Tag: airliner

Airliner confusion
ecthompsonmd April 5, 2014

So, this Malaysian Airliner jet has been missing for about three weeks. Here’s what I don’t understand. Why are we still using black box technology? Wasn’t that developed in the ’50s? I’m confused. Can’t we do better in the era of the internet, wi-fi and bluetooth? Couldn’t Airbus and Boeing equip all of their planes with something that pings a satellite? Information like direction, speed and altitude can be relayed. If my cellphone can tell me where I am within 50 feet or so using Google Maps, I can’t understand why we are still using Black Box technology from an era

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Nanny State Nonsense
ecthompsonmd July 9, 2013

One of my life long friends, a card carrying conservative, stated during one of his rants that Obama wants Americans to live in a Nanny State. This is a Fox News induced fantasy. We know that this Nanny State is nothing but nonsense. Here’s what I know. I need a federal government that is strong enough to protect every American’s right to vote. I know that there are powerful forces (Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina) who would rather that I shut up and sit down. As an American, it is my right to vote and it needs to be protected. We have

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Wednesday Evening News Roundup
ecthompsonmd October 10, 2012

Wednesday Evening News Roundup Been extremely busy the last 48-72 hours. I thought the trauma season was supposed to end when the cold weather begins to creep on in. Not. There was a time, in the not-too-distant past, when politicians were actually relatively thoughtful. They didn’t say ridiculously stupid things out in public. Freshman Representative Roger Rivard stated, “some girls, the rape so easy.” You know, it doesn’t matter in what context you say something this stupid. It should never be said in public. Syria appears to be in a world of trouble. Turkish fighter jets forced down a Syrian airliner

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