Carl Jantzen ([info]doopokko) wrote,
@ 2006-03-28 15:13:00
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Current location:Airborne over California
Entry tags:hacking, plane, statistics, submarine, time

Plane
3:13 Eastern Standard Time

Right now I’m on a Boeing 757 hurtling at approximately 580 miles per hour through the troposphere towards New York. Note that even though I’m still over California, I’ve set my computer to eastern time already.

Each seat (in every class) has its own screen, with 24 channels of satellite tv, 1600 mp3s, games (albeit lame ones), and movies. And everything but the movies is free! I know these services were supposed to arrive years ago, but this is the first time I’ve ever been on a flight that actually had them. Maybe I just take the wrong flights, but for a discount airline Song sure knows how to treat a passenger.

Also, the monitor offers current flight statistics and map, and we just crossed into Nevada, FYI. We have traveled 217 miles (354 km), our current ground speed is mph (973 kph), the temperature outside the cabin is -9 degrees Farenheit (-21 Centigrade), and our altitude is 38995 feet (11889 meters).

Now its time to go code. I’ve been getting back into the submarine scene, and I can’t wait to get AVI into a testable and working state.



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[info]descendingpoet
2006-03-29 08:31 pm UTC (link)
Who was your carrier? (and why are you giong to New York?)

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[info]doopokko
2006-03-30 05:20 am UTC (link)
Song (Delta's "cheaper" service). Visiting my girlfriend on the East Coast for spring break.

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