Free Flight, Free Speech

jwocky wrote:a helicopter guidance system that leads you to nude walkers in apartment buildings.

Huh, THAT, I don't remember

@Hijan, lol, expensive fox s*** coffee at like 160 dollars a pound. We're getting it at maybe a fraction of that. Or even less. Can't remember. Still expensive compared to what we have locally. I think I'll make more of these about how you likr your burgers.... pizza..... whatever? I like my pizza ...

I like my coffee freshly ground, black, strong, and on the bitter side of things. Some sugar would certainly help with taste but I have no problem taking it without any sugar at all. I prefer our local Bornean coffee, and also Javanese coffee. I like arabica too. We have easy access to 'Kopi Luwak' ...

Anyone tried the AirWolf ? I suspect the FDM for that one was simplified. Not that I can control it for long, especially landings. But that was fun. Authentic sounds and everything...

Anyone old enough to remember AirWolf, for that matter?

As I said, intelligence is hard to gauge. In my post I'm saying using ourselves as a benchmark to find this 'intelligent' life. Intelligent in this sense as in about the same as us, since we can't imagine what other type of intelligence there is that took a different path from Earth developed.

Hmmm, I getting mixed answers on whether the tips of the helicopter rotor blades exceed the sound barrier or not. Is that a yes or no? Regardless, if yes, then it doesn't make a difference, though if no, then never mind..

However, we're not even sure we're that special. Out of the billions of billions of planets out there, how many are in the goldilock's zone? How many planets are outside of the zone but still have properties that allow for life to exist. It might be worthwhile to point out that in our solar system ...

Love the Hitchhiker's Guide. The movie was OK, but the book was interesting. Unfortunately I never quite finished the second book (was there more?) On life Out There: I imagine it to be solid yes, but as for intelligent life it might be too far away to be meaningful at all. ie. if the next closest i...