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Elon Musk Interviews
2021-02-09 2021-02-18 von Maren
The Joe Rogan Experience #1169 – Elon Musk (IV)
The fourth part of the Joe Rogan Experience #1169 (timestamp 1:10:56 – 1:39:26) offers a lot of physics, spiced up with Tesla in water and on ice. Enjoy the transcript of the interview with Elon Musk. You can access the German translation and part 3 of the interview by clicking on the links.
Joe Rogan: (01:10:56) There's no way to create some sort of a magnetic something or another that allows you to float?
Elon Musk: Technically, yes. You could have a strong enough magnet, but that magnet would be so strong that you would create a lot of trouble.
Joe Rogan: It would just suck cars up into your car? Just pick up axles and shit?
Elon Musk: I mean, you'd have to repel off of either material on the ground or in a really nutty situation off of Earth's gravitational field, and somehow make that incredibly light, but that magnet would cause so much destruction. You'd be better off with a helicopter.
Joe Rogan: So, if there was some sort of magnet road, like, you have two magnets, and they repel each other; if you had some sort of a magnet road that was below you, and you could travel on that magnet road, that would work?
Elon Musk: Yes, you could have a magnet road.
Joe Rogan: A magnet road. Is that too ridiculous?
Elon Musk: No, it would work. So, you could do that. I would not recommend it.
Joe Rogan: There's a lot of things I don't recommend.
Elon Musk: I would super not recommend that. Not good. Not wise, I think.
Joe Rogan: No?
Elon Musk: No, definitely not. It would cause a lot of trouble.
Joe Rogan: So, you put some time and consideration into this other than — You know, instead, like, my foolishly rerendered thoughts. (1:12:30) So, you think that tunnels are the way to do it?
Elon Musk: Oh, it will work, for sure.
Joe Rogan: That'll work?
Elon Musk: Yes.
Joe Rogan: And these tunnels that you're building right now, these are basically just like test versions of this ultimate idea that you have?
Elon Musk: You know, it's just a hole in the ground.
Joe Rogan: Right. We played videos of it where your ideas…
Elon Musk: It's just a hole in the ground.
Joe Rogan: … that you drop in that hole in the ground. There's a sled on it, and the sled goes very fast, like 100 miles an hour plus.
Elon Musk: Yeah, it can go real fast. You can go as fast as you want. And then, if you want to go long distances, you can just draw the air out of the tunnel, make sure it's real straight.
Joe Rogan: Draw the air out of the tunnel?
Elon Musk: Yeah, it's sort of vacuum tunnel because the — And then, depending on how fast you want to go, you (… 1:13:15) these wheels, or you could use air bearings depending upon the ambient pressure in the tunnel, or you could maglev it if you want to go super fast.
Joe Rogan: So, magnet road?
Elon Musk: Yes, underground magnet roads.
Joe Rogan: Underground magnet roads?
Elon Musk: Yeah. Otherwise, you're going to really create a lot of trouble because there are metal things.
Joe Rogan: Oh. So, magnet road is the way to go, just underground.
Elon Musk: If you want to go really fast underground, you would be maglev in a vacuum tunnel.
Joe Rogan: Mag in a vacuum tunnel.
Elon Musk: Magnetic levitation in a vacuum tunnel.
Joe Rogan: With rocket launchers?
Elon Musk: No, I would not recommend putting any…
Joe Rogan: Come on.
Elon Musk: … exhaust gas in the tunnel.
Joe Rogan: Oh, okay. I see what you're saying because then the air will be gone.
Elon Musk: Because, then, the air will pump it out.
Joe Rogan: Right. You have to pump it out, and you probably have a limited amount of air in the first place. Like how much can you breathe? Do you have to pump oxygen into these cubicles, these tubes?
Elon Musk: No. We have a pressurized pod. It'd be like a little tiny underground spaceship, basically.
Joe Rogan: Like an airplane because you have air on airplanes. It's not getting new air in.
Elon Musk: It is.
Joe Rogan: It is?
Joe Rogan: You have like a little hole?
Elon Musk: Yeah, they have a pump.
Joe Rogan: Really?
Elon Musk: Yeah.
Joe Rogan: So, it gets it from the outside?
Joe Rogan: Wow, I didn't know that.
Elon Musk: It's like the air's — Airplanes have it easy because, essentially, you can — they're pretty leaky, but-
Joe Rogan: Jesus.
Elon Musk: Yeah, but as long as the air pump is working at a decent speed. I mean, they have backup pumps, sort of like, you know, three pumps, or four pumps, or something. And then, there's like — It exhausts through the outflow valve and through whatever seals are not sealing quite right. Usually, the door doesn't seal quite right on the plane. So, there's a bit of leakage around the door. (1:15:00) But the pumps exceed the outflow rate. And then, that sets the pressure in the cabin.
Joe Rogan: Now, have you ever looked at planes and gone, "I can fix this."
Joe Rogan: "I just don't have the time."
Elon Musk: I have a design for a plane.
Joe Rogan: You do?
Joe Rogan: A better design?
Elon Musk: I mean, probably. I think it is, yes.
Joe Rogan: Who have you talked to about this?
Elon Musk: I've talked to friends.
Joe Rogan: Friends?
Elon Musk: Friends and-
Joe Rogan: I'm your friend.
Elon Musk: Girlfriends and-
Joe Rogan: You can tell me. What you got? What's going on?
Elon Musk: Well, I mean, the exciting thing to do would be some sort of electric vertical takeoff and landing, supersonic jet of some kind.
Joe Rogan: Vertical takeoff and landing meaning no need for a runway. Just shoot up straight in the air.
Joe Rogan: How would you do that? I mean, they do that in some military aircraft, correct?
Elon Musk: Yes. The trick is that you have to transition to level flight. And then, the thing that you would use for vertical takeoff and landing is not suitable for high-speed flight.
Joe Rogan: So, you have two different systems? Vertical takeoff is one system?
Elon Musk: I've thought about this quite a lot. I've thought about this quite a lot.I guess, thinking about an electric plane is that you want to go as high as possible, but you need a certain energy density in the battery pack because you have to overcome gravitational potential energy. Once you've overcome gravitational potential energy, and you're out at a high altitude, the energy use in cruise is very low.
And then, you can recapture a large part of the gravitational potential energy on the way down. So, you really don't need any kind of reserve fuel, if you will, because you have the energy of height, gravitational potential energy. This is a lot of energy.
So, once you can get high, like the way to think about a plane is it's a force balance. So, the force balance — So, a plane that is not accelerating is a neutral force balance. You have the force of gravity, you have the lift force, you have the wings. Then, you've got the force of the whatever thrusting device, so the propeller, or turbine, or whatever it is. And you've got the resistance force of the air.
Now, the higher you go, the lower the air resistance is. (1:17:30) Air density drops exponentially, but drag increases with the square, and exponential beats the square. The higher you go, the faster you will go for the same amount of energy. And at a certain altitude, you can go supersonic with less energy per mile, quite a lot less energy per mile than an aircraft at 35,000 feet because it's just a force balance.
Joe Rogan: I'm too stupid for this conversation.
Elon Musk: It makes sense, though.
Joe Rogan: No, I'm sure it does.
Now, when you think about this new idea of design, when you have this idea about improving planes, are you going to bring this to somebody and check this one out?
Elon Musk: Well, I have a lot on my plate.
Joe Rogan: Right. That's what I'm saying. I don't know how you do what you do now, but if you keep coming up with these. But it's got to be hard to pawn these off on someone else either, like, "Hey, go do a good job with this vertical takeoff and landing system that I want to implement to regular planes.".
Elon Musk: The airplane, electric airplane, isn't necessary right now. Electric cars are important. Solar energy is important. Stationary storage of energy is important. These things are much more important than creating electric supersonic (… 1:18:54). Also, the plane's naturally — You really want that gravitational energy density for an aircraft, and this improving over time.
So, you know, it's important that we accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. That's why it matters whether electric cars happen sooner or later. You know, we're really playing a crazy game here with the atmosphere and the oceans.
We're taking vast amounts of carbon from deep underground and putting this in the atmosphere. This is crazy. We should not do this. It's very dangerous. So, we should accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. I mean, the bizarre thing is that, obviously, we're going to run out of oil in the long term. You know, we're going to — There's only so much oil we can mine and burn. It's totally logical. (1:20:00) We must have a sustainable energy transport and energy infrastructure in the long term.
So, we know that's the endpoint. We know that. So, why run this crazy experiment where we take trillions of tons of carbon from underground and put it in the atmosphere and oceans? This is an insane experiment. It's the dumbest experiment in human history. Why are we doing this? It's crazy.
