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Aha! Another good lesson from BillVon. 1. If you're on a big-way, wear a black suit so no one notices you. 2. If you're on something smaller (say 8 or 16-way), wear a white suit, so everyone notices you. All your friends will be wearing black Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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If you've ever done spelunking in a cave where bats hang out, and walked underneath them, you probably wouldn't dream of bat-sex. As a comparison, imagine taking your mother-in-law into a latrine at the end of WFFC and having sex with her over the top of the open end. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Google didn't take the pictures. They used pictures that were already publicly available. Google Earth and KML pretty much rocks. Hope they don't let the politicians decide how to make their software. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I actually did a summer internship with FEMA while in college. Talk about a group on a shoestring budget! Sadly, they're underfunded and completely dominated by politics. But the people that work there are very dedicated to helping others and they go out of their way (often paying out of their own pocket) to do their jobs. I'll always see the people as a bunch of do-gooders with almost no resources to work with. They end up in the spotlight a lot because they always go to the scene, but often they come across as inept because they don't have the tools or money to do the job adequately. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Hey MikieB - sorry for my ignorance, but what is TBLP? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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That incident has been investigated by USPA, and they have concluded that it didn't happen. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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To me it rings "I hate my job, but I'll get paid for doing it, even when surfing dz.com". Sadly, I'm a contractor, so I don't get paid for post-whoring Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I'm pretty much the same. Now I just update them at 50s, and once i get to 1,000, will probably update at 100. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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What can we do about Skyride?
riddler replied to ChasingBlueSky's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I would dispute that. A great business idea is one in which both people and businesses benefit without ANY deception. Even taking out all of the deceptive business practices, there is the basic business plan of telling whuffos that a tandem costs $X. When they show up and see it posted for $Y, they start asking questions, because Y < X. That leads to bad feelings about skydiving, and is bad for the sport and the industry of skydiving. It certainly makes things tough on the manifest people. I agree with your analogy of a travel agent. This happens in nearly every market, resellers marking up profit. It makes sense, considering advertising costs, point-of-sale costs, etc. But in other industries, the consumer doesn't see the markup. If the DZs that openly support skyride don't post their rates, then the consumer never knows, and all is well. But that hasn't happened. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD -
I think it's great that effort is being made, even if the percentages don't look as ideal as possible. In fact, I've been thinking about doing a similar skydiving event for men to raise awareness of prostate cancer. I figure I can sell latex gloves and instruction booklets for prostate self-exams. I doubt my percentages will be as good as JFTC's. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Monkeys never get old! They just hang around. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Small Business Owners, or people that ordinarily deduct auto mileage from their taxes: On September 9, 2005, the IRS announced an increase in the standard mileage rate for the final four months of 2005. The rate will increase to 48.5 cents a mile driven between September 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005. The IRS made this special adjustment in recognition of the recent gasoline price increases. Hope it helps! Edit - guess I should add a link (remember, never take tax advice from a stranger ) http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=147423,00.html Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Thanks for sharing your real experiences. They mean more to us than a second-hand account. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Here's your problem: Dry Clean Only. Next time, read the label. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I didn't think it was too bad. But those of us that suffer short attention spans will have trouble with some of the long scene pauses. Not a great movie - just not bad. Now, 2046 - that was just painful. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Please, let's use the politically correct term "pressure-sensitive tape". I once interviewed with a company for a EE job; they billed themselves as the "world's premier supplier of pressure-sensitive tape". It went something like this: me: "So how does 'pressure-sensitive' tape work? Does it have sub-micron filaments that respond to gradient pressure changes?" them: "No, you just push on it, and it sticks. As opposed to water-sensitive tape." me: "push on it, and it sticks?" them: "Yep." me: "So what you call 'pressure-sensitive' tape, I would call 'just normal, ordinary tape'?" I didn't get the job Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Someone threw a nasty piece of candy on me on the plane yesterday. I stuck it in the palm of my tackified glove and took it on a tracking dive. It stayed there. Got back to the trailer and offered it back - but it was kinda gooey peeling it off my glove, so no one took it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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1:4:0 2 solos - need to work on tracking; 109 average - I figure I should EASILY be able to get to sub-100. 1 2-way, and 1 3-way. I was pretty happy with those jumps. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I do solos frequently to improve on mistakes I made on previous skydives. After I get on the ground, if I realize I did something wrong, I think about what I should've done (or ask someone what I should've done). Then I plan a drill dive where I practice that move over and over. I image the previous scenario and I drill the correct move - try to build it into muscle memory. If that same scenario ever comes up again, I hope that my practice will result in the correct response. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Edit - just realized you are probably looking for a number Gotta start thinking less abstract. See a few posts above. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Yeah, so do I, and I can promise you that's going up as my WALLPAPER on my work machine Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Took some months off. Spent some time travelling around in the motorhome - driving up the east coast into Canada. Finally got back in the air last weekend, and had a good time. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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The best fears don't have names. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I swear, I only clicked on it because I wanted to see if they used skinny female models, rather than REAL firefighters Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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