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Old Soggy soars again – Cleburne Times

Burleson resident Jack Plonien, unlike Floyd “Slats” Rodgers, had seen several airplanes before undertaking his latest project and he seems unlikely to be deemed a public nuisance anytime soon. Plonien recently constructed a model of Rodgers’ Old Soggy No. 1, … Continue reading →

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EAA Gets STC for ASTM’d Dynon EFIS in Certified Aircraft

The Experimental Aircraft Association, FAA and Dynon Avionics announced a “breakthrough” that will improve flight safety and reduce avionics upgrade costs for owners of certain type-certified aircraft. In making the announcement today during Sun ’n’ Fun 2016 in Lakeland, Fla., … Continue reading →

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Samsung Galaxy S7 – Battery Life Tips and Tests

The new Galaxy S7 flagship was finally released and it’s powered by a larger non-removable battery of 3000mAh (it’s 18 percent bigger than that of the Galaxy S6), but in some parts of the world, it’s available with the latest … Continue reading →

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How we made a room-scale VR game work on your desk … or floor

Fantastic Contraption is a game played in a room-scale environment with hand controllers. It’s the one thing we’ve shown consistently throughout development and in all of our trailers and teasers. It’s always been true. But it won’t always be true. … Continue reading →

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A False Accounting

My father died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, on the morning of August 4, 1988. He had been living in Santa Barbara for four years, and my mother, an English professor at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality, Not VR, Will Be the Big Winner for Business

By Marc Prosser ON Apr 06, 2016 | Featured, Tech, Virtual Reality 1,653 3 Sometimes exponential technologies hide in plain sight. Their innovation speed, market size, and number of practical uses seem to be progressing linearly, until suddenly they tilt … Continue reading →

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Pilots: Don’t Underestimate Safety Threat Posed by Drones

You’re landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the “expressway” approach—it’s called that because you come in low enough to buzz the Grand Central Parkway and Mets’ Citi Field before dropping down quickly on a runway that perches over the middle of a bay. … Continue reading →

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