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  1. Re:Having a private pilots license on New Service Lets You Hitch a Ride With Private Planes For Cost of Tank of Gas · · Score: 1

    Depends on the plane. Cessna 140 or 172 I can do wonders with. Beechcraft Bonanza is not so bad. Piper arrow is more like a rock. Some are just a powered rock. Especially when you get into jets. Have to be, they go so fast. A Cessna 140 you're doing good to do 115 MPH.
    Not sure where this myth about the public comes from. I can tell you if your engine does anything other than that prrrrrrrr, it scares the SHIT out of them. Even an instructor when I'd drain the aux tank to dry, then switch to another tank, he's like - cut that out man. You know when it's out of gas so don't do it.

  2. Re:Having a private pilots license on New Service Lets You Hitch a Ride With Private Planes For Cost of Tank of Gas · · Score: 1

    Cars are forgiving, the sky is NOT. If as many people flew small planes as people drive it would not be as safe in terms of fatalities. It is true when you compare apples to oranges driving is more dangerous; but if you want to even get close to a fair comparison you would compare jets to buses and you'd compare fatalities and injuries separately... since car accidents are far less likely to result in fatalities.

    Actually, the odds are about identical to riding a motorcycle. Driver or a passenger. I've never had an accident on my motorcycle nor my airplanes. It is a great idea to watch how a pilot flies before you fly with them. A good reference will do as well. I never take someone up on bad days and I try to avoid it if I think it will be even a bit rough. Good flight. When you run into trouble is with people that don't fly that often or people that skimp on maintenance. I always keep my aircraft in good repair. Reduces what I call excitement.

    The FAA has strong rules about flying others around and the FAA never changes the regulations, they only add, never remove. The exchange of money at all for any connected reason is going to cause trouble.

    Ok, don't comment on things you know nothing about. Paying for your portion of the cost for gas is actually in the regulations and it is allowed. http://www.faa.gov/news/safety... In the past decade they allowed light sport aircraft where you don't even have to have a pilots license. Just a drivers license. Right now it is looking like you won't need a 3rd class medical any longer for aircraft under 7500 lbs. There are other examples I can give. Not to say the FAA is all a bowl of cherries. They aren't. As with most things they generally do a good job though I have read of cases of some real scum bucket FAA people. I haven't had a problem. I also follow the rules. That could have something to do with it.

    Besides, if you thought the taxi lobby was a problem for ride sharing; you'd never even dare to mess with the airline industrial complex (which is so heavily subsidized, it is more of a scam than a market.)

    This is funny. GA pilots like me are never going to be a threat to those guys. Sure, I can take up to 3 people in my Bonanza. Big deal. I generally don't fly if there is bad weather, nor that often. They also don't service where I go. They can't. The airports simply can't support them. On the other hand I can go wherever they can go, just not as fast. Even JFK. Some places I can fly the nearest commercial airport is at least a couple of hours or so away. Some places even more driving time.

    Sure, if I had access to something like this, I'd love it. I need to keep the aircraft flying and right now I take up friends when I do that. Often I'm alone enjoying the incredible view. Really is a wonderful place that we live in, that most people don't get to see. I'd think it is great to give someone that needs a lift a ride.

  3. Re:Umm. on Was Eich a Threat To Mozilla's $1B Google "Trust Fund"? · · Score: 1

    It is the current batch of homophobic religious nuts that are trying to redefine things. The Christian church had same sex vows almost a thousand years ago.

    Really? Please, do tell. Any citations?

  4. Re:Must question the "revised" estimates on Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Problems · · Score: 1

    ...But tell you what, I'll set a reminder in my calendar for Wed, Sep 23, 2015. If any of the 24 nuclear plants affected by the revised quake estimates has been shutdown by then, I will submit a story to slashdot at exactly 12 pm CST entitled "ebvwfbw was right and SpankiMonki was WRONG WRONG WRONG" so you will know you have defeated me. Hopefully both us old fogies will still be alive then. ;-)

    While flattering you certainly don't have to do that, nor would I want you to. I'm not about that. Odd how this stuff has been moderated. I see where some of my comments were moderated flamebait, then as high as a +3 for insightful. Same comment. Makes me wonder. I often don't even use all the points I get.

