MosieGrimm

I’ve had a couple of SD cards fail on me and have gotten tired of creating little plastic coasters for my shot glasses. After sifting through all the crap on the net about “SD Card Failure”, “SD Card Not Found”, “Recover SD Card”, I finally found some good info on re-formatting a dead SD card. (more…)

(P = The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.)

P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what they’re there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

Google has added a new feature to their online map application. I love google maps, and think this is a pretty wild way to tour a city I’ve never been to. Google has paid for a van to travel around the city and take photos of every street. They call this new view, Street View. If you are planning to drive to a building in an area where this is available you can actually see what the building looks like before you start driving.

It didn’t take long for the internet community to find the following street view photo. It is a girl getting into a truck and her thong underwear is hanging out.

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Here is a video of a complex paper airplane. I tried it, it flew very well even though my version wasn’t as crisp looking.

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Here’s a message specifically for the people using my family photo album, but it can also be useful for anyone wanting to upload photos to the web.

Most digital cameras today take photos at 5-10 Megapixels. This high resolution can result in large files ranging from 800KB - 5,000KB this is a large file to upload. The typical method I’ve seen people try to upload photos is:

1. Take the photo
2. Transfer to the computer
3. Upload to a website
4. ait… wait… wait…

Now imagine if you wanted to upload 10 photos, or 100 photos. You could be waiting for an hour for everything to upload. Or what usually happens is the file is too big and you get an error message.

So… what can you do?
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Yes, the website has changed again. Yes I know, where did all the old stuff go. And yes, why am I using a stock/generic theme.

It all boils down to a lack of time right now. I just need a place where I can continue to keep track of important things about things I like to write about and start a list of my own favourite videos I think my friends and family should watch.

Keep coming back, who knows… one day I will get a chance to update the theme and make this more customized for my own style and needs.

Until then…

A co-worker just showed me a great option for a thesaurus. It’s called Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus. A very cool looking java application that has provides some funky animation while you are looking up words that have the same meaning as “jackass”. I was able to find some great adjectives for my co-worker. You can try out a few words for free, but most of the content requires a purchase or subscription.

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