Joe Rogan: Do you think this is a product of momentum that we started off doing this when it was just a few engines, a few hundred million gallons of fuel over the whole world, not that big of a deal? And then, slowly but surely, over a century, it got out of control. And now, it's not just our fuel, but it's also, I mean, fossil fuels are involved in so many different electronics, so many different items that people buy. It's just this constant desire for fossil fuels, constant need for oil without consideration of the sustainability.
Elon Musk: You know, the things like oil, coal, gas, it's easy money.
Joe Rogan: Have you heard about clean coal? The president's been tweeting about it. It's got to be real. CLEAN COAL, all caps. Did you see it? He used all caps. Clean coal.
Elon Musk: Well, you know, it's very difficult to put that CO2 back in the ground. It doesn't like being in solid form.
Joe Rogan: Have you thought about something like that?
Elon Musk: It takes a lot of energy.
Joe Rogan: Like some sort of a filter, giant building-sized filter sucks carbon out in the atmosphere? Is that possible?
Elon Musk: No, no, it doesn't. It's not possible.
Elon Musk: Nope, definitely not.
Joe Rogan: So, we're fucked?
Elon Musk: No, we're not fucked. I mean, this is quite a complex question. The more carbon we take out of the ground and add to the atmosphere, and a lot of it gets permeated into the oceans, the more dangerous it is. Like I don't think right — I think we're okay right now. We can probably even add some more, but the momentum towards sustainable energy is too slow.
Like there's a vast base of industry, vast transportation system. Like there's two and a half billion cars and trucks in the world. And the new car and truck production, (1:22:30) if it was a 100% electric, that's only about 100 million per year. So, it would take — If you could snap your fingers and instantly turn all cars and trucks electric, it would still take 25 years to change the transport base to electric. It makes sense because how long does a car and truck last before it goes into the junkyard and gets crushed? About 20 to 25 years.
Joe Rogan: Is there a way to accelerate that process, like some sort of subsidies or some encouragement from the government financially?
Elon Musk: Well, the thing that is going on right now is that there is an inherent subsidy in any oil-burning device. Any power plant or car is fundamentally consuming the carbon capacity of the oceans and atmosphere, or just say atmosphere for short. So, like, you can say, okay, there's a certain probability of something bad happening past a certain carbon concentration in the atmosphere.
And so, there's some uncertain number where if we put too much carbon into the atmosphere, things overheat, oceans warm up, ice caps melt, ocean real estate becomes a lot less valuable, you know, if something's underwater, but it's not clear what that number is. But, definitely, scientists, it's really quite — The scientific consensus is overwhelming. Overwhelming.
I mean, I don't know any serious scientist, actually zero, literally zero who don't think, you know, that we have quite a serious climate risk that we're facing. And so, there's fundamentally a subsidy occurring with every fossil fuel burning thing, power plants, aircraft, car, frankly even rockets. I mean, rockets use up — you know, they burn. They burn fuel. But there's just — you know, with rockets, there's just no other way to get to orbit, unfortunately. So, it's the only way.
But with cars, there's definitely a better way with electric cars. (1:25:00) And to generate the energy, do so with photovoltaics because we've got a giant nuclear reactor in the sky called the sun. It's great. It sort of shows up every day, very reliable. So, if you can generate energy from solar panels stored up with batteries, you can have energy 24 hours a day.
And then, you know, you can send to the poles or near to the north with, you know, high voltage lines. Most of the northern parts of the world tend to have a lot of hydropower as well. But, anyway, all fossil fuel-powered things have an inherent subsidy, which is their consumption of the carbon capacity of the atmosphere and oceans.
So, people tend to think like why should electric vehicles have a subsidy, but they're not taking into account that all fossil fuel-burning vehicles fundamentally are subsidized by the cost, the environmental cost to Earth, but nobody's paying for it. We are going to pay for it, obviously. In the future, we'll pay for it. It's just not paid for now.
Joe Rogan: And what is the bottleneck in regards to electric cars, and trucks, and things like that? Is it battery capacity?
Elon Musk: Yeah. You got to scale up production. You got to make the car compelling, make it better than gasoline or diesel cars.
Joe Rogan: Make it more efficient in terms of, like, the distance it can travel? You're going to be fueling-
Elon Musk: Yeah, you're going to be able to go far enough, recharge fast.
Joe Rogan: And your Roadster, you're anticipating 600 miles. Is that correct?
Elon Musk: Yeah, 600 miles.
Joe Rogan: Is that right now? Like, have you driven one 600 miles now?
Elon Musk: No. We could totally make one right now that would do 600 miles, but the thing is, it's too expensive.
Joe Rogan: How much more so?
Elon Musk: Well, you know, just have a 200-kilowatt-hour battery pack, and you can go 600 miles as long.
Joe Rogan: Right, versus what do you have now?
Elon Musk: 330-mile range. That's plenty for most people.
Joe Rogan: 330-mile range. And what is that mean in terms of kilowatts?
Elon Musk: Well, that would be for Model S, 100-kilowatt hour pack, will do about 330 miles, maybe 335. But some people have hypermiled it to 500 miles.
Joe Rogan: Hypermiled it? What does that mean?45 miles an hour or something? (1:27:30)
Elon Musk: Yeah, like 30 miles an hour or so. It's like on level ground with — You pump the tires up really well, and go on a smooth surface, and you can go for a long time. But, you know, like definitely comfortably do 300 miles.This is fine for most people. Usually, 200 or 250 miles is fine. 300 miles is — You don't even think about it, really.
Joe Rogan: Is there any possibility that you could use solar power that solar-powered one day, especially in Los Angeles? I mean, as you said about that giant nuclear reactor, a million times bigger than Earth just floating in the sky. Is it possible that one day, you'll be able to just power all these cars just on solar power? I mean, we don't ever have cloudy days; if we do, there's three of them.
Elon Musk: Well, the surface area of a car is – without making the car look really blocky or having some-
Joe Rogan: Like a G wagon.
Elon Musk: Yeah, and just like having like a lot of solar area, or like maybe like solar panels fold out, or something-
Joe Rogan: Like your E class. That's what it needed.
Elon Musk: That E type?
Joe Rogan: Yeah, the Jaguar E type with a giant long hood, that could be a giant solar panel.
Elon Musk: Well, at the beginning of Tesla, I did want to have this like unfolding solar panel thing. They'd press a button, and it would just like unfold these solar panels, and like charge/recharge your car in the parking lot. Yeah, we could do that, but I think it's probably better to just put that on your roof.
Joe Rogan: Right, yeah.
Elon Musk: And then, it's be facing the sun all the time. Otherwise, your car could be in the shade. You know, it could be in the shade, it could be in a garage, or something like that.
Joe Rogan: Didn't the Fisker have that on the roof? The Fisker Karma New Generation for — I believe, it was only for the radio. Is that correct?
Elon Musk: Yeah, I mean, but I think it could like recharge like two miles a day or something.
Joe Rogan: Did you laugh when they started blowing up when they get hit with water? Do you remember what happened?
Elon Musk: They got what?
Joe Rogan: Yeah, they had a dealership or-
Elon Musk: Oh yeah.
Joe Rogan: The Fisker Karmas were parked-
Elon Musk: Is that like that with a flood in Jersey?
Joe Rogan: Yes, when the hurricane came in, they got overwhelmed with water, and they all started exploding. There's a fucking great video of it. Did you watch the video?
Elon Musk: I didn't watch the video, but I did see — It's like some pictures of the aftermath.
Joe Rogan: If I was you, I'd be naked, lubed up, watch that video, laugh my ass off. They all blow up. They got wet, and they blew up. That's not good.
Elon Musk: Yeah, we made our battery waterproof, so that doesn't happen. Actually-
Joe Rogan: Smart move.
Elon Musk: Yeah, there was a guy in Kazakhstan that (1:30:00) — I think it was Kazakhstan – that he just boated through a tunnel, an underwater tunnel, like a flooded tunnel, and just turned the wheels to steer, and pressed the accelerator, and it just floated through the tunnel.
Joe Rogan: Wow.
Elon Musk: And he steered around the other cars. I mean, like-
Joe Rogan: That's amazing.
Elon Musk: It's on the internet.
Joe Rogan: What happens if your car gets a little sideways, like if you're driving in snow? Like what if you're driving, if you're autopilot is on, and you're in like Denver, and it snows out, and your car gets a little sideways, does it correct itself? Does that-
Elon Musk: Oh yeah. It's got great traction control.
Joe Rogan: But does it know how to like correct? You know how, like, when your ass end kicks out, you know, how to counter-steer?
