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India permits unions and collective bargaining. There was a pretty good interview with Indian tech workers on Slashdot a couple of days ago. Recommended reading.
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Goonies!
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Me: "Go ahead and restart your computer. I'll stay on the line with you." [2 seconds later] Lawyer: "Ok, it's done." Me: "Alright, let me know when Windows has finished starting." Lawyer: "No, it's done, it's already back in Windows." Me: "Did you press the button on the screen, or the one on the box?" Lawyer: "The one on the screen." Me: [Slams head into desk] Another time I went out to a client's office because their network was acting goofy. As I was kneeling on the floor examining their bargain basement broadband router and switch (lovingly cradled in a nest of tangled Cat 5 cable), something wet hit me on the back of the neck. I looked up and there was a huge stain on the ceiling. So I asked the secretary, "Is that leak recent?" "Yeah, we're still working on getting it fixed." Weeks of dripping water and routers don't mix, kids.
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Better sell your Cypres.
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Your completed, signed, and stamped proficiency card is a valid A license and any USPA DZ should accept it as long as you have a current USPA membership (but call ahead to make sure anyway).
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Nobody likes them. On the first three pages of reviews, there is only one person who was better than "Very Dissatisfied" with their service.
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If he's willing to go to Wisconsin, that can probably be arranged.
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When did you go over 1.4 W/L??
indyz replied to frankiebrina's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
At about 150 jumps I took a Lightning 143 loaded at 1.43:1 for a 2 way CRW jump. At the time I had about 110 jumps on a Spectre 170 and about 10 on various 150s. Not a shining example of good decision making. It felt very fast and I had a very long canopy ride to worry about the landing, which ended up being not that bad. -
How do you file an address change with the FAA?
indyz replied to Jessica's topic in Gear and Rigging
"How do I change the address on my FAA license (certificate) and have a new one sent to me? Can I do it online?" -
Good choice. My first main was an orange Spectre with a black center cell and blue ribs. Looked snazzy. The only picture I have of it is attached.
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My Neptune is put together without the washers. Yes, it covers the filter. It still works fine.
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I got my PC105 from ibuydigital.com (which is really just DBuys) and had it in my hands about a week later, no problems. They do use a confirmation call to try and sell extras but it was no big deal. Edit: It came in a sealed original Sony box for North American sales.
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Picture of an even-number cell canopy, if anybody is interested. It looks like it's flying OK. The wierdest main I've ever seen (in photos only, unfortunately) was an 11 cell, 6 riser monstrosity.
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Tower of Power - What is Hip, Live
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What's the largest completed RW formation You've been on?
indyz replied to Mirage63's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
If you think about it, adding just one more row of wackers to the 357 way would take it to well above 400 people. As for me, I dunno, maybe about 15. My most memorable "big ways" though are some multipoint 8 ways out of C-182s. -
Howard Stern and Mancow's endless parade of strippers and pornstars got me thinking about this a while ago: What's the point of having women get naked for a radio show?
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I think that attitude is bullshit, and I would like to think that our founding fathers would as well. I love the ideals that America embodies, but I don't care for the current administration or many of it's actions (including but not limited to a certain Act with an incredibly loaded name that relates to this thread). Does that mean I should start packing? Fanatical nationalism (which many people with the "love it or leave it" attitude wrongly equate with patriotism) is far more dangerous than national apathy.
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Those are good to a point. I've only had a debit card since I was 16 because I didn't trust myself with a credit card. Problem is, I'm 21 now and don't have even have enough credit experience to get a gas card without a cosigner.
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Zero. But I owe the Feds about $4,500 for student loans. Still have two semesters and a six month grace period to go, so I won't have to deal with that until summer 2005.
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Yep. 13 found. It's a lot of fun. If you are looking for an excuse to get up to Sky Knights, there is a nearby cache that involves riding an antique electric train. As for me... I'm heading to the dropzone to pick up my rig and maybe jump if the weather doesn't suck. Apparently there are some tandems coming up to celebrate their love for each other by freezing their asses off at 120 mph.
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Relative Workshop website down?
indyz replied to xsynergist's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I'm getting the same thing. RWS owns the domain until 2005 according to NetSol, so it's probably just a DNS hiccup or something. -
Never say never. The majority of experienced skydivers pull at 3500' or lower, and odds are you will too after a while. You can look at it this way: If you exit at 3500' and take a short delay you will probably have an open main above 3000'. My Triathlon takes 700-800 feet to open at terminal freefall, but with a hop n pop I usually have an open main 300-400 feet after leaving the aircraft.
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Well, what is your minimum pull altitude? 3000 feet? That means from 5500' you can take 15 seconds in the (unlikely) event that you tumble or something. No sweat. Once you do the jump from 5500' and know that you can nail that exit, the jump from 3500' will be cake.
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Although I am not a Christian, I have taken part in several Christian mission trips (how that happened is a long story and not really relevent to this thread). We went to Appalachia and worked on the homes of poor families for a week. The way this group found families to help was by taking applications from the families themselves. All religions were accepted. There was absolutely no preaching. It was actually expressly forbidden by the group's rules. Edit to add: I think maybe you are confused about the differences between the type of mission trips that Gary is talking about and "traditional" missionary work. My experience in Appalachia was almost totally positive. Good people (both the volunteers and locals), absolutely gorgeous scenery, and the work was definately rewarding. I'd do it again. My parents enjoy it so much they've volunteered to help youth groups on mission trips every year for the last four years.
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Account #5776, created 2001-07-14, 2 submitted links approved. Although I hardly ever read the comments except for photoshops anymore.