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Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by not2b »

jjtheblunt wrote: post #54
not2b wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've done San Francisco to Hong Kong to Bangalore, then back via Frankfurt to SFO, but that's not fully around the world, and neither was your route, because we didn't cross the equator or go 20,000 km (earth's circumference), just a Northern Hemisphere smaller circle. A route involving NYC and Aukland is the real thing, and considerably longer.

> 20,000 km (earth's circumference) it's over 40,000 km

Yes, I knew that but my fingers didn't. Or rather my brain misfired converting 25k miles to 40k km. Thanks.

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by the_af »

I just loved this story. Was just commenting to a friend my love of fictionalized low-key WW2 stories based on real events, like Sloan Wilson's "Ice Brothers" (loosely based on his experience with the Greenland Patrol during WW2).

This article is well written, enthralling and based on real events. I would definitely watch a movie about this.

With no love interests added in, please!

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by anaganisk »

SemanticStrengh wrote: post #38
elnatro wrote: post #22

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Well, don’t read too much into that. There are rude people everywhere. From what I know, Brazil produces high-quality software developers/computer scientists (elixir and Lua come from Brazil). Of course there are big social issues in Brazil but… aren’t there in all western countries? Poverty, unemployment, violence (maybe Brazil is an outlier in this case), etc.

> for example the excellent popcorn time

Popcorntime is the smartest there is for media consumption, but not exactly an example you want to cite here. Its a software that operates in an illegal area.

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by stuff4ben »

GekkePrutser wrote: post #48
stuff4ben wrote: post #26

Am I the only one wondering why this hasn't been made into a movie? Nostalgia for that time period and a compelling tale. Just needs a love interest plot line and I think it'd do pretty well.

Why do historical movies always have to have a love story inserted into them? I don't get that.

I didn't say anything about a historical movie. Sure if a historical documentary is more your thing, perhaps wait for it on the History or Discovery channel. But I'm thinking more like an Indiana Jones/Pearl Harbor/Apollo 13 style movie.

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by SemanticStrengh »

anaganisk wrote: post #73
SemanticStrengh wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> for example the excellent popcorn time

Popcorntime is the smartest there is for media consumption, but not exactly an example you want to cite here. Its a software that operates in an illegal area.

Poporntime is not illegal strictly speaking, it's a software that allow to display movies as you download them via torrents. What is illegal is the source of the torrents not there mere interface provider (which also allow you to see legal)

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by anaganisk »

SemanticStrengh wrote: post #75
anaganisk wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Popcorntime is the smartest there is for media consumption, but not exactly an example you want to cite here. Its a software that operates in an illegal area.

Poporntime is not illegal strictly speaking, it's a software that allow to display movies as you download them via torrents. What is illegal is the source of the torrents not there mere interface provider (which also allow you to see legal)

Thats just silly, we all know what it is used for and why it is used for and why it was built. Popcorn time has an in built search by default that looks for pirated movies. I dont have to add any indexers. Popcorn time never had a any streaming deals, so all the movies in its screenshots from github are streamed via illegal torrents, which itself is illegal.

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by SemanticStrengh »

anaganisk wrote: post #76
SemanticStrengh wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Poporntime is not illegal strictly speaking, it's a software that allow to display movies as you download them via torrents. What is illegal is the source of the torrents not there mere interface provider (which also allow you to see legal)

Thats just silly, we all know what it is used for and why it is used for and why it was built. Popcorn time has an in built search by default that looks for pirated movies. I dont have to add any indexers. Popcorn time never had a any streaming deals, so all the movies in its screenshots from github are streamed via illegal torrents, which itself is illegal.

to be clear: Yes popcorntime is illegal because it includes by default links to illegal providers. however popcorntime could trivially become legal by removing those links and letting the user provide them instead.

Re: Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)

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Post by anaganisk »

SemanticStrengh wrote: post #77
anaganisk wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thats just silly, we all know what it is used for and why it is used for and why it was built. Popcorn time has an in built search by default that looks for pirated movies. I dont have to add any indexers. Popcorn time never had a any streaming deals, so all the movies in its screenshots from github are streamed via illegal torrents, which itself is illegal.

to be clear: Yes popcorntime is illegal because it includes by default links to illegal providers. however popcorntime could trivially become legal by removing those links and letting the user provide them instead.

So its not exactly legal in its current state right, that’s my point.
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