Springfield finally had weather warm enough for swimming, so we took advantage of it and headed over to Jay and Katherine’s pool for the afternoon. David took a while to relax in the water but ended up having fun and wearing himself out.
Tag: General
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October, already?
And before we knew it, it was October!
David was outside for a while this evening enjoying the cool weather and the great sunset light (ok, that last part was me).
Look, he sees his shadow! Does that extend summer?
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FAA and Air Traffic Controllers at JFK
Apparently over the weekend there was a close call between two aircraft at JFK airport in New York. The air traffic controllers can be heard on tape telling a pilot to turn immediately, later reporting that two planes were with 100 feet of each other.
The FAA denies it and I just listened to an interview with an FAA spokesman saying that the radar tapes show the planes were something like a half a mile apart and nowhere near danger. No word yet from the pilots, but it seems they should be able to clear things up since the surely would have seen another plan 100 feet away.
Anyway, the thing that immediately came to mind when the FAA spokesperson kept talking about the tapes was – could there have been a software problem which resulted in the air controller’s screens showing a 100′ gap between planes, when in fact there was no issue at all? Or, is it just more likely that the FAA and airlines don’t want to admit it happened? It’ll be interesting to see how it unfolds.
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Garage Sale
Our neighborhood is having a big garage sale this weekend, and for the first time in 4 years we have decided to try and sell some of the stuff we want to get out of the house.
Nobody wants our stuff. They just stare at the stack of $3 computer books and continue on 😦 Ana think we should market them as booster seats instead.
Come on people, come get some C++ learnin’!
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Low Budget Movie
According to this article, the new movie Cloverfield is considered a low-budget film. At more than $30 Million. Wow.
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