    Yes the nominations are theater, as is TSA, the special flight rules over Washington DC, as is Main stream media. 3 ring circus called the Obama administration (Ring 1 we have our Imperial President. Ring 2 we have Eric Holder. Ring 3 we have Harry Reid..(play entry of the gladiators)).

    I wish they were a lot more pro nuclear as they need to be. I just don't understand how you can feel the way you do. Just as I don't understand why some women buy the whole "war against women" bs. To me the whole earthquake bit is a means to an end and it's very clear. Seen it before. Just like what they're doing to coal, lead, etc..

    Wish you the best.

  5. Re:Must question the "revised" estimates on Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Problems · · Score: 1

    When you're insulting, expect something in return. Yes, the they sentence was screwed up. Too many conversations going on and my mind filled in stuff that wasn't actually there yet. Still makes sense to me. They the nuclear PP, they the government, they the PP, they Nuclear PP in general, them the power plants. However I have a feeling you know exactly what I meant.

    The plants are *already in compliance* with the old earthquake estimates. Jesus. Maybe you should try reading the article one more time.

    Understood they are in compliance. Read it again, it isn't about that. Never mind, don't read it again. You still won't get my point. Take that blue pill, sit back, relax.

    None of the above ranting has fuck-all to do with anything I've written in this thread. And trust me sonny, I have a clue. I certainly don't need one from someone who's rabidly foaming at the mouth about some imagined no-nuke boogeymen.

    Sonny, eh? How funny. There's a very good chance I have hemorrhoids older than you are. There is nothing imagined about the no nuke administration. Just check out the hearing tomorrow. I have a feeling it will enlighten you. If not, you'll get another chance soon as you realize the folly of your (they don't want to shut down domestic energy, at least that is what I think you are saying) position. Less than two years.

  6. Re:You are joking but on Was Eich a Threat To Mozilla's $1B Google "Trust Fund"? · · Score: 1

    I never said no such thing about them not being able to unite. Different issue. This is about what to call it. No one in their right mind would compare slavery to being able to get married. Slavery you don't have a choice, marriage you do. It's nonsense to draw that comparison.

    Prop 8 was all about not calling it marriage, not about denying the ability to legally do the same thing as marriage. look at it, find where it says this act prohibits people of the same sex from forming a (civil) union. It's not in there. Fine, so call it something else. Not that hard. I can remember whey the gay community told everyone they'd never ask for marriage. That was in the 1980s.

    Of course all of this is so ironic. Democrats have such a terrible track record with civil rights. Wrong side of slavery, wrong side of women voting, wrong side of the civil rights movement, even the wrong side on abortion - which is the same argument by the way as slavery.

    As I said, demand tolerance for your cause, no tolerance if you don't agree. How hypocritical.

  7. Re:Must question the "revised" estimates on Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Problems · · Score: 1

    I don't think you understand what you were reading (99.9% of the US population). They told the NRC that they can't withstand the most severe earthquake.

    Sigh. I know what I read, do you? Here, let me help you. From the first sentence of the forwarded article:

    "Owners of at least two dozen nuclear reactors across the United States... have told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they cannot show that their reactors would withstand the most severe earthquake that revised estimates say they might face..."

    Later in the article:

    "Richard S. Drake, a structural engineer with Entergy...said the plants had far thicker concrete and steel than the minimum required. Thus, he said, they could probably withstand far bigger challenges than their licenses specified. But on the basis of engineering analyses already in hand, Mr. Drake said, 'I just can’t say, It looks good from here. We’ll have to crunch the numbers."

    So according to TFA, the plant owners are not saying they can't withstand the most severe earthquake under the revised estimates, as you claim. They are saying they don't know whether the plants can withstand the most severe earthquake without further (expensive) studies.

    So it looks to me like you not as good a reader as you think you are - unless you think reading shit that isn't there qualifies as literacy.

    We need more nukes, not fewer.

    Nice job. At least you got that right.

    You get that far and totally miss the rest. I'll try it to help you again - The whole reason why they are answering the question is so they can twist what they say and they aren't safe and close them. It won't be about the most severe earthquakes, they'll say that they are unsure if their reactor can withstand any earthquake. You don't want radioactive drinking water/air/children, do you? Think of the children!