Elon Musk: Oh, yeah. No, it's really good.
Joe Rogan: It knows how to do it?
Joe Rogan: Whoa. So, like if you're going sideways, it knows how to correct itself?
Elon Musk: It generally won't go sideways.
Joe Rogan: It won't?
Elon Musk: No.
Joe Rogan: Why not?
Elon Musk: It will correct itself before it goes sideways.
Joe Rogan: Even in black ice?
Elon Musk: Yeah. There are videos where you can see that. The traction control system is very good. It makes you feel like Superman. It's great. You feel like you can — Like it's — It will make you feel like this incredible driver.
Joe Rogan: I believe it. Now, how do you program that?
Elon Musk: We do have testing on like an ice lake in Sweden.
Joe Rogan: Oh really?
Elon Musk: Yeah. And like Norway, and Canada, and a few other places.
Joe Rogan: Porsche does a lot of that too. They do-
Elon Musk: They did it as well.
Joe Rogan: They do a lot of their — They do some of their driver training school on these frozen surfaces. So, you're just — The car is going sideways whether you like it or not. And you have to learn how to slide into corners and how to adjust.
Elon Musk: Yeah. Electric cars have really great traction control because the reaction time is so fast.So, with a gasoline car, you've got a lot of latency. It takes a while for the engine to react, but for electric motors, incredibly precise. That's why you're like — You imagine like if you had like a printer or something, you wouldn't have a gasoline engine printer. That would be pretty weird. Or like a surgical device, it's going to be an electric motor on the surgical device, on the printer. Gasoline engine's going to be just chugging away. It's not going to have the reaction time.
But to an electric motor, (1:32:30) it's operating at the millisecond level. So, it can turn on and off traction within, like, inches of getting on the onus like, let's say, you're driving on a patch of ice, it will turn traction off, and then turn it on a couple of inches right after the ice, like a little patch of ice because in the frame of the electric motor, you're moving incredibly slowly. You're like a — you're a snail. You're just moving so slowly because it can see at a thousand frames a second. And so, it's like, say 'one Mississippi', it just thought about at things a thousand times.
Joe Rogan: So, it has realized that your wheels are not getting traction. It understands there's some slippery surface that you're driving on.
Joe Rogan: And it makes adjustments in real-time.
Elon Musk: Yes, in milliseconds.
Joe Rogan: That would be so much safer than a regular car.
Elon Musk: Yes, it is.
Joe Rogan: Just that alone, for loved ones, you'd want them to be driving your car.
Elon Musk: Yes. The-
Joe Rogan: I'm on board. Fuck motors. Dude, fuck regular motors.
Elon Musk: The S, X, and 3 have the lowest probability of injury of any cars ever tested by the US government.
Joe Rogan: Whoa.
Elon Musk: So, this — Yeah, but it's pretty fun. It's pretty crazy. Like we — You know, people still sue us like they'll have like some accident at 60 miles an hour where they'd like twisted an ankle, and they sue us. Like, they will be dead in another car, they still sue us.
Joe Rogan: But that's to be expected, isn't it?
Elon Musk: It is to be expected.
Joe Rogan: Do you take that into account with like the same sort of fatalistic, you know, undertones to sort of just go, "You've got to just let it go. This is what people do."
Elon Musk: I tell you I've got…
Joe Rogan: This is what it is.
Elon Musk: … quite a lot of respect for the justice system. Judges are very smart. And they see — they've — as like I haven't… So far, I've found judges to be very good at justice because, like, what — and juries are good too. Like, they're actually quite good. You know, people — You know, you read about like occasional errors in the justice system. Let me tell you, most of the time, they're very good.
You know, the guy I mentioned who fell asleep in the car, and he rode over a cyclist. And that was what encouraged me to get autopilot out as soon as possible. (1:35:00) That guy sued us.
Joe Rogan: He sued you for falling asleep?
Elon Musk: Yes. I'm not kidding. He blamed it on the new car smell.
Joe Rogan: What?
Joe Rogan: He blamed him falling asleep on your new car smell? Does someone that's a lawyer-
Elon Musk: This is a real thing that happened.
Joe Rogan: Somewhere is a lawyer that thought that through in front of his laptop before he wrote that up.
Elon Musk: Yes, he got a lawyer, and he sued us, and the judge was like, "This is crazy. Stop bothering me. No."
Joe Rogan: Thank God. Thank God there's a judge out there with a brain.
Elon Musk: I tell you, judges are very good.
Joe Rogan: Some of them. What about that judge that sent all these boys up the river in Pennsylvania who was selling those kids out? You know about that story?
Elon Musk: Nope.
Joe Rogan: Judge was selling young boys to prisons. He was like literally-
Elon Musk: What?
Joe Rogan: Yeah, literally, under bribes for — He was-
Elon Musk: Was this an elected judge?Because sometimes you have a judge that's like actually a politician.
Joe Rogan: No, he was an elected judge. This is a very famous story.
Elon Musk: Okay.
Joe Rogan: He's in jail right now, I think, for the rest of his life. And he put away — He would take like a young boy who would do something like steal something from a store, and he would put them in detention for, you know, five years. Something ridiculous egregious. And they investigated his history. And they found out that he was literally being paid off.
(to Jamie) Was it by private prisons? Is that what the deal was? There was some sort of — But, anyway, this judge is-
Jamie: Actually, two judges.
Joe Rogan: Two judges?
Jamie: Two judges. Kids for cash scandals, let's call them.2008, yeah. Common pleas judges. So, I think they are elected.
Joe Rogan: And who was paying them? Someone — It was proven to the point where they're in jail now that someone was paying them to put more asses in the seats in these private prisons.
Jamie: It's like a million-dollar payment to put them in a youth centers builder.
Joe Rogan: A million-dollar payment?
Jamie: Yeah.
Elon Musk: I do think it's this private prisons thing that is creating a bad incentive.
Joe Rogan: It's dark.
Elon Musk: Right, yes. But, I mean, that judge is in prison.
Joe Rogan: Thank God.
Elon Musk: Yes, but for people who think perhaps the justice system consists entirely of judges like that, I want to assure you, this is not the case. The vast majority of judges are very good.
Joe Rogan: I agree.
Elon Musk: And they care about justice, and they could have made a lot more money if they wanted to be a trial lawyer. And instead, they cared about justice, and they made less money because they care about justice. (1:37:30) And that's why they're judges.
Joe Rogan: I feel that same way about police officers.
Joe Rogan: I feel like there are so many interactions with so many different people with police officers that the very few that stand out that are horrific, we tend to look at that like, "This is evidence that police are all corrupt." And I think that's crazy.
Elon Musk: No. Most police are very honest.
Joe Rogan: Yes.
Elon Musk: And like the military personnel that I know. They are very honorable, ethical people. And much more honorable and ethical than the average person. That's my impression.
Joe Rogan: I agree. That's my impression as well.
Elon Musk: And that's not to suggest that we be complacent and assume everyone is honest and ethical. And, obviously, if somebody is given a trusted place in society, such as being a police officer or a judge, and they are corrupt, then we must be extra vigilant against such situations and take action. But we should not think that this is somehow broadly descriptive of people in that profession.
Joe Rogan: I couldn't agree more. I think there's also an issue with one of the things that happens with police officers, prosecutors, and anyone that's trying to convict someone or arrest someone is that it becomes a game. And in games, people want to win.
Joe Rogan: And sometimes, people cheat.
Elon Musk: Yes, yes. I mean, you know, if you're a prosecutor, you should not always want to win. There are times when you should like, "Okay. I just should not want to win this case." And then, you know, like just pass on that case. Sometimes, people want to win too much. That is true.I think, also, it becomes tough. If you're like a district attorney, you know, you tend to sort of see a lot of criminals. And then, your view of the world can get negative.
Elon Musk: You know, have a negative — You know, you can have a negative view of the world because, you know, you're just interacting with a lot of criminals. But, actually, most of society does not consist of criminals.
Joe Rogan: Right. (01:39:26)
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Q: macOS: Problem moving child window with Parent window I have written a sample code in objective-c to draw two windows and making the first window the parent of 2nd window, so that when first window is moved, second window also moves. I can see two windows are drawn, but the child window is not moving when I move the parent window. What is wrong with this code?
NSRect frame = NSMakeRect(0, 0, 200, 200);
NSUInteger styleMask = NSTitledWindowMask;
NSRect rect = [NSWindow contentRectForFrameRect:frame styleMask:styleMask];

