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np sb, I'll listen to you whine any day, rather than actually work I'd just like to point out how neglectful we all are of our bodies - I am no exception. I work out every day, and make time to get enough sleep, but I don't make a special effort to do things like massage, chiropractic, yoga, etc, that cost money and time, but are definitely worth it. Massage would probably help you with your shoulder - you can probably arrange some sort of barter trade with the massage person at your DZ. Heck - sounds to me like you should have Viking rub your shoulder - I think he owes you If you can arrange to get a rig for my g/f (she's a CMT), I'm sure she could help you Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I tend to agree, but I will say that scientific tests show you do lose muscle memory after a certain amount of time off, so it's good to jump periodically to retain that. The biggest reason that I think some currency issues are stupid - the "big" dropzone in my area charges $100 for a recurrancy jump. Now that's stupid! If you're gonna force recurrancy, you shouldn't rip people off for it - pay your slot, your evaluators slot, give them an extra $10, and you have $50 at most. Note that all of the above statements are said in complete ignorance - I have never had to do a recurrancy jump. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I like the donation page, but $25 for a case of beer is pretty high. I only pay $10 for the good stuff. Is beer that much more expensive in the homeworld of HH? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Thanks markharju! This was the word I was looking for. Whuffo - someone that doesn't jump. Jethro - someone that doesn't jump, but brags that they do (or did). Ayesta just didn't catch on like I hoped it would: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=321347;search_string=whuffo;#321347 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I experienced late-night telly in the UK a few times. I saw some things on there that I'm still trying to figure out myself. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Don't know for sure how it works, but I always assumed it was based on their reporting system. If you look closely at the yahoo headers, there is a link that says "This is spam" that you can click on. My guess is that they wait for X number of people to flag it as spam, then they filter all those messages. BTW - I am in the process of transitioning completely away from Yahoo - too ... many ... ads ... can't ... take ... it. I'm down to just using the mail (as a backup) and the bookmarks, and removed everything else. As soon as I get a free hour, I'm gonna make my own bookmarks server, then it's bye-bye Yahoo. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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DJ Tiysto - Internet Radio. If you are just sitting in front of the computer anyway, get Winamp, and tune in. Good shit. Commercial-free. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Dr. King and his constituents were courageous enough to be passive even when the government was beating them and spraying them with firehoses. Maybe our own administration should question whether we are really ensuring peace, or are we just picking a fight? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I'm also convinced that Texas is at least part of the reason that American school kids do so bad on aptitude tests. One year in college, I had a Texan as a roommate in the dorms. He went around telling the foreign students about how Texas was the biggest state in the US. And this is supposedly a prestigious engineering school - how did this guy even get in? I finally showed him a map which clearly showed how large Alaska was, and he insisted that Alaska only looked bigger because of the curvature of the map. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Someday, I will have kids. I plan to tell them when they ask about it, using books, videos, Internet, etc. Personally, I learned from other kids in school (they didn't have sex ed at my public schools until years after I was done). I occasionally asked my mom, and what she told me just confused me - she's not the smartest woman and doesn't explain things very well. It took me years to sort out what she was trying to say, much less figure out the truth. Also, they won't be allowed to go near skydivers until they're 30. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Just did a search on DZ and saw that they have no dropzones in China. Well, I guess they're off my list of places to visit! That is extremely cool of you to hook Viking up. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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What DON'T you like to eat, that everyone else LOVES?
riddler replied to PLFXpert's topic in The Bonfire
1. Popcorn - tastes like paper to me. 2. Shredded confectionary coconut, as found on candy bars and cake. But I love fresh coconut. 3. I hate Pina Coladas. And getting caught in the rain. I am into yoga, and I have more than half a brain. I also hate that song. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD -
1:0:0 No jumping. Cold. Windy. Spoiled by Eloy - turning into fair weather jumper. Must resist. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Nice work Indyz. You should consider marketing this to industry experts. Replace "skydive" with "coffee" and sell it as a service to the marketing people at Starbuck's. Marketing people will buy anything. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Afterwards, rent the movie "Office Space". Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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NASA people are freaks. I had the misfortune to work with a few who looked down their noses at me because I was in commercial astronautics. A lot of what they come up with isn't all that feasible, but they are typically starved for money and try to push technology that won't work just to get funding. All of the failures with tethered satellites pretty clearly showed (IMO) that the stresses induced are too great for any material we have to-date fabricated. At some point, we may have a material that is strong enough, but there are a slew of other problems that would need to be resolved. I'm not saying it will never happen, but I think that by the time technology make is viable, we'll already have a better, cheaper solution. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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My experience: Best domestic rates, outside of sales, are 4 weeks in advance. Best International are 6-8 weeks in advance. If you don't have a specific time-frame, subscribe to airline special-fare mailings (Orbitz is pretty good) and you will get periodic email for good rates. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I hear ya - haven't jumped since Eloy, and it was too cold yesterday. Nicer today, but TOO much wind. Maybe next weekend. It's a good day to do a little yard work, though. That and set up my home wireless network Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Raw foods rule. My g/f used to be a regular raw food-(sit, er)? We make raw dishes periodically and have discussed trying to go completely raw. Problems - I don't think I can give up: 1. Chocolate 2. Alcohol 3. Ice cream Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Please tell me this is a joke. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I am crazy about your avatar, and I'm not too shy to say it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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It's Friday, and it's tooo freakin' cold to be jumping this weekend in Denver. I used to be a year-round jumper, but I got spoiled by Eloy. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Wow - in the 50 seconds it took me to add the attachment, I got two requests
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I case anyone was wondering what the path to becoming a Jedi involves ... Edit - one of these days, I will remember to attach the documents. This is the result of trying too hard to become a Jedi myself. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I doubt it. The manned moon mission showed us how expensive manned missions were, and our media-consuming public gets nearly as much gratification out of watching video images, so why not just keep sending cameras? There ARE advantages to having humans actually land on Mars, but I doubt it will happen until the advantages outweigh the cost. If we could just find gold on Mars ... Also, I should really say "peopled" missions - women are generally lighter than men and have more stamina, making them in some ways better suited for space missions. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the first person on Mars is a woman. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD