Never understand why people start up companies with difficult-to-pronounce names.
Here's a tip: If you have to *tell* people how to pronounce the name of your company / product then you have the wrong name!
You''re a fucking pussy if you think that's actually difficult.
Hey you Anonymous Coward, you ever ridden a bike 20 miles in somewhere like San Francisco? Or is your sum total experience on a stationary bike in your mom's basement...?
how can I get through security as fast as possible?
Before you get to the airport:
...that way things will be coming out in the correct order for you to package them up and be on your way.
- Go through all your carry-on bags. Dump them out. Sort the contents. Make sure you have no swiss army knives, screwdrivers, torch lighters, razor blades or other "Gee, I didn't know that was in there" items.
- Make sure all your liquids are in 3-ounce bottles in one ziplock bag quickly accessible from your carry-on bag.
- Make sure your laptops and tablets are in one easily accessed area in your carryon.
At the airport:
Before you get to the security line, empty everything from your pockets into a pocket in your carry-on bag. Everything. Every dime. Every pen. Every post-it note. Every gum wrapper.
- Take off your belt and stash it in your bag.
- Take off your watch and stash it in your bag.
- Unlace your shoes, or wear slip-ons.
When you get to the belt at security:
- Grab two bins.
- Bin 1: Shoes, liquids bag & jacket in one bin
- Bin 2: Put your laptops & tablets in the other bins
- Put items through the X-Ray in this sequence: Bin 1, Bin 2, laptop bag, rollaboard.
how can I minimize my chances of getting my nuts grabbed?
Use the scanner with NOTHING in your pockets. No flags on the screen means no nut-grabbing.
All you'd need to do is build it on a flammable PCB with a nichrome-wire-style electrical ignition element embedded within it, and discharge the (I would assume normally inaccessible without tripping the destruct) battery through it. The destruct could even have it's own built-in and seperate battery
Oh, that's *all* you'd need to do, eh?
And here I thought the solution would be complicated.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4840293&cid=46357787
what will it take for general acceptance to finally take hold?
A red LED that glows when the 'glasses' are actually recording and is dark when they aren't.
Couldn't there have been an emergency docking with the ISS?
No.
Read
The
F*****g
Article
Maybe there should have always been overlapping missions so that two shuttle spacecraft were in orbit simultaneously.
The people wouldn't have been willing to fund it.
Mission director: "And if we see damage what then?"
"We could tell the crew so they could get on the horn and say goodbye to their loved ones one last time..."
Because that's where they were going!
of course, and land it by computer, which it's fully capable of
Sigh.
I know it's a long (ish) article full of y'know, words 'n stuff, but from page FOUR -
even if successful reentry were possible, the shuttle could not be landed entirely from the ground - there was no way for Mission Control to have extended the shuttle's landing gear or the air probes necessary to judge velocity once in the atmosphere. Those functions (as well as starting the shuttle's auxiliary power unit) could only be invoked by physically throwing switches in the cockpit during approach and landing.
But Sandra Bullock made it from Hubble to the ISS, and *then* on to the Chinese station!