The Flick -- A term used by air traffic controllers to describe a mental model representing the current and future positions of air traffic in a section of airspace. Controllers visualize the paths of multiple aircraft in terms of position, altitude, trajectory and speed. Controllers also refer to this as "having the picture." But the picture moves -- like a movie -- hence the term “the flick.”
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Parlor Trick
Whatever unkind thoughts I’ve had about James Fallows after he goes all wonky about computers are now forgotten. That’s because he has shown me the most useful, snarky, internet trick I’ve seen in years.
Let Me Google That For You
We all have friends that can’t seem to use the internet -- except for email. It doesn’t matter how many times you send them to Snopes.com -- they can’t seem to remember it or bookmark it. And no matter how many times you tell them to stop reading email trash from their “friends”, they still want you to check out the latest “Barack Obama is a Muslim” lie for them.
Let Me Google That For You is tailor made for this situation.
Click and learn.
Don Brown
February 23, 2010
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