Right now my nemisis is the FAA and DAFIF data that I use for my navaid.com waypoint generators. Doing airports and navaids are simple. The problem that’s bugging me right now are the various and sundry “waypoints”, and the ridiculously lax and inconsistent way the FAA and DAFIF files name them.
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Category: Route
Ok, action taken, nobody killed.
In Rants and Revelations: Remind me again why I do this? I ranted about the abuse I get because I ask people to not send HTML email to my mailing lists. The usual rejoinder, after they finish being rude or calling me unprofessional or a luddite is to say “Where does it say I can’t send HTML?” So as of right now, it says it on the list info pages. Check out the LUGOR newbie SIG page for an example.
Note that I word it as a request, not a demand, and I even link to a page that shows you how to configure a bazillion mail clients to not send HTML mail. Damn, I’m too nice.
The thrown gauntlet
My friend Rohan noticed some time ago that I had over 7000 units on SETI@Home, and he appeared to take it as some sort of challenge.
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My Christmas List
Vicki keeps bugging me for what I want for Christmas. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far.
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Happy with my toys today
Yesterday was like an early Christmas. Today is like the cleanup afterwards.
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