Tarpification http://tarpification.tarpify.com The Life & Travels of Tarpy... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 So long, farwell. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/_Tw459cdVxc/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/08/14/so-long-farwell/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:41:17 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1471 It’s been an interesting couple of two years, but with the time demands that Dex has, and how easy Facebook makes it to share your thoughts, I’ve found myself less and less interested in keeping Tarpification as an on-going concern. I’ll probably go the Herf route and post anything on interest to Tarpify…but thank you to those of you that read me.

You can keep track of my comings and goings at www.facebook.com/tarpy.

Matthew

]]> http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/08/14/so-long-farwell/feed/ 0 http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/08/14/so-long-farwell/ 10 Commandments for Successful Daily Living http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/od-jEzLVrFQ/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/06/29/10-commandments-for-successful-daily-living/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:47:25 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1469 I saw a list at the House of Blues this weekend (I was there seeing BTE, who were AWESOME!) entitled “10 commandments for Successful Daily Living” attributed to a B. F. Perkins (who I can’t find on the intertubes).  I’ve rewritten a bit and here is my list:

  1. I shall be true, for many trust me
  2. I shall be pure for those that care for me
  3. I shall be strong; for in strength is wisdom
  4. I shall be brave to face life’s many challenges
  5. I shall humble myself for I have many weaknesses
  6. I shall forgive so that I may be forgiven
  7. I shall be a friend to the friendless
  8. I shall give for it is in giving I will receive
  9. I shall pray for courage and strength
  10. I will live and laugh and love for out of life I shall only what I put in it
]]> http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/06/29/10-commandments-for-successful-daily-living/feed/ 0 http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/06/29/10-commandments-for-successful-daily-living/ Now that’s some rather unfortunate link placement! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/q6zA2DqxtKM/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/06/06/now-thats-some-rather-unfortunate-link-placement/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:12:46 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1465 As seen today on this Fox News story about AF447:

Poor Link Placement

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I’m just saying! It’s the Kama Sutra of logos!

]]> http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/25/a-rather-unfortunate-logo-choice/feed/ 1 http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/25/a-rather-unfortunate-logo-choice/ RSW versus ORD: Weather Remix! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/7x9VUDIf3nA/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/21/rsw-versus-ord-weather-remix/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 03:11:04 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1452 Here’s what it looked like when we were sitting on the ramp at RSW:

Raining @ RSW

And here’s 294 as we float in on final:

294 while landing

Can anyone spot the difference?

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Matthew's Carbon Footprint

DAAAAAMN

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Gas Additive System

]]> http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/17/neat-new-gas-station-thingy/feed/ 0 http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/17/neat-new-gas-station-thingy/ How do you board an airplane? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/n-Ai8zDmg2k/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/12/how-do-you-board-an-airplane/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 01:45:40 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1439 Simple enough question really. Line people up, and let them go at it. Except it’s not. Prior to seeing this page on ways to board airplanes, I really only knew about two types: Back-to-front (how we board on AA) and random (think the Southwest cattle call).

Interestingly enough, there are a couple others. Having watched the demonstrations, I have to say that Reverse Pyramid is just incredible, and to think that US Air (really) is the only one doing it.

The one thing that this doesn’t really take into account is elite-flier pre-boarding in coach. The legacy carriers are going to have a hard time getting rid of that, it’s a perk we all love and cherish. If that could be solved (first and elite-coach board at once), then there’s some stuff that could be done here.

Hey AA, take a look at this…there’s definately somethere here!

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]]> http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/02/perhaps-the-_only_-reason-to-have-a-kid/feed/ 0 http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/02/perhaps-the-_only_-reason-to-have-a-kid/ ‘Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tarpification/~3/YnQdKzK747c/ http://tarpification.tarpify.com/2009/05/01/badges-we-aint-got-no-badges-we-dont-need-no-badges-i-dont-have-to-show-you-any-stinkin-badges/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 02:42:47 +0000 Matthew http://tarpification.tarpify.com/?p=1431 Had to take some online training for work, and they actually brought some snark:

Badges

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