I went to my first fibre retreat ever over the weekend (actually, a four-day weekend, including Valentine’s Day, which struck me as ironic). The organisers of the retreat did a great job, given that the hotel was being renovated, with some of the restaurants and public spaces closed, and workers crawling over much of the [...]
Most years I get to speak at the XML Summer School put on by CSW in late July in Oxford, England. Last year I didn’t go since I’d just had a baby 6 weeks before and the family succeeded in talking me out of it. This year I’m going again. It should be a lot [...]
Tim pointed me at the video of the test run for evacuating the A-380 - it’s worth a look. I noticed, however, that it wasn’t exactly a very realistic test. If you read the page rather than just leaping to the video, you’ll see the discussion of an earlier MD-11 test where a woman over [...]
I see from the TSA website that we’re now allowed small quantities of liquids on board flights in the U.S.A., and I assume other countries will also start allowing these items. And knitting needles and books are still allowed, so we’ll have something to do on the flights. The thought of a long flight to [...]
We had a family trip to Hawaii (the Big Island) in the last week where I could reasonably fly before I got too big. Mind you, I was still big and bulky and quite glad of being able to float along in the water. I took quite a few photos, but these two are the [...]
I’ve been a bit concerned about the idea of flying in one of the Airbus A380 jets (assuming they ever actually deliver one to an airline I fly on, that is). I haven’t been concerned about the safety of the big plane, but rather the logistics and comfort. Although, with the latest terrorist scares, I’m [...]
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