NSWindow * window =  [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:rect styleMask:styleMask backing: NSBackingStoreBuffered    defer:false];
[window setBackgroundColor:[NSColor blueColor]];
[window makeKeyAndOrderFront:NSApp];

NSRect frame1 = NSMakeRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
NSUInteger styleMask1 =  NSTitledWindowMask;
NSRect rect1 = [NSWindow contentRectForFrameRect:frame1 styleMask:styleMask1];

NSWindow * window1 =  [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:rect1 styleMask:styleMask1 backing: NSBackingStoreBuffered    defer:false];
[window1 setBackgroundColor:[NSColor greenColor]];
[window1 makeKeyAndOrderFront:NSApp];

CFRunLoopRun();
[window1 setParentWindow:window];

A: Issue 1:
setParentWindow isn't executed. CFRunLoopRun:

Runs the current thread's CFRunLoop object in its default mode indefinitely.

Set the parent window before CFRunLoopRun.
Issue 2:
From the documentation of parentWindow:

This property should be set from a subclass when it is overridden by a subclass's implementation. It should not be set otherwise.

Use addChildWindow:ordered: instead.
[window addChildWindow:window1 ordered:NSWindowAbove];

A: As already stated the parent <-> child relationship must be present in order to let the child windows "follow" the parent.
In my case the problem was that the window was create, hidden with orderOut and then shown again. You should never call orderOut on a child window because as stated in the official doc:

Calling orderOut: on a child window causes the window to be removed
from its parent window before being removed.

So when the window is shown again the parent <-> child relationship is no more present and the child window is not moved when the parent moves.
Also note that invoking setIsVisible and passing it FALSE will internally trigger a call to orderOut.
So if you just want to hide the window without loosing the relationship with the parent you can call
[window setAlphaValue:0];
[window setViewsNeedDisplay:TRUE];

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76 Year-Old "Rock" Star Climbs For Kids
Bio Reserve Right In Albany's Back Yard
Glenmont's BioReserve should be emulated by every town in The United States according to seventy-six year old Dennis O'Leary whose 68-acre parcel on the former Corning Estate is home to elaborate trails, an Old Forest, thousands of plant and wild life species, a working laboratory and a 28-foot yurt - the circular Asian version of a teepee.
"Parks are good," he says, "but communities need open areas like this."
The BioReserve (thebioreserve.org) sits directly across the street from Cumberland Farms on Rt. 9W and Corning Hill Road and that is within a quarter mile of the City of Albany.
A microscopist by trade, O'Leary is used to the tiny. Yet, he has a big vision for accessible bio reserves that can offer teachers a nearby resource and reach and instruct inner city children, homeschoolers and students of all kinds.
"When the kids come here," he says, "their reactions can range from the 'wow-effect' for the urban children who are used to tall buildings to a sense of the familiar for home-schoolers who tend to come from rural settings."
Students have access to macroscopes and microscopes in the lab where they can explore rocks, leaves, bugs, and single-cell organisms while not missing out on basket weaving, tanning deer hides or simply staying overnight and looking at the stars.
Although there are no steep cliffs on the reserve, O'Leary has drawn from his vast experience in rock climbing to build a 43-foot high tree-platform that allows visitors to repel, shed some fear of heights and prepare them for some of the aspects of rock climbing. (See Part I to learn about O'Leary's one-of-a-kind indoor rock gym.)
The BioReserve is on the verge of adding _____ acres that include an Old Forest that has trees dating back further than the founding of Albany.
A quick peak into one of Albany County's few yurts reveals ample space for living, cooking and sleeping while being economical to heat in a cold-weather climate.
O'Leary's knowledge of nature and biology is matched only by his creativity. In the same way he designed his indoor caves and rock climbing walls, he is engineering a complex series of trails that are actually similar to a giant labyrinth.
"Why have long and straight paths through a preserve, when you can bend and wind them to highlight the vast amounts of trees, shrubs and wildlife while getting you to slow down?" he asks rhetorically.
What gets O'Leary up in the morning are not just the responsibilities and daily chores of such a complex-but-simple vision. It's a forward-thinking idea that these students will be the world's future leaders and they will have a greater sense of how much life is dependent upon nature.
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Natural History Museum: Dippy Departs – Say Hello to Hope the Blue Whale
Jul 13, 2017 By jonathan
A big change has occurred at the Natural History Museum in London. Dippy the Dinosaur is now gone after 136 years (and has gone on tour around Britain) and has been replaced by a massive skeleton of a Blue Whale that the museum has named Hope. The public unveiling is today, and from tomorrow visitors can see this skeleton in its full glory. Here are the full details from the … [Read more...] about Natural History Museum: Dippy Departs – Say Hello to Hope the Blue Whale
Ten Interesting Facts and Figures about London's Natural History Museum
Jun 22, 2016 By John Rabon
Celebrating its 135th anniversary this year, the Natural History Museum in London began when medical doctor Sir Hans Sloane permitted the British government to buy his vast collection of biological artefacts. The collection became part of the British Museum at Montagu House, but by the mid-19th Century, it became painfully obvious that the British Museum wasn't up to … [Read more...] about Ten Interesting Facts and Figures about London's Natural History Museum


