Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[Mark Rose]

A guy captured the recent Calbuco initial eruption while out hiking!

[ewmayer]

Man’s first day of wearing Apple Watch to work not going as hoped | Daily Mash

LOL, the snark is priceless. And listen to the mega-git: "everyone gets a hot wrist sometimes" - hmm, been a while since I recall having suffered from a burning sensation on *that* part of my body.

[retina]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Man’s first day of wearing Apple Watch to work not going as hoped | Daily Mash

LOL, the snark is priceless. And listen to the mega-git: "everyone gets a hot wrist sometimes" - hmm, been a while since I recall having suffered from a burning sensation on *that* part of my body.

If it doesn't run P95 then there is no point to it, right?

So if that story is true then all of the people at that office are jerks, including the wearer with his intended smug smile to pretend <something>. Talk about shallow, hehe. I wear this <thing> so that makes me cool and awesome. Yay to me!. Hey baby, I've got an Apple Watch. Wanna do the wild thing?

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by retina

If it doesn't run P95 then there is no point to it, right?

Not so - I hear that if you pay for the right app and angle the screen just so - being careful not to burn your wrist, mind you - it will actually tell you what time it is. And the skeptics say Apple has forgotten its radically innovative roots...

TDM is actually a UK analog of The Onion, but as the saying goes, the best parody is inevitably painfully close to the truth.

I do wonder if this will prove to be Apple's version of Google Glass - "why don't they love it like we told them they would?"

[kladner]

Dreamed up in another age, the 747 was in the skies before Concorde, before man reached the moon, and when the president of the United States was a child. Boeing’s most famous plane has been up there ever since, redefining the language of aviation as the original jumbo jet, carrying twice as many passengers as most other aircraft. Hundreds criss-cross the globe every day, and new 747s still slowly gestate on the production line. But it is now almost 18 months since the last order from a passenger airline, and the long flight of the 747 appears to be firmly in its descent.

Boeing insists it has a future: even the president still wants it, for a revamped Air Force One. But, White House aside, its demise has been long-signalled after more than 1,500 orders since it first entered service in 1970.

Freight version orders are still expected.

I was once on a 747 red eye from LA to Chicago. There were more flight attendants than passengers in coach. The attendants took off their shoes and announced where the drink cart was parked for anyone wanting service.

[xilman]

Dreamed up in another age, the 747 was in the skies before Concorde, before man reached the moon, and when the president of the United States was a child. Boeing’s most famous plane has been up there ever since, redefining the language of aviation as the original jumbo jet, carrying twice as many passengers as most other aircraft. Hundreds criss-cross the globe every day, and new 747s still slowly gestate on the production line. But it is now almost 18 months since the last order from a passenger airline, and the long flight of the 747 appears to be firmly in its descent.

Boeing insists it has a future: even the president still wants it, for a revamped Air Force One. But, White House aside, its demise has been long-signalled after more than 1,500 orders since it first entered service in 1970.

Funny. I remember 1970 but I don't remember the president of the day being a child.

[Batalov]

I barely remember 1970! And I remember the president not yet being a child.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by Batalov

I barely remember 1970!

I am unable to recall 1970.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

I am unable to recall 1970.

I call, "1970!" but it doesn't come.
I call again, "1970!" but it still doesn't come.
I guess I can't recall 1970, either.

[retina]

Originally Posted by kladner

I call, "1970!" but it doesn't come.
I call again, "1970!" but it still doesn't come.
I guess I can't recall 1970, either.

You did recall it. Whether is came of not is irrelevant.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by retina

You did recall it. Whether is came ofr not is irrelevant.

Touché! (But I still fixed that for you. )