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Jim Henderson wrote:
> do very well, but they also pointed out that the autopilots in aircraft
> these days are pretty amazing, and the plane can for the most part fly
> itself.
I've heard that the computer in the US space shuttles is capable of
completely landing the craft, and the only thing needed is for the pilot to
lower the landing gear at the appropriate time. Primarily to give the pilot
something to do. :-) I couldn't say how true such a thing is, but it sounds
right.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:36:09 -0700, Darren New wrote:
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>> There have also been times in (say) math classes where I just completely
>> skip a question, and the prof doesn't count it off, because it's not
>> there at all to grade. I try to correct such problems, but only once. If
>> the prof insists he counted right, I'll only point out the problem the
>> first time. :-)
>
> Now *that's* bizarre. :-)
Not that bizarre. Maybe I wasn't clear.
I'd answer questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, each on one side of paper. (It's
a math class, after all.) I'd get 10% off on #6, and 5% off on #2, and
wind up with a grade of 85%, because the prof didn't take off the 20% for
#3. He just counted up the points off that were written on the paper, and
didn't count the points correct.
Happened at least twice that I remember. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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Kevin Wampler wrote:
> I have never had sleep paralysis, and from what I hear I should consider
> that a very good thing.
It can get pretty spooky... When it happens, I don't like it one bit.
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~Mike
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"mone" <mon### [at] alienenterprises de> wrote:
> > Hm... my "sleep cars" never had bad brakes. But occasionally I'd be dreaming to
> > be driving down a slope, and not able to step on the brake hard enough to bring
> > the car to a full halt.
>
> Yes, as you mention it, I remember this kind of bad cars too. Maybe the brakes
> were not completely "broken" but not strong enough.
No, the cars never were the problem; it was really me being unable to step on
the brake hard enough.
When I learned to drive, a lot of cars still didn't have motor-assisted brakes;
the driving instructor's car apparently was one of those bastards: All the
power to engage the brakes had to come from your own right leg. And we had a
few particularly steep roads where I lived back then.
> > As far as flying is concerned, I never needed planes for that. Just concentrate,
> > and rise myself up into the air :D (It very much felt like lifting some weight,
> > only that I seemed to be using muscles different from those commonly known to
> > anatomy experts)
>
> I know this flying thing, too but not on purpose, the ability was there or it
> wasn't.
To me, it was usually my way of escaping severe dream danger: If things went too
bad, I'd remember being able to fly, and so I'd do it.
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On Mon, 11 May 2009 19:06:16 -0700, Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
>
>Have you ever gotten up for work, showered, gotten dressed, and went out
>to wait for the bus only to realize that it's 3:30 in the morning, and
>you could go back to sleep for 3 more hours?
When I worked offshore, and we used to share cabins, my boss had the very
annoying habit of waiting until his cabin mate's alarm went off then he dashed
to the shower and toilet first. This went on for some time until his cabin mate
set his alarm to go off about 4 am then went back to sleep as Jim had his
shower. Perfecto :-)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 11:00:10 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> do very well, but they also pointed out that the autopilots in aircraft
>> these days are pretty amazing, and the plane can for the most part fly
>> itself.
>
> I've heard that the computer in the US space shuttles is capable of
> completely landing the craft, and the only thing needed is for the pilot
> to lower the landing gear at the appropriate time. Primarily to give
> the pilot something to do. :-) I couldn't say how true such a thing is,
> but it sounds right.
I think there's some truth in that, but I'm sure automating the landing
gear is something that could be done. :-)
I'd have to have a look at my Shuttle operator's manual (as well as the
sims of that that I've got floating around somewhere). :-)
Jim
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 11:01:53 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:36:09 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>>
>>> There have also been times in (say) math classes where I just
>>> completely skip a question, and the prof doesn't count it off, because
>>> it's not there at all to grade. I try to correct such problems, but
>>> only once. If the prof insists he counted right, I'll only point out
>>> the problem the first time. :-)
>>
>> Now *that's* bizarre. :-)
>
> Not that bizarre. Maybe I wasn't clear.
>
> I'd answer questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, each on one side of paper.
> (It's a math class, after all.) I'd get 10% off on #6, and 5% off on
> #2, and wind up with a grade of 85%, because the prof didn't take off
> the 20% for #3. He just counted up the points off that were written on
> the paper, and didn't count the points correct.
>
> Happened at least twice that I remember. :-)
Oh, I was thinking we were in dreamspace still. :-)
That actually does make sense to me.
Jim
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What's with this letting dreams get to you? When I start to have a bad dream I
wake myself up.
School dreams generally end up with me telling the teachers that they are only
teachers and couldn't hack a real job. And as for being naked in a dream, so!
Everyone has a body. There are only two types.
Last point, does anyone put in an order for a dream? It is a better method than
just getting what comes along.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 5/13/2009 12:59 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> That actually does make sense to me.
Only if your math teacher can't count!
--
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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On Thu, 14 May 2009 06:56:18 -0700, Chambers wrote:
> On 5/13/2009 12:59 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> That actually does make sense to me.
>
> Only if your math teacher can't count!
Precisely. :-)
I've had maths teachers like that...
Jim
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