Notices by Brad Koehn ✅ (bkoehn@mastodon.social)

@hypolite Sure, it’s the cultural undercurrent of implied values and social norms that I wonder about.

In the last week we watched the Indian films “RRR” and “Baahubali 1 &2” and I cannot stop wondering how strange American cinema must be to everyone else in the world.

@hypolite @Khrys They’re going to need to change the assessment strategy, for sure. Possibly going back to old-school (SWIDT?) hand-written essays, or holding them in a surveilled online environment.

@hypolite @djlink Less dependency on subscription revenue and a return to retail pricing. The value of surveillance is in a race to the bottom, in terms of what buyers of the data are willing to pay.

@djlink It’s just a response to the current economics. The cost of money (interest rate) is going up, and the supply of revenue (ad spend) is going down. Money has to come from somewhere.

@djlink Subscriptions have become very popular of late, to be sure. It seems to be a more palatable way to generate revenue right now. Like anything, I’m sure the pendulum will swing back.

Suddenly I don’t mind driving a 17 year old car with no concept of the internet.

https://samcurry.net/web-hackers-vs-the-auto-industry/

Bitchin Betty was getting on in the Big Easy. She’s found her spot.

#DogsOfMastodon #NewOrleans

2022 by the numbers: 79.6 hours, 55 landings, 7.2 actual IMC, 5.2 hours night, 46 complex/retract, 20 high performance. Flew P28A, P28B, P28R, P32R, and C150. Most exotic airport: TFFG, Saint Martin. First year I landed at Class Bravo airports: KIAD (Washington/Dulles), KORD (Chicago/O’Hare).

Not bad for this guy.

#aviation #flyga

Back in the cold, cold hangar at KMIC after departing Midway three hours ago. Michelle was at the flight controls and I did comms from the right seat the whole way.

Enjoying a Sazerac at the eponymous bar in New Orleans.

@hypolite It’s a plane; the upholstery is circa 2020.

Bitchin Betty enjoyed the flight, but is happy to be on the ground where she can sniff things and pee.

On the ground in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Easy flight, much warmer here. #aviation #flyga #merrychristmaseve

N610CC KMIC KHIG Let’s light this candle. #aviation #flyga

@vegetablegremlin @haacked That link works fine for me.

@vegetablegremlin @haacked I most certainly do not have Rick Astley cached in my browser, and I resent the implication. ?

I do use a browser plug-in that blocks YouTube ads by forcing it to use generic MP4s for transport, which might be allowing me to see it.

Since I need to worry about something before a big flight, I’m researching crankcase breather tubes clogging with ice before Friday’s -5°F/-20°C departure. Ours has a whistle cut, but I’ll still be inspecting it when we refuel. #flyga #aviation #mnwx #cold

It took me longer to push the plane back over the ice and snow into the hangar than it did to do three takeoffs and landings to a full stop, but I’m night current again. With last week’s Instrument Proficiency Check I’m as ready as I can be ahead of this week’s trip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc