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Hi All,
I couldn't get at CP yesterday, I'm wondring if it was the damp string that we use instead of Fibre, or the IT guys running like blue bummed fly's around the place,n but now I see ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif) has the latest feed in the Lounge as one of the hits from Yesterdays email, Hmmm will this get posted?
Glenn
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See Mathew Dennis's response in thread 'Looks like it's been a rough day at the office...' down below...
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Umm, yes it took me to an old page of the lounge, If I click reply to my message it takes me to my message and When Will Flying Cars die (I can't see your reply to my message??)
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I deleted my message, because clicking on the link from my side didn't seem to take me to the message I, and Richard, pointed you towards. Have a great day!
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Not your tin-cans-and-string (that's still working solid). Just one of those things where crapping on other people's work is easier than doing something positive in this world.
Thanks for everyone's understanding and patience yesterday.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: understanding and patience
I guess you couldn't hear all the cursing. 
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Or panic that possibly CodeProject just shut down, for good.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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What would ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif) do?
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MarkTJohnson wrote: Or panic that possibly CodeProject just shut down, for good.
I wouldn't call that "good"...
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Grammer can be dangerous. There's a big difference between
Let's eat, grandma. and
Lets eat grandma
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
1.
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So is capitalization.
"Go help your uncle Jack off the horse".
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Email also didn't come today.
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You're back - that's what matters. Thanks for continuing the great work of a couple of decades now.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Greetings and Kind Regards
May I please inquire thoughts / opinions / judgements / knowledge of esteemed members re/ "flying cars". I simply do not understand same. Can one fly to one's grocery store? Can one fly / commute to Downtown Chicago or to Manhattan? I do not see how. Where is there wide enough space for the wings and propellers whilst landing parking? Perhaps landing pads will be provided in city center. Will one require a separate means of transport for purpose of weekly grocery shopping? I must be mistaken as Corporations are betting Billions I am wrong. The few explanatory videos I have seen present flying cars for purpose of commute to local airport. So perhaps limited to taxi service.
Thank You Kindly
[edit 1/18/2024]
From Wisk site I learned the apparent ultimate purpose seems to be taxi service. 1st to/from airport later to/from high traffic centers upon construction of necessary facilities.
modified 18-Jan-24 8:48am.
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In that case I will have to purchase a '69 Z28 and rebuild w/ electric so as to perform weekly grocery shopping as my favorite grocer is not in City Center and I do not believe they or my Uncle Marion will provide landing facilities for visit not to mention my barber.
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i don't see it happening for general public until the anti-gravity device is invented. too much airspace required for flying with traditional methods. but i could wrong.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I could not be more in agreement though I will simply add what of course your kind self already knows id est we must unfortunately also wait for miniaturized Quark Manipulation Technology on which to base the Anti-Gravity Technology.
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who knows what it will take.
one theory is greatly decreased weight lose combined with extreme kinetic energetic opposite gravity seems to work if it doesn't kill humans. oh wait, that's not a theory.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Although of course not for flying cars I present in unlikely case your kind self is not previously knowledgeable of thereupon herewith an interesting technology for small aircraft promising greatly reduced fuel consumption via "laminar flow".
OTTO Aerospace | Introducing a revolutionary new aircraft[^]
Also they look very nice.
modified 11-Jan-24 23:01pm.
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Quote: With new ultra-high precision manufacturing techniques, these new shapes can be manufactured from advanced carbon-fiber materials to reliably achieve laminar flow in flight, dramatically reducing drag by over 30%. Our aircraft is manufactured without a rivet, seam, or gap anywhere in critical laminar flow regions.
Those 'ultra-high precision manufacturing techniques' will never be cheap. Such vehicles will be out of reach of plebians like you and I.
And, of course, a dent from hail or other source will kill the aerodynamics, and bring turbulent flow right back into the picture in a big way.
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You are of course quite correct. I assume they are for plebians plebeians patricians such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
modified 11-Jan-24 3:46am.
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Sorry I spelled it wrong. Gates and Musk don't qualify as 'plebeians' in our system: Google - plebeian. Oligarchs - definitely.
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