    I know you think I'm either nuts or have no clue. I'm trying to give you a clue. I've been watching this for decades. Matter of fact, watch Senate hearings tomorrow. They're confirming another environmental wacko. Right here - http://www.epw.senate.gov/publ... . They will ask her about economic impacts, something they clearly want to cause the most impact with. Look forward to brownouts next summer as coal & nuclear plants go offline.

  8. Re:You are joking but on Was Eich a Threat To Mozilla's $1B Google "Trust Fund"? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I don't think you thought about this. We're allowing a very small minority of people to redefine Marriage, something that has been defined for thousands of years across the globe and coultures. Why would we allow a small minority to tell the rest of us what to do? Why do we allow them to terrorize us, call us often vicious names and so on if we don't totally agree and write that in blood? Tolerance they tell us, yet they are far from tolerant. Could say they are tolerant as long as you agree with them.

    This was such a non issue. So he donated $1 grand 5, almost 6 years ago to something? $1 grand is nothing in those issues. Just crazy bullies again forcing a good guy out because of their intolerance.

  9. Re:Must question the "revised" estimates on Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Problems · · Score: 1

    Did you read the friggin article? Of course you didn't.

    The "revised" estimates were generated by the NRC in conjunction with the DOE and (wait...wait for it...) the Electric Power Research Institute. ...

    I don't think you understand what you were reading (99.9% of the US population). They told the NRC that they can't withstand the most severe earthquake. So out of the blue you think they decided to just volunteer this information? Of course not, it was the regulation hungry, get rid of all forms of US energy that don't benefit the Titan Hedge Fund - bureaucrats that demanded the analysis. Same people that bring us the "dirty oil, we don't need no" Keystone XL bullshit. They will lose big time if that happens. Only if they get rid of coal, nuclear, well all other forms of energy do they make a killing. They're spending millions on that.

    We need more nukes, not fewer. They also need to recycle the waste like every other country in the world does and overturn the stupid Jimmy Carter administration decision not to recycle. Reagan tried to reverse it, however I don't see them doing it.

  10. Upgrade fails. on Software Upgrade At 655 Million Kilometers · · Score: 1

    Years later they retrieve the machine, hook up a KVM. What they see is - Suspected corrupted filesystem. FSCK, Please type in root's password to proceed.

    The 'Doh! could be heard across the country.

  11. Rorschach, ink blobs on Last Week's Announcement About Gravitational Waves and Inflation May Be Wrong · · Score: 1

    At the risk of bursting bubbles, getting flames - Rorschach would be proud. They are seeing what they want to see. Couldn't help but think that as soon as I saw it.

    Big Bang theory - Everything that there ever was and ever will be out of a single point in this universe. Seems that would be really massive and nothing could escape.

    I know, I know... like evolution - it's the best story Science can come up with.

  12. Re:BUSH'S FAULT on Obama Administration Transparency Getting Worse · · Score: 1

    The last 5+ years of Obama's failure to forgo the criminal secrecy of the previous administration only demonstrates the raw genius of Bush.

    He was just that fucking brilliant.

    Who, Bush? Many people claim I like Bush. However I'd like to know what you're drinking. Must be good.

  13. Re:Dumb logic on Measles Outbreak In NYC · · Score: 1

    " that doesn't mean Hollywood is just part of the intelligence apparatus."

    You are literally correct, AC. THAT doesn't demonstrate that Hollywood is part of the intelligence apparatus. You would need more evidence, found by looking elsewhere.

    I'd argue the opposite is correct. They aren't intelligent, just look at what they produce. A lot of it recycled stuff from years ago. Slap new actors in, new block buster movie. If they were really part of the intelligence arena they'd have far more compelling stuff for us and it would be irresistible. In short, they'd fire most of hollywood. They're too stupid and out of touch with reality.

    I'd joke that maybe they'll bring back the Keystone Cops or 3 stooges... however they'd probably do it. Joke would be on me.

  14. I see close.. "I can't use this code.." on Lies Programmers Tell Themselves · · Score: 1

    I can't use this code. (insert lie here) I must write my own.

    Lie may be:
    Not written in ______________, (i.e. ruby, java, perl...new fangled stuff...)
    Nobody has thought of this yet,
    I'm much smarter than they are,

    Someone could probably put this to a song.

