Tomcat first flight tribute video

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A tribute video to the Tomcat, which will be retired from the US air force in September this year. Highlights include: footage of the first flight (December 21 1970), the first hydraulic failure (December 30, 1970), the first ejection (December 30 1970) and the first crash landing (December 30 1970). It seems December 30 was a bad day to be flying.

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Seth Godin at Google

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A while ago I mentioned attending a talk by Seth Godin at Google. I am delighted to notice that the talk is now available online via the selection of Google tech talks now available online. It's also interesting that this collection has grown a lot since last time I looked, so it's worth keeping an eye on.

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Full Auto

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What happens when you give a little girl a machine gun? Interestingly I was watching a documentary of the training of Marine Corps tank crews, and they're taught not to fire in extended bursts because it is bad for the barrel.

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On customer support

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"Please hold -- you're, like, an awesome customer, which is why we're going to play the Casio Keyboard version of Disco Inferno at you for the entire duration of your call. Please hold". Don't let Rory Blyth's slipping sanity distract you from his awesome sense of humour...

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