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CarlsIII, in Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide at the Great Pyramids of Giza

There’s a KFC and a Pizza Hut really close by that has a good view of the pyramids and the sphinx.

Lilnino, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local

I’m not sure she’s correct about milk melting faster than cream or that the “deflates” if you whip too much air into it.

One of the three main differences between the ice cream and gelato is air content. ice cream has more air and doesn’t loose it over night; it would be bubbly too with all the air escaping. Gelato melts quicker because it is served 10 to 15 degrees F warmer than ice cream (this main differences).

Low air content and warmer temp is why gelato is smoother.

Source: My Italian wife and I have had long discussions and Internet searches on the finer points of this topic. I’m not an expert, I could be wrong.

xyguy, in The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives

I worked with a mainframe team at a casino. It processed all the transactions that went along with the machines and how much everyone was gambling.

Those machines were intimidating. Black, blue lights, the fans even sounded distinct. And the terminal emulator to talk to it made it seem even more esoteric and spooky.

xantoxis, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky

Proud of them

3TH4Li4, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky

Stuff like this makes my day bearable

EatMyDick,

A millionaire spending fuck you money to sky type deez nuts? Weird.

name_NULL111653,

If it’s a half hour job, 5 planes x $200/hr (conservatively high) x 1/2 hour = maybe $500… And very likely by the company that owns them to get people to talk about it.

Actually a really cheap ad in that case. I’d rather something funny in the sky than yet another annoying ad (costing way more wasted money) on TV…

EatMyDick,

You realize Google is a thing, correct?

Skytyping can cost more than regular skywriting, starting at $25,000. Skytyping uses five planes instead of one, but it’s a more accurate form of aerial advertising that ensures legibility. A personal skywriting message can cost upwards of $6,000–$8,000, depending on where the few skywriting planes are located at the time you want the message written. Skywriting rates are generally charged per flight hour. A one-hour flight over a major city can cost anywhere from $500 to $5,000.

Again, very few non fuck you money are spending 5k at the low end on deeze nuts. Conservativly high 🤦‍♂️

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one avatar

You’re not wrong, but think of the number of people this brought joy to.

Is it wasteful? Sure. Is it a bit of a face slap to people living paycheck to paycheck, assuming they’re even that well off? Sure. But is it a net negative? Who can say? Unlike most fuck-you-money splurges, this one probably at least lightened some people’s days for a moment, and that’s not nothing.

tkk13909, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@tkk13909@fosstodon.org avatar

@TesterJ This is fantastic!

Osa-Eris-Xero512, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky

Gottem

RandomStickman, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@RandomStickman@kbin.social avatar

This is very different from the old sky writing. Is there a giant computer controlled bar that releases the smoke at the right time?

zouden,

It’s called skytyping. It’s more expensive than regular skywriting because it needs 5 planes but it’s easier to read.

I_Miss_Daniel,
@I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social avatar

Still cheaper than a smoking daisy wheel.

Cyyy,

i expected it to be like a long bar with exits you can open and close by computer and that way you could then control it… isn’t 5 planes a bit complicated?

zouden,

I thought so too but googling for it confirms they use 5 planes.

First company to do it with a single plane towing a long bar will be able to undercut the competition.

Or, unmanned drones.

ensignrolaren,

You seem knowledgeable about this stuff… where can you go in the United States to see actual skywriting? I’ve never seen it, but I’ve always lived the middle of nowhere.

galloog1,

Frequently at popular beaches.

kautau,

It’s just snoop dogg breathing out at regular intervals

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

It uses multiple aligned planes (or perhaps drones at this point?) and yes, it is all computer-controlled.

ProvableGecko,

It’s like a dot matrix printer for the sky

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

That’s exactly what it is.

A2PKXG, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@A2PKXG@feddit.de avatar

i don’t want to be THAT guy, but the companies that operate these planes have done silly things like this in the past, because we will talk about it, and someone will then book it for his birthday

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one avatar

Nothing wrong with that guy. Awareness is a good tool for everyone to have.

Pointing out what it is doesn’t necessarily carry judgment with it, it’s just facts, and you can use them however you like.

masterspace,

That sounds like a win-win. I’m generally vehemently anti-advertising, but I’m willing to make an exception for skywriting cause it’s rad.

Blastasaurus,

Hey if it means we get crude words written in the sky, I’m all for this marketing scheme.

TheBenCommandments,
@TheBenCommandments@infosec.pub avatar

I prefer to be aware of when I’m being advertised to, so I personally appreciate you for keeping that mindset for us.

DessertStorms,
@DessertStorms@kbin.social avatar

I prefer to be aware of when I’m being advertised to

Always. the answer is always. Because even when you're not actively consuming any media, the advertisements (including more subtle things like product placements and viral marketing like this) have already been absorbed and are doing their thing.

Sorry. 😬

PatFussy, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky

Can you imagine how many people got GOT that day. Next they will be writting “no u” and half the male population will cum in their pants intuitively

TesterJ,

Considering this is over Los Angeles, a LOT of people got got lol

negativeyoda, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky

Someone

A hero. The words you meant to use are “A hero”

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

When did skywriting go from analog to digital?

name_NULL111653,

When people got rich enough that the upper-middle class can afford to hire 5 airplanes instead of 1…

Nerrad, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@Nerrad@lemmy.world avatar

Sure they did.

Elephant0991, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au avatar

Something just needs to be expressed.

Squirrel, in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
@Squirrel@thelemmy.club avatar

“Hey man, you see deez nutz in the sky yesterday?”

Nusm,
@Nusm@lemmy.world avatar

“Hey man, did you see that in the sky yesterday?”

“What?”

“Deez nutz.”

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