    Always remember, untested code doesn't work. I see that over and over.

  15. Re:Seriously? on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Prepare For the Theft of My Android Phone? · · Score: 1

    Encrypt the phone, and set a numeric PIN of 6 or more.

    Done and done.

    Ok. 8 zeros? Nah, they used that for the nuclear code. Ok, got it. 87654321. That's safe.

  16. Re:Makers and takers on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 1

    Riiight,
    because after 40 years in the military, getting a pension check means you're a "Taker".
    F.U. and Romney too.

    No. Did you even bother to RTFA? Military people only get 5% of that 70%. They're not talking about you. That's crazy leftist talking often disguised as a conservative. You just don't understand how Obama has been screwing the country, just as he said he would. Here, maybe this young black woman can explain it to you:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

  17. Re:Already Lost on Bugatti 100P Rebuilt: The Plane That Could've Turned the Battle of Britain · · Score: 1

    ...The P-51's even downed a few Russian Migs at the beginning of the Korean war before the US fielded jet fighters in any numbers.

    Really? I wasn't aware that a P-51 ever shot down a Mig. I know Corsairs were known to do that.

  18. Re:After 9.5gigs on A Mathematical Proof Too Long To Check · · Score: 1

    In the results there is the following statement.
    "As any idiot can plainly see"

    They wouldn't say that. Now if you wrote "... Obviously we have...." or "clearly it follows" I remember the first time I said to a student - Nope, it isn't obvious. Explain. Deer in headlights look. WHaaaaaa?

  19. The 1990s called on French, German Leaders: Keep European Email Off US Servers · · Score: 1

    They want their technology back. Honestly, Angela should talk to people who know what they are doing before making such silly statements.

    Yes, Let's put another dead bolt on that front door. Don't worry about the unlocked screen door in back. Nobody sees it. Besides, they certainly wouldn't dare go back there, would they?

    Heh.

  20. Re:We need to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide! on US Secretary of State Calls Climate Change 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' · · Score: 1

    Even Californians know this is a dangerous item - they are even signing petitions to BAN it!

    They are, as fast as they can. Dumping it into the ocean so people can't drink it - http://online.wsj.com/news/art... .

    Stupidity of people who donate to the likes of the Sierra Club, Green Peace and such. I'm actually an environmentalist. They give good environmentalists a bad name. Like when they oppose logging, ever. Never mind that Ponderosa pine trees should be 50' apart. They restrict it so they grow up thin and spindly, causing forest fires. They don't care, they stopped logging. Could go on and on with examples. Trying to classify certain animals as endangered when those animals are not at that altitude naturally and they clearly knew it and so on.

  21. Re:AKA Ppa Johns? on Scientists Create Pizza That Can Last Years · · Score: 1

    PJs may have leaked their secret ingredients.....

    You mean recycled gerbil matting?

  22. Re:It's made out of Twinkies on Scientists Create Pizza That Can Last Years · · Score: 1

    Your government won't tell you that, but it's true, Glenn Beck told me.

    Now that's clearly a goddam lie. If it were made of twinkies it would last 20 years. Like twinkies, mice would also not eat it. Only dumb people do. Your attribution is also wrong, it should have been Chris Matthews.

    This story is just so much fun for jokes.

  23. Re:so are republicans... on Psychologists: Internet Trolls Are Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Sadistic · · Score: 1

    Calm down Joe. You'll get to run for President.

    Think about it. It's fucking hilarious.

  24. Re:I called it. on NSF Report Flawed; Americans Do Not Believe Astrology Is Scientific · · Score: 1

    Even more of them will confuse cosmetology with cosmology. Someone trying to weigh a poll to make Americans look uneducated could have done much better.

    I know. I almost split a gut when a chick I knew asked about how to contact Stephen Hawkins for makeup. I said he's a cosmologist. She said yes. I repeated myself and added he does stuff to do with the cosmos. Cosmos? HUH? Then light bulb went on.
    Imaging Stephen doing makeup on someone...

  25. Uniform the uniforms on Under Armour/Lockheed Suit Blamed For US Skating Performance · · Score: 2

    Easy fix. All nations use the same uniforms. They can have their own logos and such, base materials and construction should all be the same. No special coatings, waxes, oils.... just compete fairly. Let the best man win.