Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 10) “Burning The Garbage; Moggy, Moggy, what you DO?? “
A Blip on the Radar Part 10: “Burning The Garbage; Moggy, Moggy, what you DO?? “ Looking back, I know I elevated naivety to an Art form, truly worthy of the Guinness Book of Records. But I plead innocence. After all, I mostly meant well. That is probably what I shall be telling Saint Peter…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 9) “Deck Boss have Big Problem “
A Blip on the Radar We were all ship mates. In our own way, despite different nationalities, cultures and priorities, we often relied on each other. I was learning Chinese, and I often chatted for hours with the crew members about their lives, their homes, their goals in life. They showed me photos of their…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-H-1 “Drawings “
Here are two drawings that attempt to illustrate two different possible roll-over scenarios. They illustrate parts of the story described in “Blip on the Radar(8) ” “Eyes of Dead Man “. (note: for an interesting discussion on Dynamic Roll-over, see Vertical Reference.com Here is the link) You can imagine wobbling about, big rollers coming through,…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.2B-1 Potential Employers
Ch.2B-1 “Potential Employers “ 10/6/2009 You still see websites today, posting information which is totally out of date. Some times ‘years out of date’. This then is the ‘rough start’ of a chapter which tries to address that issue. I will need help to do so, as I am out of the tuna helicopter business…
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Book Review: “The Road to Serfdom ” (F.A.Hayek)
The Road to Serfdom by F.A.Hayek Short review: strongly recommended. A timeless classic. An analytic exposition of the same old re-cycled, cancerous, glib, smug nonsense that we hear endlessly repeated so often today. Namely that (yawn) Capitalism and the Free Market are unjust, inequitable, and dying anyway. No good has ever (EVER) come from rich,…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 8) “Eyes of Dead Man “
A Blip on the Radar Part 8 Fear and Panic: “Eyes of Dead Man “ Fear and Panic are two different beasts. A helicopter pilot does well to ponder the difference. And research, study, envisage ugly scenarios, prepare mentally for them, and try hard to never be surprised. In this last endeavor, believe me, he…
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Book Review “Liberty and Tyranny ” – Mark Levin
Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin Short review: 205 pages, plus 36 pages of notes Highly recommended. Eminently readable. Smooth prose. A lot of ground covered, but with great skill. This is an easy week-end read, but raises crucial societal, political and environmental issues. A clandestine visitor from outer space, if he read this book,…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 7) “Routine and Sudden Terror “
A Blip on the Radar Part (7) Routine and Sudden Terror: How to crash a Helicopter In the Introduction to “Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual ” I wrote this: “But if I had never had any help, never had any advice, never had mentors… I would be stone dead by now. I have waltzed -innocently- into…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-H “Attaching a Radio Buoy “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-H “ATTACHING A RADIO BUOY “ Having safely descended to your log, your observer may now want to attach a radio buoy. Also referred to as a ‘pipper’, this will guide the ship to the log later that day, or maybe several days later. The first time you approach a log…
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Untold Stories from Vietnam (1) “ATC Etiquette “
Untold Stories of the Vietnam War Ch.1: ATC Etiquette (by Roger, as told to Francis Meyrick) I was working as an ATC controller at a forward air base, called Quinhon. We aimed to please, and ATC etiquette ranked high on our list of priorities. It was 1965, and before all the later airfield improvements were…
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