September 11, 2007

F.A.A. Urges Pilots to Use a Digital Transmitter - New York Times

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10 — The type of beacon on the plane flown by the adventurer Steve Fossett when he disappeared last week emits false signals 98 percent of the time, the Federal Aviation Administration has concluded.

Wow, that’s helpful.

Technorati Tags: beacon, EPIRB, Fossett

such as Popular Passages and the ability to link to any public domain page! (this was the original impetus for The Commonplace Book, which I launched in 1994…)

Adam Finley: 1976-2007 - TV Squad

We usually don’t get into anything that serious or deep here at TV Squad, but something has happened and we thought we should share it with you.

Our friend and colleague Adam Finley died last Thursday morning in Minneapolis. He was hit by a bus while riding his bike. He was just 30 years old.

We are all devastated here at TV Squad. Adam was truly one of the good guys, and if you read his work here and elsewhere on the web, you know that he was a funny, talented, special person. I’ve known him for several years, even before TV Squad, and I’m truly at a loss for words.
If you’re wondering why Adam has posts after Thursday, it’s because that’s how the post scheduling works here sometimes. We here actually didn’t hear the news of Adam’s passing until Saturday afternoon.

Instead of the usual TV news and reviews today, we’re going to pay tribute to Adam all day, running our favorite posts of his that he has done over the past couple of years.

Well done, guys.