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re: Does you know anyone who is a “traveler” or a “sovereign citizen”?
Posted by iglass on 4/7/26 at 3:49 am to Wolfhound45
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Wolfhound45
Thanks. I hate to admit it but I am hooked on this right now.
I have been watching bodycam clips for several months now. In addition to the sovereign citizen youtube clips, my other guilty pleasure are the ones involving people being denied flight boarding and/or getting dragged off an airplane.
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re: Check in if your team won a championship this week
Posted by iglass on 4/6/26 at 9:58 pm to weagle1999
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weagle1999
Sixty-ninth in men's basketball?
re: Bring Us Your Favorite 2021 and Beyond Memes
Posted by iglass on 3/22/26 at 3:11 pm to kywildcatfanone
Both in the movies AND in real life.
re: Classes required for your major that you have never used
Posted by iglass on 3/19/26 at 8:57 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Yeah, I should have listed that one also. I took BASIC in 1983 and Pascal in 1984 or 85. Cobol in 1989. Two different types of assembly language for the 8086 and Z80 sprinkled in there somewhere.
I personally started out with a BASIC cartridge on an Atari 400.
I personally started out with a BASIC cartridge on an Atari 400.
re: Classes required for your major that you have never used
Posted by iglass on 3/19/26 at 7:44 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
I have an Applied Physics degree, with a second degree in Management of Technology. Minors in English and Engineering.
Incredibly useful classes:
-Statics
--Dynamics
-Physics lab classes
-Mechanics
-Electrical circuits
-Financial management
Incredibly worthless classes:
-Calculus on up, particularly matrix theory, differential equations, and cyindrical/sperical integration
-thermodynamics
-Phonetics
-Cobol programming language
-Fortran programming language
-Basic programming language
-Assembly language
-Modern American Architecture (interesting to take but worthless overall)
I get that some of the classes are required in order to form a basis of understanding. But out of my two degrees, I use probably about 2% of my college material even though I work in an engineering capacity.
Ironically, one of the absolute most valuable classes I ever took was a continuing education class one summer while I was in high school. My parents suggested that I take a typewriting class, and boy has that been worth it.
Edit: I forgot to add in the Engineering drafting class I took. It taught lettering, orthogonal views, 3-d drawing, etc. That has been incredibly useful over the years. On a side note, I was in the last class at Alabama that was 100% mechanical drafting. The next year, they installed a ton of Intergraph CAD computers.
Incredibly useful classes:
-Statics
--Dynamics
-Physics lab classes
-Mechanics
-Electrical circuits
-Financial management
Incredibly worthless classes:
-Calculus on up, particularly matrix theory, differential equations, and cyindrical/sperical integration
-thermodynamics
-Phonetics
-Cobol programming language
-Fortran programming language
-Basic programming language
-Assembly language
-Modern American Architecture (interesting to take but worthless overall)
I get that some of the classes are required in order to form a basis of understanding. But out of my two degrees, I use probably about 2% of my college material even though I work in an engineering capacity.
Ironically, one of the absolute most valuable classes I ever took was a continuing education class one summer while I was in high school. My parents suggested that I take a typewriting class, and boy has that been worth it.
Edit: I forgot to add in the Engineering drafting class I took. It taught lettering, orthogonal views, 3-d drawing, etc. That has been incredibly useful over the years. On a side note, I was in the last class at Alabama that was 100% mechanical drafting. The next year, they installed a ton of Intergraph CAD computers.
re: Canada’s leading newspaper: the state of Alabama is zooming past us economically
Posted by iglass on 2/23/26 at 12:11 am to KingOrange
Most people who don't live in Alabama don't understand that there are THREE Alabamas.
1. Cullman up and the rest of North Alabama (including an enclave on the south side of Birmingham)
2. Baldwin County
3. Pretty much everything else in-between.
Two of those are areas in which I am willing to live (and I do). The fact of the matter is that Alabama is no different than any other state or major city. There are places you WANT to live and places you DO NOT WANT to live. Every state in the south is the same - Alabama has the Black Belt's economic disparity, Mississippi has the Delta, Kentucky has Appalachia, Birmingham has Bessemer, New Orleans has the Ninth Ward, so on and so forth.