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Humorist David Misch literally wrote the book on funny
David Misch has written for everything from "Saturday Night Live" to "Mork & Mindy." He now teaches classes on the history of comedy... and he's distilled his wisdom -- and that of other comic luminaries -- into the primer "Funny The Book: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Comedy." He gives Brendan a crash course in Sumerian humor and the wild(e) birth of standup.
Comedian Kevin Nealon blesses us with advice
Kevin Nealon was a "Saturday Night Live" cast member for almost a decade, inventing characters like Mr. Subliminal and the pumped Franz. For eight seasons on the Showtime series "Weeds," he stole scene after NSFW scene as accountant turned Ponzi-schemer Doug. And he's of course a veteran stand-up comic - his latest Showtime special "Whelmed, but Not Overly" hits iTunes this weekend. Kevin offers listeners etiquette tips on shutting town loud talkers and ending conversations -- then gives us his blessings.


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Things have not been good for Comcept lately. The Red Ash video game Kickstarter fell through, and then their flagship game, Mighty No. 9, just saw a delay from a September 2015 release into sometime in 2016. On top of all that, a lot of their goodwill from fans and the press seems to be dropping away like grains of sand in an hourglass.
In the case of Mighty No. 9 specifically, much of the responsibility rests on the shoulders of producer Nick Yu. And knowing how disappointed people are makes him and his team "feel bad. Really, really bad."
A common refrain (including from me) has been the idea that they could have at least released the single player game first, then added the multiplayer later. After all, games such as Shovel Knight have delivered the main bill of goods first, with the extras to come later, so why not here?
For us to make that change -- only single-player, then patch multiplayer later -- simply put, the approval process would be doubled, and we would have to spend even more time to break those two aspects of the game apart into separate packages. Submit the single-player first, get approval, fix the multiplayer campaign, get approval again. And there'll be even more quality assurance because we're taking stuff out. All that together, I think the game will be out with them together before we could've pulled them apart, even with the delay.
That's the reality, however, I know we should think about something to show that we are really sorry to the backers. We're looking to see if there's something we can do for the backers. But, we're looking into that, and we're looking to get a proper release date, seeing how bad the bug is. How fast we can fix it. Once we know that, we'll announce the release date properly. For now it's just Q1 2016.
The full interview is quite a bit longer and goes into much greater detail than the excerpts seen here. For their conversation in its entirety, you'll want to click this link.


Cognitive therapy tries to work efficiently in the 45 minute session. Unlike other forms of therapy which are unstructured, you and your therapist will set an agenda for each meeting. The agenda might include a review of your experience in the previous session, your homework, one or two current problems, a review of what you've accomplished in this session, and homework for the next session. The goal is to solve problems, not just complain about them.


• Jason Newman, an Architectural Associate, recently earned a master of Architecture degree at UMass Amherst. He has been with the firm since May 2011.
Keith Minoff, principal with of the Law Offices of Keith A. Minoff, P.C., was recently listed in Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2012 as being among the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the state. Minoff specializes in business and employment litigation, and has an office in downtown Springfield. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased, and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.
Kathy Petris has been named Executive Assistant to Glenn Welch, president and COO of Hampden Bank. Petris will be responsible for senior-level administrative support, report and document preparation, and workflow management. Petris, formerly with Sovereign Bank, brings more than 20 years of banking experience, having served as the commercial loan administration supervisor and senior relationship administrator, in addition to previous positions at BankBoston and BayBank.
The Springfield-based law firm Robinson Donovan announced that several of the firm's attorneys were recently named Super Lawyers, and three attorneys were named Rising Stars, by Super Lawyers magazine, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars recognizes top up-and-coming attorneys, those who are under 40, or those who have been practicing for 10 years or fewer. Those recognized as Super Lawyers are Jeffrey Roberts, Patricia Rapinchuk, Nancy Frankel Pelletier, James Martin, Richard Gaberman, and Jeffrey McCormick. The up-and-coming Rising Stars include David Lawless, Michael Simolo, and Jeffrey Trapani.
The West Springfield-based, full-service advertising agency Marketing Doctor recently announced the addition of Bill Lucardi as Agency Director. Lucardi has more than 30 years of sales experience and more than 10 years in advertising in the Hartford and Springfield markets. He will cultivate new advertising and marketing ideas for clients, as well as introduce new businesses to the vast array of services the firm has to offer.
• Steven Gardner has been named Store Manager of the 465 North Main St. location in East Longmeadow. He is responsible for new-business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel, and overseeing the day-to-day operations at that location. Garner has more than 10 years experience in banking and residential home lending and joined TD Bank in 2011. He previously served as an assistant store manager in Great Barrington and East Longmeadow.


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What makes a strong Church?
If we love the Lord we of necessity must love His church and want to see it grow and prosper. We think of some churches as being strong and others as weak. But what makes the difference? Some make the same mistake that Samuel made when selecting a king for Israel. Some of us may use the wrong criteria in determining whether the church where we worship is strong or not.
A church rich in worldly wealth is not necessarily a great church.
A church which has a beautiful and expensive meeting house is not necessarily a great church.
Two other churches from Revelation 3 further teach us that appearances and reputation don't equal strength in the eyes of the Lord.
A strong church is one then that is well taught in the Word of God; whose members are faithful to the Lord. A church cannot be stronger than its individual members. Furthermore, a strong church enjoys unity among the membership and is rich in good works of faith. It's a glorious privilege to be a Christian, a member of the body of Christ. Along with that membership comes a serious responsibility of helping maintain the strength and integrity of a local congregation to the glory of God. We should strive to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem of being a divided assembly.


