Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[Batalov]

There were a few towns for sale a few years ago.

So, e.g. "57780" could be a valid address easily.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by BudgieJane

In the UK it is possible to send mail to me with just my house-number and my postcode, and it will get here.

A former co-worker claimed that he once absent mindedly sent a letter to:
Girl Friend's First Name
New York City

and it was delivered. Apparently his habit of writing every day (this was back in the days before the www) paid off and the postal workers recognized the name and writing.

Similarly a relative of mine forgot the house number of another relative and once sent mail to:
Names
Street name
City, State (no zip)

[Xyzzy]

[LaurV]

Gorgeous! Can't stop watching it again and again!

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by Brian-E

Correct, except that "plein" is a square, not a street, and it is not "numbered" but in fact dated. The 1944 is a year, as is customary with similar "pleinen" in many places in The Netherlands.

Wasn't that the year the Dutch invaded Pearl Harbor?

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Exclusive: Air traffic system failure caused by computer memory shortage | Reuters

"If they want more than 64kB of RAM, it'll cost them more than $2.4 Bln." -- unnamed Lockheed spokesperson [OK, I admit I made that up].

Best actual quote for me is this:

The flight plan did not contain an altitude for the flight, one of the sources said. While a controller entered the usual altitude for a U-2 plane - about 60,000 feet - the system began to consider all altitudes between ground level and infinity.

Right - because 0 - infinity [or whatever finite numerical limit they used as a proxy for oo] is a reasonable altitude range to assume that planes fly within - "we wouldn't want to unfairly limit them by requiring ALT_MAX < 2^32 ft now, would we?"

Yet another classic for the ever-growing OPM (Other People's Money) archives.

[chappy]

http://coronamap.com/

In case you want to track the Zombie apocalypse in real-time.

[Xyzzy]

[chappy]

I know I've posted this before, but it's permissions run out today, so last chance to watch it legally.

[tServo]

Personal drones are in the news a LOT these days but the thing that caught my eye about this one is that it has a wi-fi link from its camera to VR goggles like Occulus Rift so essentially, you could go zooming around your neighborhood ( or anywhere ) as if you were flying up there! This looks just like a lot of the views of the action you can select in video games. Also, your head movements can adjust the drone's movements so it's 2-way.
http://www.cnet.com/products/parrot-bebop-drone/

[retina]

Originally Posted by tServo

Personal drones are in the news a LOT these days but the thing that caught my eye about this one is that it has a wi-fi link from its camera to VR goggles like Occulus Rift so essentially, you could go zooming around your neighborhood ( or anywhere ) as if you were flying up there! This looks just like a lot of the views of the action you can select in video games. Also, your head movements can adjust the drone's movements so it's 2-way.
http://www.cnet.com/products/parrot-bebop-drone/

Only for sale to those that want to spy on their neighbours sunbathing. The groinal attachment costs extra.

[retina]

http://www.tylervigen.com/