Huntsville is growing so fast in part because of the booming manufacturing economy but also because people who get transferred in because of the military/NASA and they end up loving the area and come back for retirement. There are many cities in the south that have such merit.There are a few people who end up not liking Huntsville, but those people are few and far between. One of my fears is that Huntsville eventually turns politically because of all the influx, and thus fundamentally changing many of the things that make Huntsville great.
But that's just me.
1. Cullman up and the rest of North Alabama (including an enclave on the south side of Birmingham)
2. Baldwin County
3. Pretty much everything else in-between.
Two of those are areas in which I am willing to live (and I do). The fact of the matter is that Alabama is no different than any other state or major city. There are places you WANT to live and places you DO NOT WANT to live. Every state in the south is the same - Alabama has the Black Belt's economic disparity, Mississippi has the Delta, Kentucky has Appalachia, Birmingham has Bessemer, New Orleans has the Ninth Ward, so on and so forth.
Huntsville is growing so fast in part because of the booming manufacturing economy but also because people who get transferred in because of the military/NASA and they end up loving the area and come back for retirement. There are many cities in the south that have such merit.There are a few people who end up not liking Huntsville, but those people are few and far between. One of my fears is that Huntsville eventually turns politically because of all the influx, and thus fundamentally changing many of the things that make Huntsville great.
But that's just me.
re: Canada’s leading newspaper: the state of Alabama is zooming past us economically
Posted by iglass on 2/21/26 at 12:21 am to LegendInMyMind
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LegendInMyMind
Can anyone supply a link to an archived version of that article? I'd like to read it, but it is paywalled and I don't want to send any of my Alabama money to Canaderp.
Try using THIS TOOL. Use the black url window.
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Ladies...
My wife does 98% of the heavy lifting when it comes to the laundry at my house. I will therefore let her use as many woolen dryer balls as she would like to.
re: Pictures from days gone by....
Posted by iglass on 2/17/26 at 10:28 am to msudawg1200
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Jim Ashmore from Forest, MS
That's him. Everybody knew him as simply "Doc". NOBODY called him Jim up here.
And on another related side note... my lab partner was his youngest daughter. All three of them were very pretty and super nice. His oldest daughter competed won the Miss Mississippi-USA pageant in 1981.
re: Pictures from days gone by....
Posted by iglass on 2/16/26 at 6:47 pm to kywildcatfanone
True story: My high school Chemistry Lab partner won the national Junior Miss pageant. I think I almost killed myself several times from being distracted. She won it in 1983 and was asked to help host in 1984... with Bruce Jenner.
And on a related but very obscure sports trivia point... her dad averaged about 28 per game for Miss State basketball back in the 50's - first team all-SEC for a couple of years as a shooting guard. He was drafted by the Celtics but never played for them. He eventually went to medical school and years later... became our family doctor in NW Alabama.
re: Can anyone tell me about SCAD?
Posted by iglass on 2/9/26 at 11:51 am to Darth_Vader
Seems to be respected academically (accredited by SACS) but tuition is a ball buster at over $40K - and that doesn't include housing and fees. She ended up not attending due to overall cost even though she lived in South Carolina.
I think your daughter can get a degree in marketing from a much more prestigious college which has a good business school. Even most regional colleges will provide a marketing degree at much less cost. If I were advising her directly, I'd suggest a university that 1) has a marketing degree in or near the location she eventually wants to end up at, or 2) is an SEC or similar level school even if it is not the primary university in her home state. I think she'd end up with much more value in her degree that way. And if she decides to change her major, she will have far more options within the same college. Any major with an art/design family focus will be limiting within the Southeast.
Disclaimer: My wife teaches marketing at a regional university as an adjunct instructor. She advised her niece to look at other options beyond SCAD for a business degree.
But... that's JMHO. Good luck to her whatever she chooses.
Edit: My youngest son graduated from Jacksonville State. He enjoyed the small town atmosphere there. He came out fine with his degree for his profession, and felt that it prepared him well for his master degree.
I think your daughter can get a degree in marketing from a much more prestigious college which has a good business school. Even most regional colleges will provide a marketing degree at much less cost. If I were advising her directly, I'd suggest a university that 1) has a marketing degree in or near the location she eventually wants to end up at, or 2) is an SEC or similar level school even if it is not the primary university in her home state. I think she'd end up with much more value in her degree that way. And if she decides to change her major, she will have far more options within the same college. Any major with an art/design family focus will be limiting within the Southeast.