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Certification of the Standard verifies technical performance, aids manufacturers' fulfilment of legal obligations and helps provide protection to the consumers by enabling the inspection of organisations that supply retailers with packaging for food items.
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We will visit one of my favourite doggy shelther, where we will play, love, cuddle and bath (weather dependant) the puppies and dogs. We will donate a toy, treats and/or food to ensure that we leave some love behind when we leave.


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Hideki Motosuwa (本須和秀樹) es un personaje de la serie de manga y anime Chobits, creado por el colectivo CLAMP.

Hideki es un chico, de dieciocho años, que vivía en el campo hasta que decidió mudarse a la gran ciudad (ya que no ha aprobado el examen para la universidad a la que quería asistir) y, por lo tanto, no tiene ninguna experiencia previa con los Persocon. Es una buena persona, que siempre anda preocupado por alejar los malos pensamientos de su mente, obviamente sin ningún éxito. También es muy trabajador, estudioso, a pesar de que no siempre le va bien, y muy buen amigo. Cuando encuentra a Chii, su vida cambia por completo y empieza a tener sentimientos encontrados, planteándose siempre la pregunta de si es posible amar a una Persocon como Chii.

Es muy tímido y se excita con mucha facilidad. También es descuidado y se mete en muchos líos aunque no lo pretenda.
Al principio, Hideki, niega sus sentimientos hacia Chii pues una parte de él teme a los Persocons, ya que sabe que las relaciones entre Persocons y humanos no siempre acaban bien.

Se esfuerza mucho, y hace muchas cosas sin pensar, como tirarse al agua sin saber nadar para rescatar a alguien, por ejemplo.
Es un ronin, un estudiante que ha suspendido el examen de acceso a la universidad y que lo repite por segunda vez, y aunque estudia incansablemente casi siempre termina suspendiendo, pues se pone muy nervioso ante los exámenes. Trabaja en un restaurante para ganar algo de dinero mientras está estudiando, pero llega a final de mes a duras penas y en ocasiones con la ayuda de Chii.

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Different biking paths for experienced as well as less experienced bikers are waiting for you and your family. They guarantee holidays that are restful and at the same time full of sporting events.
For all mountainbike freaks, St. Märgen is the ideal vacation and training site. Training on Black Forest mountain ranges with magnificent panoramic views, demanding biking paths and Germany's first permanent mountainbike trail permanent mountainbike trail are a real challenge for every bike sports fan.
The St. Märgen Bike Club — successful on an international scale — has got its training area around the sports fields. In numerous racings, national and international professional cyclists are here sweating on their saddles taking their rounds on one of the most demanding biking trail. This spot is also the starting point for cycle tours along the beautiful "Hochwald" forest paths and the "Gutacherhalde".
For details on cycling in St. Märgen, please visit the homepage of the St. Märgen Cycling Club RSV Here you'll find tips for tours, data on our mountainbike track and a lot of other useful information.


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Q: Javac can't find package referenced in classpath I'm trying to compile a project with javac in windows, but I'm getting a "package x does not exist" error.
Even if the jar file containing them is in the classpath.
Here is the command, I just added line returns to make it readable:
javac
  -d bin
  -sourcepath src
  -cp
    .;
    lib/gson-2.5.jar;
    lib/jruby-complete-9.1.2.0.jar;
    lib/lwjgl-platform-2.9.3-natives-windows.jar;
    lib/lwjgl-platform-2.9.3-natives-linux.jar;
    lib/lwjgl-platform-2.9.3-natives-osx.jar;
    lib/jinput-platform-2.0.5-natives-windows.jar;
    lib/jinput-platform-2.0.5-natives-linux.jar;
    lib/jinput-platform-2.0.5-natives-osx.jar;
    lib/lwjgl.jar;
    lib/lwjgl_util.jar;
    lib/jorbis-0.0.17.jar;
    lib/jinput-2.0.5.jar;
    lib/gdx-platform-1.9.2-natives-desktop.jar;
    lib/gdx-controllers-platform-1.9.2-natives-desktop.jar;
    lib/gdx-freetype-platform-1.9.2-natives-desktop.jar;
    lib/gdx-1.9.2.jar;lib/gdx-backend-lwjgl-1.9.2.jar;
    lib/gdx-controllers-1.9.2.jar;
    lib/gdx-controllers-desktop-1.9.2.jar;
    lib/gdx-freetype-1.9.2.jar;
    lib/jlayer-1.0.1-gdx.jar;
    lib/jutils-1.0.0.jar
  src/com/azias/awbe/Launcher.java

And here is the error message:
src\com\azias\awbe\Launcher.java:3: error: package com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl does not exist
import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplication;
                                      ^
src\com\azias\awbe\Launcher.java:4: error: package com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl does not exist
import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplicationConfiguration;
                                      ^
src\com\azias\awbe\Launcher.java:16: error: cannot find symbol
                LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
                ^
  symbol:   class LwjglApplicationConfiguration
  location: class Launcher
src\com\azias\awbe\Launcher.java:16: error: cannot find symbol
                LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
                                                           ^
  symbol:   class LwjglApplicationConfiguration
  location: class Launcher
src\com\azias\awbe\Launcher.java:27: error: cannot find symbol
                new LwjglApplication(new AdvanceWarsBootleg(), config);
                    ^
  symbol:   class LwjglApplication
  location: class Launcher
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:3: error: package com.badlogic.gdx does not exist
import com.badlogic.gdx.Game;
                       ^
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:4: error: package com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d does not exist
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
                                    ^
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:6: error: cannot find symbol
public class AdvanceWarsBootleg extends Game {
                                        ^
  symbol: class Game
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
        public SpriteBatch batch;
               ^
  symbol:   class SpriteBatch
  location: class AdvanceWarsBootleg
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:9: error: method does not override or implement a method from a supertype
        @Override
        ^
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:17: error: method does not override or implement a method from a supertype
        @Override
        ^
src\com\azias\awbe\AdvanceWarsBootleg.java:19: error: cannot find symbol
                super.render();
                ^
  symbol:   variable super
  location: class AdvanceWarsBootleg
12 errors

A: Using Java 6 or later, the classpath option supports wildcards. Note the following:
Use straight quotes (")
Use *, not *.jar

so you could simplify your javac statement:
javac
  -d bin
  -sourcepath src
  -cp ".;libs/*"
  src/com/azias/awbe/Launcher.java

Also depending on the platform the separator is ; (windows) or : (unix).


