Non-IT News Thread
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A simple sim like http://gefs-online.com/gefs.php is a lot of fun! I flew from Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean to Moscow in that. I think I have like 300 hours of flying time just in that 1 sim. It's an easy sim, so you don't have to think too much about it...just enjoy.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
Could you imagine being a passenger on that plane? I already hate to fly.
I actually don't have a problem with the general idea.
and if the rumor I've heard is true,
that most commercial flights today are auto pilot take off and land - oh and fly the course
then no, I don't really have a problem with this.
That's a rumor. More hand flying has been done for a couple of years now.
Why is that?
I believe it was in response to a crash in San Francisco where the pilot lacked the critical skills to correct what was going on and everyone died in the crash.
The FAA recommended it. I think this article touches on it.
So because pilots can't fly well enough, we'll use them more often? Great idea.
Eh, I think that's a stretch. It's a skill that involves muscle memory. If you don't practice you lose some of your skill
That's true...even with a simple simulator.
I'm no pilot, but I practice with the runways at Area 51. With the HUGE runways I still screw up. It isn't easy!
I do simulations on a fairly regular basis, done a carrier launch that was really cool.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
Could you imagine being a passenger on that plane? I already hate to fly.
I actually don't have a problem with the general idea.
and if the rumor I've heard is true,
that most commercial flights today are auto pilot take off and land - oh and fly the course
then no, I don't really have a problem with this.
That's a rumor. More hand flying has been done for a couple of years now.
Why is that?
I believe it was in response to a crash in San Francisco where the pilot lacked the critical skills to correct what was going on and everyone died in the crash.
The FAA recommended it. I think this article touches on it.
So because pilots can't fly well enough, we'll use them more often? Great idea.
Eh, I think that's a stretch. It's a skill that involves muscle memory. If you don't practice you lose some of your skill
That's true...even with a simple simulator.
I'm no pilot, but I practice with the runways at Area 51. With the HUGE runways I still screw up. It isn't easy!
I do simulations on a fairly regular basis, done a carrier launch that was really cool.
Those are hard!! Landing.....ugh!!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
My dad trained as a pilot, but realized right when he was getting ready to get certified that he was afraid of heights and would black out if he looked out the windoes.
I'm scared of heights too. Even as a passenger, I have problems. I have to talk myself into thinking that everything is okay.
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@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
My dad trained as a pilot, but realized right when he was getting ready to get certified that he was afraid of heights and would black out if he looked out the windoes.
I'm scared of heights too. Even as a passenger, I have problems. I have to talk myself into thinking that everything is okay.
Then you see that one panic-stricken person sitting three rows up from you...
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So glad that my kids think that flying is the most casual thing in the world. They fall asleep the moment that we head down the runway.
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'Huge advance' in fighting world's biggest killer
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US man held for sending flashing tweet to epileptic writer
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Archbishop in Sicily bans mafia from being godfathers
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Chuck Berry just passed away.
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Indian engineer named Saddam Hussain cannot get a job
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
US man held for sending flashing tweet to epileptic writer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39315393He did much more than send a tweet.
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Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
It's a beautiful country. I've spent a week there, we love it. But boy is it expensive.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
It's a beautiful country. I've spent a week there, we love it. But boy is it expensive.
*blinks tears from eyes, starts unpacking*
Is it as bad as places like NYC or not quite that bad?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
It's a beautiful country. I've spent a week there, we love it. But boy is it expensive.
but their minimum wage is also higher
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@NattNatt said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
It's a beautiful country. I've spent a week there, we love it. But boy is it expensive.
but their minimum wage is also higher
LOL, and won't pay for you to do ANYTHING, nor is it available as a non-citizen
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206*starts packing*
It's a beautiful country. I've spent a week there, we love it. But boy is it expensive.
*blinks tears from eyes, starts unpacking*
Is it as bad as places like NYC or not quite that bad?
LOL, it's so far beyond that.
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NYC... I know how to get a two bedroom apartment in Manhattan for under $1,000 / mo and how to get breakfast for $1.50
Norway.... apartment is $1,000 a week and coffee is $7
