May 3rd, 2013 at 12:39PM
shortformblog: breakingnews: Solar-powered plane starts cross-country journeyNBCNews: A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse took off Friday morning on the first leg of an aerial odyssey across America, beginning what’s expected to be the slowest flight from San Francisco to Phoenix with nary a drop of fuel.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, from Moffett Field into the Bay Area’s skies at 6:12 a.m. ET (9:12 a.m. ET) and headed south toward Arizona.“Everything looking fine down here,” Mission Control told Piccard after takeoff.More from NBCNews here. Considering international flights use five gallons of fuel per mile, this seems like a possible long-term solution to solving the high energy usage of airplanes. It has the wingspan of a jumbo jet without the passenger space. The amount of solar panels required to power the plane just isn’t practical. It also travels at a speed that is really slow. I think it is going in the right direction for fuel economy, but it is a step in the wrong direction for the benefits of flight.

shortformblog:

breakingnews:

Solar-powered plane starts cross-country journey

NBCNews: A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse took off Friday morning on the first leg of an aerial odyssey across America, beginning what’s expected to be the slowest flight from San Francisco to Phoenix with nary a drop of fuel.

Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, from Moffett Field into the Bay Area’s skies at 6:12 a.m. ET (9:12 a.m. ET) and headed south toward Arizona.

“Everything looking fine down here,” Mission Control told Piccard after takeoff.

More from NBCNews here.

Considering international flights use five gallons of fuel per mile, this seems like a possible long-term solution to solving the high energy usage of airplanes.

It has the wingspan of a jumbo jet without the passenger space. The amount of solar panels required to power the plane just isn’t practical. It also travels at a speed that is really slow. I think it is going in the right direction for fuel economy, but it is a step in the wrong direction for the benefits of flight.

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April 24th, 2013 at 2:38PM

Am I the only one who thinks that Bronn is more than a simple sellsword? I’m probably totally wrong, but I really think he is actually hiding his heritage.

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April 15th, 2013 at 5:23PM
Google Has Created A Person Finder For The Boston Marathon

thefrogman:

I was told by racheypieify that they are shutting down cell service in the Boston area to prevent any remote detonations. Police are asking that folks in Boston stay home if possible. 

Stay safe. 

Spread the word, friends!
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April 9th, 2013 at 5:18PM

Aww… Eeyore reminds me of my dog. When we first adopted him, he would just sit in a corner and hang his head. He would let me do anything to him (including pull a ton of ticks off), and he would just sit and mope… so I called him Eeyore.

I miss my puppy now that he lives with my mom.

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April 8th, 2013 at 9:23AM

Omg… Beak! :(

I think I was just as upset over him as I was over Whiskeyjack… and I hadn’t even gone on a whole long journey with Beak!

The whole end of Reaper’s Gale was just heartbreaking though. I felt like a fool sitting around and crying over so many of these characters that I loved.

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April 1st, 2013 at 5:23PM

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April 1st, 2013 at 4:13PM

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March 28th, 2013 at 7:39PM

DAILY MOTHERFUCKING REMINDER

ofdemonsandtimelords:

THAT YOU ARE

AND THAT ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU OTHERWISE IS A PIECE OF SHIT. KEEP BEING AWESOME, DON’T LET THE DOUCHE BAGS GET YOU DOWN, AND REMEMBER THAT I MOTHERFUCKING LOVE YOU.

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March 26th, 2013 at 7:39PM

im-a-motherfucking-miracle:

punkrawkanarkay:

Foxes are weird. They’re like dogcats.

These are freaking adorable.

LOOK AT THEM WAG THEIR HAPPY TAILS! LOOK AT IT!

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March 21st, 2013 at 10:05AM
Honestly, I think this is hurtful. If you can jog, but are not yet at the ability to run, there is nothing wrong with that. You’re still moving in a positive direction of health and change. Let’s not shame people who might be at a lower physical level as another. Sure, we can applaud the people who can run at a nice quick pace, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of ones who can’t.

Honestly, I think this is hurtful. If you can jog, but are not yet at the ability to run, there is nothing wrong with that. You’re still moving in a positive direction of health and change. Let’s not shame people who might be at a lower physical level as another. Sure, we can applaud the people who can run at a nice quick pace, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of ones who can’t.

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