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Parodies, spoofs and stories that feature a meta approach based on real life incidents or people, have now become a common form of storytelling in Hollywood. It's a successful concept as it keeps the story relevant to current events and trends. Being 'meta' also has the advantage of allowing the filmmakers to make references or tongue in cheek statements about real world people that would otherwise be considered scandalous. Many franchises have been built around the concept of spoofing trends within movies such as the 'Scary Movie' franchise, as well as other one-off movies that mock other movies. While those franchises have been supremely successful, they often rely on a lot of suspension of the logical to be enjoyed, and employ a lot of toiler humour, with almost no story. So it was very refreshing when a movie came along that has all those elements of a satire, however, maintained its own originality and spoof on its own with a fully developed story.
Ben Stiller, better known for comedies and slapstick humour, steps slightly out of his comfort zone to direct a movie based on movie trends, and appropriately satirizes a variety of established Hollywood concepts. 'Tropic Thunder' gathered a massive star cast, in roles that were obviously fashioned after other well known Hollywood stars and filmmakers, while still maintaining its own storyline and providing a fun and entertaining experience, as well as some amazing surprises for its audience.
'Tropic Thunder' is a movie that tells the story of a group of actors, supposed to be shooting for a war movie, who inadvertently find themselves in a real warzone while still under the false impression of shooting for their movie. Things hit the fan when real life drug dealers become involved as the actors have to come together in an attempt to use their fake film training to overcome a very real, life threatening situation.
The main star cast of Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black portray caricatures of real life actors that are well outside of the scope of reality in their own ways. Fading action star Tug Speedman (Ben Stiller) agrees to star in a war drama with other big name actors in an attempt to revitalize his stalled career. Method actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) agrees to take on the role of a black actor, undergoing experimental surgery in order to darken his skin tone, and take on the demeanor of an African American war sargeant, much to the offense of the world at large. Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) a slapstick comedian, also addicted to drugs tries to change his image by agreeing to be in a war epic to try to change public perception of himself as an actor. The three larger than life superstars come together in a fictional movie, which is the movie within 'Tropic Thunder', while the film itself is about how these actors find themselves in a real warzone and attempt to survive.
Stiller plays Tug Speedman, which seems to be an amalgamation of the real life actors Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Around the time 'Tropic Thunder' was released, Cruise's star wasn't shining as brightly as it had known to be; with 'War Of The World's & 'Mission Impossible III' not generating as much box office returns as expected. Speedman follows a similar characterization of an almost has-been action hero who isn't as famous for his usual body of work as he was previously known to be. Trying to restart his career, Speedman does a movie where he portrays a mentally disabled character, such as Dustin Hoffman in 'The Rain Man', which unfortunately goes terribly wrong for the actor. Stiller has maintained, that while he meant no offence to the disabled community, the point of this characterization was to mock how other actors dive into the role of disabled characters, and tread a fine line between imitation and an honest portrayal of characters who are mentally and emotionally challenged. In real life, 'Tropic Thunder's biggest controversy was this portrayal of Stiller's character as retarded, as it did not sit will with Mentally Challenged Support groups.
Downey Jr. portrays the character of Kirk Lazarus, an extremely obsessive method actor, who goes overboard with every role. His latest attempt is to portray an African American character, which creates a scandal within the story of the film, and even some real life controversy. Obviously a white actor playing a black one was one of much scandal within the story of 'Tropic Thunder'. Downey Jr.'s portrayal of Lazarus can be likened to real life actor Russell Crowe, also an Australian like Lazarus in the film, and also having had his share of physical confrontations with Paparazzi, as Lazarus is shown to have in the movie. Stiller, who also wrote the film, points out that this was in an attempt to drive home a point of how some actors go to the extreme for a role. While a Caucasian actor playing an African American is horribly offensive, the silliness of it is pointed out within the movie as well, as a comment to how diversity and inclusion is an issue in Hollywood. Constantly actors of other ethnicities, are passed off as characters of different ethnicities, when an actor portraying their own ethnicity could easily have been achieved. A biggest example of this was the controversy stirred up recently with Emma Stone being cast as a Half Asian character in Cameron Crowe's 'Aloha', when she looks nothing like the part. Even though it was made years before, this kind of casting is exactly the statement being made by 'Tropic Thunder' and the character of Kirk Lazarus.
Black plays a comedic actor who is most recognizable for multiple roles in a movie where the character Portnoy, plays all the characters in a family. Something most infamously done by real life actor Eddie Murphy in 'The Nutty Professor'. This portrayal is another side of the Hollywood trinity of successful actors, one from the comedic genre, known for potty humour and cheap jokes. The comparison to Martin Lawrence can be ascertained based on an incident where Lawrence had an infamous public encounter after suffering exhaustion or issues with drugs; it was never determined one way or the other. While comedic actors may not be winning all the awards in Hollywood, there is a direct link between the stress and pressure involved in comedy, than other genres of TV or movies. Many comedians have been revealed as suffering from depression or attempting to fill a void in their lives through other, harmful means. Black's portrayal of Portnoy is supposed to expose that side of the industry with a character that, while silly, is just a little pathetic and sad, completely contrary to the image portrayed by them to the rest of the world.
As if being satirical about real life Hollywood, by making a movie where the story revolves around making a movie wasn't enough for the filmmakers, 'Tropic Thunder' also features a 'making of' documentary. This fake documentary acts as a behind the scenes look into the making of the fictional film, that's the story in the actual film, 'Tropic Thunder'. The video, done by co-writer, Justin Theroux, is fascinatingly ridiculous and just as amazing in it's attempt of peeling the onion's layers that becomes 'Tropic Thunder'. The rockumentary was applauded for essentially being a form of viral marketing that further enhances the universe created in the movie, by blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
As mentioned earlier, Tom Cruise's public image and worth as an actor at the time of 'Tropic Thunder' was waning. Add to this his very public implosion of couch-jumping on Oprah over exuberance of his marriage with Katie Holmes, or his very public boasting of Scientology, his preferred faith, which turned off a major section of the audience. Cruise was alienating his fans, and needed to get them back fast. This way of doing this was to appear as a complete surprise in the role of a movie studio executive, Les Grossman, in 'Tropic Thunder'.
This role was unlike anything Cruise had done in his career till then, and even now. With prosthetics that aged him, added weight, and a bald cap and large prosthetic hands, Grossman was a foul mouthed bad tempered business man who threw vulgarities up on the screen which would make a sailor blush. Seeing Tom Cruise like this shocked audiences in the best way possible, as it made the actor more approachable and less of an up tight religious fanatic, as he'd come across at the time. Even the credits song featured Cruise, in full make up as Grossman, dancing dirty to a hip hop track as the credits rolled. It was a surprising turn by Cruise, and may have humbled him a lot to audiences who may have been veering away from the actor's films.
'Tropic Thunder' won many awards for its fun and enjoyable story and performances. Stiller's direction was appreciated with such a massive star cast and a movie that was very large in scale. 'Tropic Thunder' successfully parodied many concepts within Hollywood, with big name Hollywood stars themselves, giving itself a lot more credit and legitimacy than other spoofs that are mostly unknowns and done on a much smaller scale.


