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Absolutely gorgeous analysis. https://www.designedbycave.co.uk/2020/LEGO-Interface-UX/ Piloting an ocean exploration ship or Martian research shuttle is serious business. Let’s hope the control panel is up to scratch. Two studs wide and angled…
This a Daruma Doll. I know a lot more about the Daruma Doll than I did back then, thank you Wikipedia. In a nutshell: Japanese. It is seen “as a…
Noosa’s latest eco-friendly water activity! Just as it says, it’s a round boat that seats up to 10 people, a BBQ in the middle, Bluetooth music and steps to have…
How to build an information security career from start to finish. From building your lab, education, certs, networking, and building a brand… — Read on danielmiessler.com/blog/build-successful-infosec-career/ (You’re going to need…
LOL I don’t write much these days heh. Anyway. https://hackernoon.com/why-i-stopped-using-multiple-monitors-bfd87efa2e5b Many developers believe multiple monitors improve productivity. Studies have proven it, right? Well, keep in mind, many of those studies…
Saturday night, I’m in Brisbane City, for a Buck’s night. A combined Buck and Hen’s night; the “Bucking Hens night”, if you will. I’m the best man, so I had…
The Manhattan; in Manhattan. Arrive early at the One World observatory; top of the new World Trade Center. Set up camp; with a view. Sunset isn’t that far away. The…
I recently travelled to Hong Kong for ten days. This has traditionally meant a reliance on hotel WiFi for communications; on a local SIM for voice calls, with usurious call…
It’s like awakening from a dream… So many friends. So much beer. And before that, such an obscene quality of skydiving. Wake before sunrise, life giving coffee and American-influenced breakfast.…
Thank you, XKCD 🙂 I refer you back to “The King of Computers”
Photo by Lisa Perdichizzi
Photo by Lisa Perdichizzi
I have a dream. Not really a dream, I see it happening. When I walk into a room, the lights turn on. (Probably my phone talking to the lightbulbs –…
I’m off to represent my country in Canopy Piloting. Pic by Rosemary Smith
Brazenly taken from the Brisbane Times News page. Base jumper dies in leap from tower January 31, 2011 – 3:29PM AAP The family of a Perth base jumper who died…
A lift capacity of 120 woke us up. Unedited video. Can’t wait for the main event to start.
I still have an operable HP41cv. Now I have the i41CXp as well. It’s in the iTunes store. Love ’em both. Today I’m a lucky man 🙂 Other emulators are…
In the presence of the rest of Tim’s family, Anne Bates and Rebecca Infanti took the stage to discuss this prestigious award and make its inaugural presentation. The award recognises…
Low mileage Diablo I think. Not one, but two half-naked schoolgirls in the co-pilot seat. Sucks to be him, I guess.
Our finest moment. Other than that gold medal. It’s the Australian National Championships in four-way skydiving – and “Who’s Ya Daddy” are there. The most experienced person in the team…
Today’s outcome may end the interest in future chess matches between human champions and computers, according to Monty Newborn, a professor of computer science at McGill University in Montreal. Professor…
Note: If you haven’t read “Taken out” yet, you should; this tale relies upon it. Alarm-Shower-CNN-Breakfast-Bus. By now, it’s a well established routine. I walk through the lobby and check…
One load on the sked today – 0640 pickup for a 0900 wheels up. The planes remain the property of the King, and missions need to be run. Up early.…
Two mates through parallel circumstance, we measured our life by the minute; from four kilometers over the earth, smoothly sliding from the side of a perfectly good airplane into the…
First published in ASM, 4 May 2005 The plan was simple – a one point skydive. To set a world record, you need the place, the time and the people.…
Many folks have been keeping their eyes on digital photography with a view to skydiving for some time. Historically, Digital Cameras have suffered from four problems – the relatively low…
I do. I’ve always believed that freefallers and canopy pilots should be afforded the same treatment as rock stars and Formula One drivers. 100 extremely fortunate people had the opportunity…
It took a nasty cancer two tries to get him. A really, really nice guy.
Impacted in competition. Terrible day. But a very spirited wake, and much respect shown by those present at Corowa.
This may well be an apocryphal tale; the book where I originally read it is out of my collection, and now out of print. But it’s too good a story…
First publication “Australian Skydiver Magazine”, 2003 You don’t have to go back to far in this sport to the point where air to air video was a pretty amazing thing…
Opening collision at Nagambie. Watching two friends die was awful. The amazing, the incredible, the phenomenal Lee. The perfumed starcrest hands of Rob. No more.
At Nagambie DZ this morning, Pete “Gags” Gagliardi impacted the ground in a turn, and did not survive the impact. Gags was a mature age jumper, who found skydiving after…
POPS are the “Parachutists Over Phorty Society”, which tends to be well represented at dropzones and boogies wherever they go. Criteria for membership is to have done one skydive –…
’tis better to have loved and lost… (Statute of limitations has well expired on this one. Photography performed in controlled circumstances. Just one gear to go…)
This is a “how” discussion, rather than a “why” discussion – I’ll assume you already have a good reason (or have decided you don’t need a good reason). To get…
Shown here with the lovely Emily. – 22 Oct 2001
The Landshark. V8 rear wheel drive. Still lustful after all these years.
In which I discover a susceptibility to bee stings and get a chance to manage it. It’s Friday, June 1, 2001. I was driving to Bendigo to visit on business.…
Retired NSW ambulance. 5.7l V8, I swear when you tromped the accelerator you could see the fuel gauge move. Rear interior set up as a lounge room – double divan,…
If you’ve spent any time at all at my site, you’ll notice that clouds feature prominently. Even the strip on my home page showing Vern and Mik performing an AFF…
There’s been a frenzy of discussion following the defeat of World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov by a machine, namely a purpose-built IBM Chess computer named “Deep Blue”. Kasparov defeated an…
Posted to rec.skydiving, 11 Feb 97 Well, all I’m getting from most of you in my mailbox – given the high content of USA based subscribers to r.s – is…
“I am a HAL 9000 Computer. I became operational at the HAL plant in Urbana, Illinois, on the 12th of January 1997. My instructor was Dr Chandra, and he taught…
I jump at a Dropzone about a three quarter hour drive from Adelaide in Strathalbyn, South Australia. It’s a farming locality, but becomingly increasingly famous for its wines, with the…
I’d first heard about naked skydives when I was going through AFF. I spoke to my instructor, and asked when I’d be able to jump without my helmet – 100…
I jump at a Dropzone about a three quarter hour drive from Adelaide in Strathalbyn, South Australia. It’s a farming locality, but becomingly increasingly famous for its wines, with the…
About 1750cc worth of naturally aspirated excitement. During ownership, I replaced every single part of the drive train – including a hand-build of the motor with Macca, having had his…
Image courtesy PearlCraft You never forget your first. Or its stupid, permanently-dripping-expensive-fluids automatic transmission.