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  1. JerryBaumchen


    The closest that I have ever read about was the gal & guy who were standing in front of the preacher. The guy turned around and asked everyone to get out the photo that was taped to the underside of each chair. The photo was of the gal & the best man having sex. That sort of put a halt to the show.



    Sorry Jerry - just an urban legend, that one:
    http://www.snopes.com/weddings/embarrass/bothered.asp

    Here's to Nat and Rocco (that was his name, right :)) banging away on their 75th anniversary.

  3. No-one pays list in the commercial aircraft world. What the discounts on a DHC-6-400 are, I have no idea.

    A second-hand one with < 400h has an asking price of just under $6m USD:
    http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/DEHAVILLAND-DHC-6-400/2012-DEHAVILLAND-DHC-6-400/1393995.htm

  4. keithbar

    ****** so If i ever want to downsize from my crossfire 2 169. I can order a v x 168? B|



    I've jumped with someone on a VX 149. I like itB| any idea what they had for a wingloading?

    He was not the smallest guy around. I don't recall the exact wingloading, but it was in a normal VX range for the early-mid-2000s. So probably 1.7-2.0? I vaguely recall him putting the canopy up for sale after he lost some weight.

  5. Coreeece

    None of this was a problem until a bunch of politically correct liberal atheists got all butt hurt about traditional religious celebrations - so now, given it's historical pagan/religious implications, Halloween is on it's way out as well. Be careful what you wish for, right? I mean seriously, are they so near-sighted that they didn't see this coming?



    Halloween is a Christian festival. It's a contraction of "All Hallow's Eve", because 1 November is "All Saints Day".

    The fact that the Christian church placed Halloween right on top of Samhain is no accident. And Samhain is where the offerings and spirits of the dead traditions come from...

    So yeah, if you want to support a religious holiday, keep the name Halloween, ditch the candy and hedonism and go to church like you should. If you're a bit looser and like life a little on the darker side, get your freak on and go celebrate the liminal festival of Samhain.

  7. Accent? I'm reaching, but it's the only thing I can think of that could be different and visible in the first three seconds.

    Maybe he thought you were someone else? You maybe look like an old acquaintence or something?

    Or he's a total dick.

  8. kawisixer01

    LOL I wish they would have kept patching XP. I've been through two industrial control systems migrations at two different employers in the last year, one being a major power provider to the national power grid. It was painful. >:(



    Speaking someone who writes software for a living: if you let yourself get 14 years behind the current release, the upgrade is going to be painful. You need to change your procedures to accommodate a faster release schedule; that's just the way the world is going.

    Microsoft are moving towards a new more-iterative release process for Windows 10. Which means you're much less likely to have huge big-bang upgrades, but you are more likely to see smaller breakages in your software on a more regular basis. On the plus side, when it's a Microsoft bug, they'll be able to fix it faster too.

  9. Lizard

    14-1/2 years I've been with this company and they are closing our maintenance base. (Airline). ... If they leave, they lose that generous 4 weeks of pay.



    Fucking hell. Even the UK, which is not the most generous place in the world, would do you way better than that. Assuming you're between 22 and 41, you'd get 14.5 weeks pay of your normal pay, capped at USD 740/week. That's up to ~10,000 USD give or take.

    https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/redundancy-pay

    Not that that helps you. Best of luck to you and your colleagues.

  16. This Economist article is interesting:
    http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21649526-how-tell-listers-publicity-seekers-field-guide-2016?zid=309&ah=80dcf288b8561b012f603b9fd9577f0e

    Carly is in the "I'd like a job in the next administration please" category.

  18. SethInMI

    One thing I'd like out of a manager is the ability to export to a file. This is especially true if I use autogenerated passwords. I'd store the file with a open source encryption like gpg on dropbox.



    Both Lastpass and 1Password support plain-text export.

    1Password supports having your vault stored directly on Dropbox and the format is documented. But you could always schedule a daily export + gpg re-encrypt for safety.

  22. From your list, the non-EU members:
    Norway
    Switzerland
    Russia
    Belarus
    Moldova
    Trans-Dneister
    Ukraine
    Azerbyjan (sp?)
    Kazakstan
    Albania


    ...and the EU members:
    Sweden
    Finland
    Estonia
    Latvia
    Lithuania
    Poland
    Bulgaria
    Romania
    Hungary
    Greece
    Croatia
    Austria
    Slovakia
    Lichtenstein
    Luxembourg
    Monaco
    Andorra
    Italy
    Vatican City
    France
    Spain
    Portugal
    Belgium
    Netherlands
    Scotland
    England
    Ireland
    Wales
    Malta
    Slovenia

    The following countries have submitted membership applications, but are not there yet (and in Turkey's case, may never be):
    Macedonia
    Montenegro
    Serbia
    the western-most part of Turkey

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    Politically, far fewer countries have joined the European Union (old name: European Common Market)...



    So I disagree with your statement above. The only two countries in your list that would be eligible to join the EU that have not made an attempt to do so are Switzerland and Norway.

    Russia invaded the Ukraine over the Ukranian goverments attempt to sign a free-trade agreement with the EU, and dictatorships aren't allowed to join.

  23. Great Britain contains: England, Wales, and Scotland.
    The United Kingdom (UK) contains: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
    The British Isles contains: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, a separate sovereign state.

    Geographically the UK is part of Europe.

    Politically, the UK is part of the European Union (EU), but it is not part of the Euro (the currency).

    There is a general election (~= congressional elections) due shortly. The current ruling party, the Conservatives[1], have committed to running a referendum on whether the UK stays in the EU or leaves if they win this election.

    It's all very confusing.


    [1] yes, I know.

  24. rehmwa

    ***ahem. Camera PERSON. It's 2015 now.


    I believe the gender-neutral term has been "Vidiot" for many decades

    I can confirm that sunnyape is indeed a vidiot.


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    Edit: your terms are pretty typical for a 'fun' (or recreational) team videographer that's decent enough to be trusted in a big competition



    For me, the best video is:

    - calm, collected and helps folks to laugh when they'll otherwise get stressed
    - handles manifest and spotting
    - makes sure everyone drinks and snacks through the day
    - won't bust you in rd9 of nationals because of the rest of the team's shitty exit.

    Those folks are worth whatever it takes to get 'em, but they're definitely part of the team.

    Doesn't hurt that the 'ape knows more about 4-way than most of the teams he's filming :).