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This One?[^]
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No, not this one, even if it would have been interesting. They even had a computer like my old one here. They listed it in the exhibits as RCA COSMAC Elf, but it's really a Netronics Elf II, like mine.
It's been a while (like 35 years) since I last was in San Diego. Could you pay this place[^] a visit?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Yup, been there plenty of times. Really cool. been on the tour too.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Did you perhaps take some photos of the Seaking on the flight deck? The one which has been painted to resemble the one that was used to recover the Apollo astronauts? The original lies nearby on the bottom of the sea.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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I think I did. It's been a little while. If not, I can go back down there and take some.
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You see, I fly with RC helicopters and have begun to build a scale model of this particular Seaking. I want to paint it as the original was when it recovered Apollo 11. The problem is that I also need to print the decals, very much as for a normal plastic model kit, but in the correct scale.
There are a few pictures and even videos of Seaking 66 on the internet, but they do not show much detail. Some closeup photographs of any S-61, but especially of one painted to look like Seaking 66, would be a great help.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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I'm driving back to San Diego on Friday. Get in on Sunday. Maybe the following weekend I'll go down. My son would love to go. I'll take pics and post em for ya. Send me A private msg with ur email address
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Thanks. Here[^] you can have a look at the beginning stages of building the body. Once I have fitted in the tail it is going to be painted.
The real problem is the helicopter I prepared to be installed in the body. I have been busy flying it in the last weeks and it's far too good to be torn apart and then modified for the Seaking. Now I'm building a Frankenstein from all sorts of parts with everything in the right place from the beginning.
This[^] is a short video showing the first helicopter in flight. No way I'm going to experiment with this one by ripping off the tail and the rotor head and replacing them with something that resembles a Seaking. Just the 'meow' at right turns is a little strange.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Yes, it's the SH-3D #66 of the HS-4 squadron (Black Knights) on the USS Hornet in 1969, serial number 152711.
It recovered Apollos 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13, so it's easy to find tons of pictures of it. And there begin the problems. The helicopter was repainted between recoveries, probably to look new and shiny. Also, it was also assigned to different squadrons and aircraft carriers along the way.
If you look closely, it looks different on every picture. Something new has been added, other things have disappeared or some details have changed color, like the rotor hub or the covers of the sponsons which originally were blue and later were painted red.
Look here[^], here[^], or here[^].
Here[^] we even have a video of the recovery of Apollo 13. It's an hour long, so you may want to start watching at 49:00.
The only thing those pictures don't tell me are the small details. There are small warning labels all over the things, sometimes even in yellow on the white paint. Between different missions some disappear and reappear in later pictures. Have they just been overlooked? Or were they really overpainted and then restored later? And what exactly was the text? Those are the details which I am after.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Heading to San Diego now to go to the Midway. Will post the pics tonight.
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Super! I had taken a few days off and only just returned home.
Edit: And thanks, I'm looking forward to the pictures!
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Ok, here ya go:
ftp.maroisconsulting.com
User Name: midway
Password: midway
Big file, so of you have any problems, lemme know
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Hi there and thanks for the great pictures. Is that you standing in front of the helicopter in one of them?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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You're Welcome. Yes that's me and my son.
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Great! Nice to meet you, then.
This afternoon I headed south out of town until I could see the mountains and had a little time for flying. The helicopter I had prepared for the seaking flew really well. Good that I did not modify it.
My oldest helicopter had a crash. It went into a roll and smacked into the grass. Tail supports, one rotor blade and probably the rotor shafts are broken. Strange enough, the servos seem to be ok, so why did it start to roll? I guess, i will have to take it apart completely and check every part, replace everything that's damaged and put it back together again. After that it should be as good as new.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Restaurant fire next to the Midway. See this article. Scroll to the bottom. [^]
There's a vid showing the USS Midway on the ride and the restaurant on the left. My wife walked in there to get change for parking when we went down to take pics.
Too bad, nice place. Good food.
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Coder For Hire wrote: I start my new job back in San Diego on Monday!
Gratz! 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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...that if you cross a T Rex[^] with a Deer[^] you get a Kangaroo[^]
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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And if you cross a pelican with a red light, you get a stay in hospital.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So you have discovered a de-evolution, a revolution if you will?
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Your librarian may have misdirected your search for AI[^] books...
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I rather thought that if you cross a T Rex you get ... eaten!
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Well, it's been a long job search.
As of now I have a 2nd interview at a nearby company. It's a technical interview, so I'm in pretty good shape so far there.
I also have a 2nd interview at a health insurance company.They pre screen applicants by having them do a project before ever considering them for a face to face interview, so I feel like I'm in pretty good shape there as well.
I'm also in the running for a security/bouncer position on Friday and Saturday night to replace my current extra job. I'll only be working 2 late evenings a week, and it's in something more fitting.
So I think everything is starting to work out in my favor. Hopefully soon I won't be posting rants about my current job and my job hunt 
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Naggy will be your client in one of your jobs
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