OT: OT Thread, Winter Edition(2nd Fall for Georgians)

[Jets 31]

So TSN 1290 was axed for a comedy station and that channel is now just static , good move Rogers . I liked having a local sports radio station .

 

[Jets 31]

Agrees but the days of the local media star are gone.
Back in the 80s and 90s you could be a legit local Winnipeg media celebrity and be kinda a big wig walking into Wise Guys as the local weatherman, TV anchor/ Sports guy, or big Radio DJ
Back in the day The likes of say Lisa Best, Steve Volgolsang, Rod Black, Sylvia Kuzyk… would be kinda a big deal.. now try and even try and name one local media personality.

Brother Jake on 92 was great .

 

[Wolf357]

Brother Jake on 92 was great .

The Champ… was freaking awesome

 

[cbcwpg]

In the category of slow news day ...



I actually thought this was a joke, but I went to the Peta website and it's there..

PETA’s Call to the ‘Bullpen’: Rename Outdated Term ‘Arm Barn’ | PETA

 

[John Agar]

In the category of slow news day ...



I actually thought this was a joke, but I went to the Peta website and it's there..

PETA’s Call to the ‘Bullpen’: Rename Outdated Term ‘Arm Barn’ | PETA

PETA should know all about bull... they are full of BS...

Nothing but grifters...

 

[Duke749]

ADAM f****** DUVALL!!!

 

[Duke749]

OMG IT HAPPENED!!! It actually f***ing happened!!!!!

 

[spiny norman]

OMG IT HAPPENED!!! It actually f***ing happened!!!!!

I was rooting for the Braves, too.

 

[Eyeseeing]

PETA should know all about bull... they are full of BS...

Nothing but grifters...

PETA
People Eating Tasty Animals
I weep for the future

 

[ps241]

OMG IT HAPPENED!!! It actually f***ing happened!!!!!

Congratulations Duke!

 

[Eyeseeing]

In the category of slow news day ...



I actually thought this was a joke, but I went to the Peta website and it's there..

PETA’s Call to the ‘Bullpen’: Rename Outdated Term ‘Arm Barn’ | PETA

Pilots union to rename cockpit

 

[Ducky10]

Pilots union to rename cockpit

They’re way ahead of you my man

The FAA wants the airline industry to fight decades of sexism on airplanes by removing words like 'Cockpit,' 'Airman,' and 'Unmanned'

 

[buggs]

They’re way ahead of you my man

The FAA wants the airline industry to fight decades of sexism on airplanes by removing words like 'Cockpit,' 'Airman,' and 'Unmanned'

I'm not about to turn off my ad blocker or pay to read the article, but I really would hope the FAA had done their due diligence. Perhaps it's the writer referring to it as sexism and not the FAA though.

That said, I was quite curious about the word "cockpit" and a quick Google search revealed that it indeed has exactly zero to do with gender. Where Exactly Did the Term “Cockpit” Come From? | Norfolk Aviation I mean it does in some sense because it refers to the male gender of fowl but that's a bit of a stretch for taking offense. It's origins certainly have nothing to do with modern crude vernacular that most consider when seeing the word, including perhaps the author and the FAA. The oldest meaning I could find was "cock" referring to a small boat, and the word cockswain or coxswain as it is spelled for those "steering" rowboats of a sort. Why is the cockpit called the cockpit? — General Aviation News So perhaps it's just one of those cases where the people doing the complaining are actually rather uneducated on the true meaning and perhaps revealing more about themselves than intended. A little less time on Pornhub might be in order for them.

As for airman and unmanned sure, I can see that. At least as far back as WWII, women were flying a great many aircraft. At the same time though airperson and unpersonned are rather cumbersome in my opinion. In conversation with many people I have to be very careful because I very often use the phrase "you guys" when referring to a mixed gender group. I'd say less than 1% of the time anyone takes offense to that. YMMV. And yes, when someone does take exception I change the phrase to folks. Thus far no one has complained about that one but someone surely will in time.

 

[Ducky10]

I'm not about to turn off my ad blocker or pay to read the article, but I really would hope the FAA had done their due diligence. Perhaps it's the writer referring to it as sexism and not the FAA though.

That said, I was quite curious about the word "cockpit" and a quick Google search revealed that it indeed has exactly zero to do with gender. Where Exactly Did the Term “Cockpit” Come From? | Norfolk Aviation I mean it does in some sense because it refers to the male gender of fowl but that's a bit of a stretch for taking offense. It's origins certainly have nothing to do with modern crude vernacular that most consider when seeing the word, including perhaps the author and the FAA. The oldest meaning I could find was "cock" referring to a small boat, and the word cockswain or coxswain as it is spelled for those "steering" rowboats of a sort. Why is the cockpit called the cockpit? — General Aviation News So perhaps it's just one of those cases where the people doing the complaining are actually rather uneducated on the true meaning and perhaps revealing more about themselves than intended. A little less time on Pornhub might be in order for them.

