Blog of Josh Hall

I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention, but these flying robots are getting scary.  They’re able to do a lot more than what they used to do when I was a kid.  They know where other robots are.  They know how to pass balls.  They’re small and they’re growing in numbers.  Basically, it’s only […]

I wish I could be invisible.  Yeah, flying is nice, but it sounds tiresome.  I think invisibility has at least the possibility of happening, I mean, as soon as we figure out how to bend light.  

The folks at Festo have created a mechanical bird that is as graceful as the real thing. Our technology is not just getting smaller and cheaper, but it’s getting smoother. Soon, we won’t be able to tell the robots from living creatures.

Back to the discussion about reclining chairs when you’re on a plane, how do you normally handle the situation?  I’m thinking that most people usually avoid conflict, so they either don’t put their chair back at all, or they just do it and don’t say anything because it shouldn’t have anything to do with the […]

I’ve heard about the airlines that charge you for 2 seats if your body “prevents the use of safety belts or arm rests” or whatever, even famous director Kevin Smith was forced to pay the fees on one airline. What I’m thinking is that airlines start charging based on BMI, or some other type of […]

When you’re in an airplane, especially when you’re using the tray table in front of you as a head rest, there really should be some common etiquette in place for when and how the person in front of you reclines. Since I have long legs, I’ve had people recline with a lot of power right […]