Disclaimer: My wife teaches marketing at a regional university as an adjunct instructor. She advised her niece to look at other options beyond SCAD for a business degree.
But... that's JMHO. Good luck to her whatever she chooses.
Edit: My youngest son graduated from Jacksonville State. He enjoyed the small town atmosphere there. He came out fine with his degree for his profession, and felt that it prepared him well for his master degree.
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Cowboys dont die, they just ride off into the sunset.
Either that, or get traded to a team in the NFC North.
Jutta Leerdam - Dutch speedskating champion
re: Is this one of the best-looking cars ever made?
Posted by iglass on 2/4/26 at 2:44 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Love the E-type Jaguars. Let me add another...
the David Brown Speedback GT.
the David Brown Speedback GT.
re: Sunset Pictures Thread-Post Your Sunset Pics
Posted by iglass on 2/3/26 at 3:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
I am a NASA contractor. My original position allowed me to travel a lot and I was a able to take my camera to a lot of places that most people do not get to do so. This included launch support and assessments; I have been to every NASA location in the US except for Ames. Couldn't really take photos at White Sands, though, IYKWIM.
I have posted several NASA related photos in the "Pictures from says gone by..." thread, starting on page 975 and sprinkled in the next 10-15 pages or so. You may find them interesting.
I have posted several NASA related photos in the "Pictures from says gone by..." thread, starting on page 975 and sprinkled in the next 10-15 pages or so. You may find them interesting.
At Wallops Island... NASA's *other* launch location. They use this satellite dish to track orbital debris.
re: Sunset Pictures Thread-Post Your Sunset Pics
Posted by iglass on 2/3/26 at 9:25 am to Funky Tide 8
At Marshall Space Flight Center's rocket garden.
re: Longest you’ve ever been stuck in an airport?
Posted by iglass on 1/28/26 at 7:45 pm to LuckySo-n-So
I have never been STUCK *AT* an airport more than a few hours... but I sure have had some flights rerouted and delayed.
One year I had to fly from Huntsville to Salt Lake city. Sheduled to leave at 8:00 AM and arrive at SLC before noon. However, the first flight to Atlanta's hub had a mechanical problem. After trying for an hour to fix it, they determined that they needed a part from Atlanta to be flown in on one of the reverse connecting flights. Then the mechanic had to actually do the work. It was about 1:00 pm before our flight left for Atlanta.
Of course, that made me miss my connecting flight. All direct flights from Atlanta to SLC was booked full or already left, even on airlines competing to Delta. I told the connecting agent that I had to make it to SLC TODAY becuase I was schedule to perform an investigation interview in the morning. She said, "Well, the best I can do is to get you there at midnight by connecting you through Laguardia" So I ended up going from HSV to SLC through NYC.
At least I did get there at midnight, albeit rather worn out. And of course, my hotel was in Ogden, which is a 50-60 minute drive from the SLC airport. The next day was a bit rough. I was definitely trying to down some caffeine all day long.
That's maybe tied with the Huntsville-Atlanta-Detroit-Minneapolis-Long Beach trip I had once. But that's for another day.
One year I had to fly from Huntsville to Salt Lake city. Sheduled to leave at 8:00 AM and arrive at SLC before noon. However, the first flight to Atlanta's hub had a mechanical problem. After trying for an hour to fix it, they determined that they needed a part from Atlanta to be flown in on one of the reverse connecting flights. Then the mechanic had to actually do the work. It was about 1:00 pm before our flight left for Atlanta.
Of course, that made me miss my connecting flight. All direct flights from Atlanta to SLC was booked full or already left, even on airlines competing to Delta. I told the connecting agent that I had to make it to SLC TODAY becuase I was schedule to perform an investigation interview in the morning. She said, "Well, the best I can do is to get you there at midnight by connecting you through Laguardia" So I ended up going from HSV to SLC through NYC.
At least I did get there at midnight, albeit rather worn out. And of course, my hotel was in Ogden, which is a 50-60 minute drive from the SLC airport. The next day was a bit rough. I was definitely trying to down some caffeine all day long.
That's maybe tied with the Huntsville-Atlanta-Detroit-Minneapolis-Long Beach trip I had once. But that's for another day.
For anyone interested in some fine naval stories that will have your side splitting... ePub downloads:
Away Boarders
The idea of détente with the Soviets has not yet filtered down to Boatswain's Mate First Class Fatso Giononni, who has skippered his scow-like landing craft through two other novels by Admiral Gallery. This one finds Captain Fatso and his boys on duty in the Med, where they play chicken with Russian cruisers, and do other mean nautical things.