As for airman and unmanned sure, I can see that. At least as far back as WWII, women were flying a great many aircraft. At the same time though airperson and unpersonned are rather cumbersome in my opinion. In conversation with many people I have to be very careful because I very often use the phrase "you guys" when referring to a mixed gender group. I'd say less than 1% of the time anyone takes offense to that. YMMV. And yes, when someone does take exception I change the phrase to folks. Thus far no one has complained about that one but someone surely will in time.

To save you the reading, it’s the FAA who wants airlines to change those words and be more gender neutral.

 

[buggs]

To save you the reading, it’s the FAA who wants airlines to change those words and be more gender neutral.

Thanks. Too bad the FAA has their mind in the gutter on the word cockpit. Last I checked boats don't have genders. Nor anatomy of the sort they are thinking. Ignorance can be remedied, they're choosing not too.

 

[Ducky10]

Thanks. Too bad the FAA has their mind in the gutter on the word cockpit. Last I checked boats don't have genders. Nor anatomy of the sort they are thinking. Ignorance can be remedied, they're choosing not too.

Apparently NASA was ahead of the curve

A Seat in the Flight Deck: Recognizing and Replacing Biases with Gender Inclusive Language

 

[buggs]

Apparently NASA was ahead of the curve

A Seat in the Flight Deck: Recognizing and Replacing Biases with Gender Inclusive Language

And you'll note I said I could see the point with airman and unmanned. The terms used in the article make sense and aren't cumbersome, so good job on them for thinking about it more than the 20 seconds I gave it.

My point is in reference to the cockpit being replaced. The origin and meaning of the word is not gender non-inclusive. That they want to charge along full steam on it at the FAA simply shows their ignorance of the etymology of the term.

Carl Sagan, 1995:

I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...

The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance

But then we've clearly moved into the perception is reality era on this planet, truth and fact be damned as irrelevant.

 

[Eyeseeing]

They’re way ahead of you my man

The FAA wants the airline industry to fight decades of sexism on airplanes by removing words like 'Cockpit,' 'Airman,' and 'Unmanned'

Haha
What a sensitive bunch these days.

In the next episode of hurt feelings.
We discuss Navy seamen

 

[Eyeseeing]

And further to the stupidity

Women/Woman
Becomes
Wowo

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

And you'll note I said I could see the point with airman and unmanned. The terms used in the article make sense and aren't cumbersome, so good job on them for thinking about it more than the 20 seconds I gave it.

My point is in reference to the cockpit being replaced. The origin and meaning of the word is not gender non-inclusive. That they want to charge along full steam on it at the FAA simply shows their ignorance of the etymology of the term.

Carl Sagan, 1995:



But then we've clearly moved into the perception is reality era on this planet, truth and fact be damned as irrelevant.

Wow. For Carl Sagan to come up with something so amazingly prophetic, I can only conclude...

HE WAS POSSESSED BY DEMONS IN THE SERVICE OF SATAN!!!

 

[John Agar]

Carl Sagan wasn't a Demon...

He was a learne'd and curious man...

He wasn't just a scientist and I mean a he was a real scientist... he believed in "skepticism and wonder" a tenet he took from his parents who were sort of common persons with limited status and education... he said they taught him unknowingly to reach out to explore beyond his limitations, but challenge convention... he didn't limit himself and could hypothesis to the stars...

Sagan took flak from his fellow Scientists about being outspoken about science, in effect he wanted to share his "wonder" and thus ran right into the convention of humans, Scientists yet trying to limit him for being outspoken, a teacher sharing his joy of science...

As time went on he took more interest in the history of humanity as well, this possibly made him understand the limitations of humanity with it's repeated failures and cycles of devolvement...

Sagan went on to try and teach the masses the tenets of "wonder" but also "skepticism" , to challenge convention and branch out beyond it as a positive force for society...

He thus went on to participate in PBS's "Cosmos" series and thus My interest in him helped create further "Wonderment" in Me... and My wish for Me to be a life long learner in all things...

Sagan became increasingly frustrated with the so called American "Education System" because he felt it was destroying individual, independent thought and was just not teaching excellence in the fields that would advance humanity towards his vision...

If you see the events of these times now for what they really are... ?

Carl Sagan was a Visionary...

All this posturing... all this hectoring... all this correctness is exactly what he despised and tried to warn and guide us from...

And I am a "skeptic" towards a positive force, if you haven't all noticed... thus this reply in general...

 

[Jet]

I usually don't promote my channel here but if you like free cruises this is worth a watch.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

I usually don't promote my channel here but if you like free cruises this is worth a watch.

Cruise ships: The Petri dishes of the travel world. You'll come for the covid, you'll stay for the norovirus.

 

[Jet]

Cruise ships: The Petri dishes of the travel world. You'll come for the covid, you'll stay for the norovirus.

Dude its so great

 

[ps241]

I hope to never have to buy another car for 20 years. This thing should go for 500,000 km or so and 20+ years. 6 -7 month wait for my order will definitely give the 20 years a nice head start.

Joined you in the Tesla world today. How is yours going?