Steven Spielberg speaks with Der Spiegel [link]

SPIEGEL: With Jaws you, Mr. Spielberg, took the fun out of bathing for millions of people. Did you never feel guilty about that?

Spielberg: Not at all! On the contrary, I was impishly pleased.

And now is the time on Sprockets when we dance...

We're with you, Nilly. I'll try to fax you some cool water and kosher crackers.

Trudy, your old boss sucks big time. Hope you get the new boss you want and she turns out to be a good boss.

Oh seperate post because a completely unrelated topic. Does anyone know if pilots use written checklists for takeoff? Or do they just rely on memory?

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I'm assuming they don't rely on Palm Pilots , cause that would really be an awful pun.

Oh seperate post because a completely unrelated topic. Does anyone know if pilots use written checklists for takeoff? Or do they just rely on memory?

They're written. Relying on memory is frowned upon for that.

Hec, could you try for coffee and some forming-sentences abilities, instead? I'm covered with regards to the water, thanks - that's the most important thing.

Some day I'm going to look back at this and laugh at myself and the whole situation. That some day is not yet today, though.

Does anyone know if pilots use written checklists for takeoff?

Absolutely.

In addition to printed checklists, you can also get pre-written lists for your PDA, and you can get versions that integrate with cockpit displays.

But electronics fail, so the printed versions are a must.

Thanks DX.

Hec, could you try for coffee and some forming-sentences abilities, instead? I'm covered with regards to the water, thanks - that's the most important thing.

Coffee, check. The kosher kind, I presume, without any lobster shells in it, right? As for the sentence forming, I hereby give you rights for the rest of the night to my entire supply of active verbs. They're very useful in the formation of cogent, vivid sentences.

Caffeine for Nilly! I know you can do it, and do it well.