The climactic caper involves an American-made gunboat being transshipped to Egypt by way of Soviet headquarters. What happens on the high seas is a mixture of ingenious peacetime battle action, garnished with the author's salt-encrusted observations on the state of the world.
Stand By-y-y To Start Engines
Twelve stories of giant practical jokes or tricky maneuvers played by various officers of the Navy - a Blue Angel pilot, a bright young Ensign, and various competitive Admirals - on other members of their service, the Army, and gentlemen of the press.
Cap'n Fatso
Chief Boatswain's Mate 'Fatso' Gioninni finally has command of his own vessel as he cruises around the Med getting into mischief and tweaking the noses of the Russian Navy. Through mischance, he and his landing craft are left behind when his Carrier Task Force get sailing orders. Fully provisioned, Fatso and his crew of like-minded free spirits take their own version of a Mediterranian Cruise (after first disguising their craft so that nothing can come home to roost). This is a fine example of Gallery's light-hearted touch at the helm for all who have enjoyed his sea-stories before or for someone who has never read him before!
Three Books By Daniel V. Gallery
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Clear The Decks (autobiography)
"An irreverent but hilarious "must read" for anyone interested in the WWII carrier navy, R.Adm. Gallery relates the tedium of service in Iceland, the terror of being stalked by German U-boats in the North Atlantic, capped off with the true-adventure tale of his Carrier Task Group's capture of the German U-boat 505 (now on display in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry) off the African coast. D.V. Gallery intersperses writing fit for an adventure novel with the facts of history from the "big seat" aboard the USS Guadalcanal - one of the "baby flat-tops" of the Second World War."
Another Book by Daniel V Gallery
Away Boarders
The idea of détente with the Soviets has not yet filtered down to Boatswain's Mate First Class Fatso Giononni, who has skippered his scow-like landing craft through two other novels by Admiral Gallery. This one finds Captain Fatso and his boys on duty in the Med, where they play chicken with Russian cruisers, and do other mean nautical things.
The climactic caper involves an American-made gunboat being transshipped to Egypt by way of Soviet headquarters. What happens on the high seas is a mixture of ingenious peacetime battle action, garnished with the author's salt-encrusted observations on the state of the world.
Stand By-y-y To Start Engines
Twelve stories of giant practical jokes or tricky maneuvers played by various officers of the Navy - a Blue Angel pilot, a bright young Ensign, and various competitive Admirals - on other members of their service, the Army, and gentlemen of the press.
Cap'n Fatso
Chief Boatswain's Mate 'Fatso' Gioninni finally has command of his own vessel as he cruises around the Med getting into mischief and tweaking the noses of the Russian Navy. Through mischance, he and his landing craft are left behind when his Carrier Task Force get sailing orders. Fully provisioned, Fatso and his crew of like-minded free spirits take their own version of a Mediterranian Cruise (after first disguising their craft so that nothing can come home to roost). This is a fine example of Gallery's light-hearted touch at the helm for all who have enjoyed his sea-stories before or for someone who has never read him before!
Three Books By Daniel V. Gallery
=================================================
Clear The Decks (autobiography)
"An irreverent but hilarious "must read" for anyone interested in the WWII carrier navy, R.Adm. Gallery relates the tedium of service in Iceland, the terror of being stalked by German U-boats in the North Atlantic, capped off with the true-adventure tale of his Carrier Task Group's capture of the German U-boat 505 (now on display in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry) off the African coast. D.V. Gallery intersperses writing fit for an adventure novel with the facts of history from the "big seat" aboard the USS Guadalcanal - one of the "baby flat-tops" of the Second World War."
Another Book by Daniel V Gallery
re: Mississippi River Lost 47% Of Its Water In Three Days - November 3rd, 2024
Posted by iglass on 1/27/26 at 12:49 pm to Turnblad85
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It was ai generated fake garbage. Like every other vid on that channel.
100% true? Well, maybe but maybe not... but that it can still be interesting either way. If not, somebody sure put in a lot of research and time for a Youtube prank video.
I am trying to keep as open a mind as possible while maintaining a skeptical viewpoint that MOST of what you see on the internet is either very biased or flat out fake.
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