ClearedHot

Pandefuckingmonium!

Judge - "You are charged with a speeding infraction, how do you plead? Me - "Deny" (you have three options "Accept", "Accept with explanation", or "Deny"). Judge - "What is your testimony?" Me - Handed Judge a diagram with trig function solving the beam spread, "Your honor, as you can see from the picture, given a five degree beam at 100', the beam width is 8.8' and there are clearly two cars in the beam". Judge - Shook her skull back and forth and said "you are absolutely correct, the state cannot say beyond a reasonable doubt which vehicle is speeding, case dismissed". Masshole...

Hearing this morning, case dismissed in 6.9 seconds.

My uninformed opinion, but I think you guys are WAY off. The price increase is what most are pissed about, especially considering they had a 20% increase just a few months before the most recent one of 60% . This company had a cult following, partially because they were innovative in delivering content, but mostly because they developed a rapport with their customer base. In the past when they made an unwise decision the customers spoke out and the company listened, a rare thing this day and age and it served to cement that company status with the customers. Hastings broke faith with the price hike for two reasons: First, very poor spin, the used the metaphor of a latte..."we are only raising the price of our service one latte", that did not sit well with the customer base. Second, hubris, the attitude since the price hike has been "I don't care what the customer base thinks, I am going to raise the price and end DVD service....screw you"...In Hastings most recent interview he likens the people who are upset to the "Tea Party", I kid you not, go read the interview that came out yesterday. This guy has completely lost touch or he is purposely trying to wreck the company. Another key piece of info, check the insider trading for the past six months, Hastings has done nothing but sell, even he does not believe in this company anymore. Will the DVD business die, most certainly, but it is not dead yet and to turn your back on it now is to walk away from a cash cow and a loyal customer base. Netflix can say streaming is the future, but their online catalog is crap and everyone knows it. Mix in the loss of the Starz deal and they don't look any better than Hulu or Amazon which both have a desire to tap this market. The dark horse is Blockbuster. Dish Network bought them for pennies on the dollar and they are putting together a serious challenge to Netflix, especially if Dish backs them with enough cash to expand the online portion...how prophetic would it be if Blockbuster rose from the flames like a phoenix to crush Netflix at their own game? The real lesson and one that should play to the Air Force as well is the impact of social media. The bloggers and facebook had a field day with story. Recent issues in the Air Force like reflective belts and the VSP got some traction, but if another misstep gets anywhere neat the press this story did, it could have real impact on the way we do things.

"They may be alright"? Dude they lost $44.00 a share in the pre-market. This stock has now fallen 70% from over $300.00 a share to $75.00 a share. Over $10 Billion in market cap evaporated by a clueless CEO. This is truly epic fail territory and it has been fun to watch.

Geez sorry I did not see the boat story in the pilot thread...

Yeah I know its not airplanes, politics, or bashing the Air Force, but do me a favor and watch it anyway. This a great reminder of why America is such a great country. For all our financial troubles, our political disagreements, and other conflicts that seem to divide us more and more...when it really counts, Americans take care of each other. We are FAR from perfect, but we still are a great country.

Poor form? Rick, Steve is bringing up a very valid point, in this case context most certainly matters. Ned was welcomed here a long time ago and I know I for one enjoyed the magazine and was grateful for the free subscription. It did not go unnoticed that you were bearing the cost of posting the magazine to me across the ocean. As professional aviators we live by a creed that says learn from your mistakes. The debrief is the most common vehicle we use to give feedback and fix mistakes. It makes us all better, it is not personal, but it is honest, and it is to the point. In a previous thread while complimenting the magazine someone provided just such a debrief item with regard to spelling/editing. It was not mean spirited, it was not an insult, it was meant to make the magazine better. Rather than act like a professional aviator and take the input as it was intended, Ned exploded and acted like a petulant child, proceeded to throw feces all over this forum, then proceeds to cancel some subscriptions, (in full disclosure...including mine and I had no part in the previous fight). Flash forward and Ned returns acting as if nothing happened making an offer for a free calendar. I point out that his last appearance did not go well and resulted in a cancellation of my sub and what I thought was a cutting of ties. He AGAIN explodes, throwing insults, and UN-INVITES everyone on this forum from participating in yours...as I recall he said "DONT go to the forum and join because members from here arent welcome." Flash forward to today and the name "Helitac" is again posting on this forum telling us about a free magazine. I think it is COMPLETELY reasonable to wonder if this is a genuine offer, how long will it last, and will it lead to yet another tantrum on this forum. What am I to assume after learning you are posting not Ned? a. My subscription to Helitac is still canceled? b. I am not welcome on your forum? c. I can get a free copy of "Cleared HOT"? d. All of the above? I certainly don't want to see another pissing match on this forum, but we did not bring it up, "Helitac" did. If you want to offer a free magazine to all the Baseops members that is great, I would truly like to take a look. However, If it comes with the strings that Ned will cancel it at the drop of a hat, that members of this forum are not welcome on his forum....well then I would say, respectfully, no thanks. The ball is in your court.

What assignments/airframes are they offering?

I say why read the AFA extract when you can read the entire article here.

Two!

Luckily I do not live in DC, most of us prisoners in the five sided palace do not, we live across the river in the Commonwealth of Virginia where it is still legal to own an assault weapon. Additionally, the Nation's Gunshow is actually being hosted just outside the DC limits in Chantilly Va.

Anyone going to the Nations Gunshow in DC this weekend? I really want a another AR-15, but have not had the time to sort through all the options, hoping a trip to the show will give me some ideas.

Come on, Big Blue always keeps its word.

Fell another 10% as of lunch time. These idiots paid $90 Million of 24% of their cash on hand for the rights to stream Dreamworks movies...sounds impressive right? Dreamworks has a total of 22 movies in their catalog...all kids movies. Maybe Kung Foo Panda can save this trainwreck. I am amazed the Board has not stepped in to remove Reed Hastings as the CEO. Under his leadership this stock has fallen from $306.00 a share to todays' low of $115.00....oh and when you review the insider trading data, he has done nothing but sell for the past three months!

Rainman won, I was worn out from nailing your mom.

I heard his reflective belt got caught on the throttles...better? What other tired resets can you guys recycle and post?

Single most useless thread ever.

That is a true statement...we have a pool and a pond, the pond would be good for you. I am going to the Funeral and intend to hoist a few in his honor afterward, join us.

You think that is "way more money"? If I am going to take a civilian job that is going to keep me deployed six months out of the year, that is NOT a lot of money.

Completely agree. The old argument about a concentration of experience is not going to hold up in this fiscal environment, especially when the Guard and Reserve dwell hovers at 1:4-1:5 while the active component is less than 1:2.