This is me, Jill. The voice behind the blog.
I was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia but I call San Francisco home now. My parents often joke that I was raised in a car because we traveled so much when I was growing up. I guess that was where my love for roadtrips first came about.
Instagram – Travel with me live (or find me talking about the most random things) on Instagram @jacknjilltravel. See you there.
My husband and I have different styles of travel and there are parts of the world that Jack has no desire to visit. So I figure… I could either fiddle my thumbs and wait for a travel mate to fall into my lap or I can just go travel by myself.
Nobody ever told me why I couldn't or shouldn't.
So, the next thing you know I traveled solo to places like Nicaragua, Cuba, Guatemala, Ethiopia, South Korea, many parts of Europe and the US. I do more adventurous stuff when Jack and I travel together (he's the best adventure buddy) but I love the freedom of solo traveling. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
This is how I roll solo. See what's in my bag.
This is Jack. He's been my best friend and adventure buddy for the past 15 years.
Jack's first international trip was to Jakarta, Indonesia to visit my parents. The fact that he survived it (if you've been to Jakarta, you know it's nothing short but overwhelming) made him realise that he can survive it, he can survive anything. He's as comfortable underwater as when he's hanging off a cliff. As good behind a computer as getting (me) out of uncomfortable situations. Truly the best adventure buddy anyone can ask for.
2007: The official start of "adulting". We graduated, got married, got our first full-time jobs.
Spring 2008: We went on our honeymoon to Alaska where we went backpacking in trail-less Denali National Park. As total noobs. Totally not smart, nor romantic. We got cold, sick, and lost. But we did see grizzlies in the wild. Totally.worth.it.
Summer 2008: We hiked Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in continental US in one day. It was a 22 mile round trip hike and it took us 20 hours. 10 years later I still vow that it's something that strictly belongs in "once in a lifetime camp". I'll never do that again.
Fall 2008: We went skydiving for my birthday. This was when I fell in love with jumping off things. I dream of going base jumping someday but Jack keeps saying "over my dead body." Men do die younger than women, so statistics on my side that I'll get to basejump someday. (Yes, we're morbid).
Summer 2009: We hiked the JMT. It was an incredible experience that every hiker should definitely do.
2010: We started Jack and Jill Travel (the site you're on, right now… in case you don't know).
2011: We took a year off to travel (you know – the whole quit your job and travel the world thing).
2012: We're currently based in San Francisco and proud owners of a orange tabby, but we haven't stopped traveling. And sharing stories.
We did it again! We left the cat with a friend, quit our jobs and moved out of SF, and bought a Sprinter van! We're currently traveling North America in our converted Sprinter van and climbing our heart out. Come follow our van life journey!
We moved to Germany. Because… well, why not?
It turned out that Europe wasn't quite ready for us yet. We moved back to San Francisco and reunited with our cat. We're saving up and dreaming of our next van trip while still traveling as much as we could (7 countries and 9 National Parks!). Will it be yet another Sprinter van (his) or a teardrop trailer (hers)? The debate continues.
New region alert! I finally made it to Central Asia (Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan). I did a short visit to Flores, Indonesia – an island known for its Komodo Dragons and pink beaches. Also, Dia de Los Muertos in Oaxaca, climbing in Spain, diving in Maui, and more. New states: Alabama and Missouri. And oh a climbing incident that led to broken ribs and a helicopter rescue. TLDR: another not-so-quiet year. The way we like 'em to be.
How Can We Afford to Travel So Much?
Time: I work as a freelance web developer and thus have the flexibility that allows me to be location independent. I do like having a home base though. So does our cat.
Money: I set a yearly travel budget and work within it. So that means in one year we can either do a few expensive trips (Hello, Europe and Antarctica!) or many/longer trips to budget places like Asia or Central America. Not being too picky about destinations and being able to travel in shoulder seasons definitely helps.
We also spend money carefully. We don't buy a lot of stuff preferring to borrow/rent (we don't even own cars, we rent one when we need it – the math just works out better). When we do buy stuff, we buy used or high quality items that will last a lifetime. You can read about the different ways we save for travel here.
How Much Does A RTW Trip Cost (Part 2)?
I was just passing by…I have to say I live through your adventures solo or not solo, they are amazing! Kudos to your husband for being able to be with a strong woman like yourself. Best Wishes on your future travels and keep saving!


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The Grill on the Alley was opened in 1984 as a living tribute to the great American grills of yesterday. In time, it has established itself as one of the country's leading restaurants, praised by writers across the country. The menu is classic American grill - prime steaks, fresh seafood, traditional dishes such as chicken pot pie or meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and homemade desserts. Named to The Fine Dining Hall of Fame by Nation's Restaurant News, The Grill is home of the entertainment industry's "power lunch," but is also open for dinner seven days a week.
Our server was amazing and very knowledgeable. We love coming here!
Great food and great service by Jane!
Poached salmon salad best in LA. You can actually have a conversation without shouting. Excellent service.
The Grill is ALWAYS great...an LA institution.
Great food and amazing service - as always.
Compared to most comparably-priced steakhouses, we found this restaurant to be mediocre. The food was bland, there were no bone-in selections and the wine list very limited. Generally past it's prime and we would not return.
Great service and flexibility with meal. Treated wonderfully from arrival and through the meal. Very accommodating.
Res. honored. Great servers. Bread good. Salads good. Steak & brick chicken good. Steak house prices as expected.
Great evening out! Excellent food and service. Would definitely have dinner there again!
I love this place. But sometimes things just don't go well. Ordered surf & turf. The surf was great, but the turf was was way over cooked. Asked for pink, got brown. And then of course their is the wait when u send back. My friend ordered a rib eye. Very fatty and tough and raw. They were very gracious about taking care of it all. But it still is a shame. But I would still go back for another try. Love this place.
Love the place. Great food and staff. Always a good experience.
Mother's 92 birthday. Everything was was really warm & wonderful. That is why it was her #1 choice for this family celebration.
Thank you management, serving staff & kitchen/ chef professionals.
And Mother Nature for a beautiful BH afternoon !
I love The Grill. Everyone has an off day. Our order took a bit longer to be served. We had 2 waiters. Both were professional throughout our experience. My order was wrong. Our waiter was willing to take it back. However, sending it back that evening felt like it could take a longer time. I didn't enjoy my fish. I couldn't eat it.
Additionally, the waiter thought our food was delivered when it was not. Just an off evening.
Everything was wonderful EXCEPT the darkness . Almost impossible to discern the bill, add the tip and sign. How about a little more light.
In L.A. for a few days of art and theater, my teenage son and I needed a place for an early dinner before a show at the Wallis. Everything about Grill on the Alley was right for us, from availability at 6:15 (even arriving a few minutes early), to the service, to the food. Service from the maitre d' and our wait staff was attentive and quick, and they were happy to make sure we enjoyed our meal, but with enough time to get to the theater. Classic Caesar salad was just as it should be, and we split a New York strip that was perfectly charred and medium rare, along with some onion rings and glass of Cab. The atmosphere (maybe especially because it was early) was definitely local, upscale, and not at all stuffy. Sauce Bernaise didn't arrive, but it wasn't actually missed, and our server took it off the tab in record time. It would have been nice to linger over a properly long meal, and next time we're in BH we'll make sure we plan for that.
This is the second consecutive visit where the meat I ordered was excessively tough. My previous visit I ordered the rib eye steak and it was so tough I actually couldn't eat it. This time I ordered the prime rib which was bearly chewable with excessive waiste. Not a good trend.
Always good. Ready to accomodate any and all requests. Reservation changes accepted in good spirit without a lot of phony commnents. Best chicken pot pie around, everything is always top notch. Thanks to everyone for great service!
Very noisy on Saturday evening and they asked us to leave at 7 pm. Our dinner reservation was 5:45 pm and we only stayed around 1 hr 15 mins.
Usually I want to eat about 2 hours in relaxed & casual mood.
We love The Grill...our favorite restaurant in BH!
Consistency is always an essential ingredient for a successful restaurant. The Grill has always been consistently excellent in food quality and preparation and in service. We will return when we have the opportunity.
Service was somewhat slow. Food was great.
Great meal and one of Beverly Hill's legendary restaurants.
The very day I completed a great review of this venue...one of many over the years...we visited again. This time the whole night was really bad: the host, who is usually pretty good, was flustered, rude and hurried, trying to hustle us to a table of 2 for a party of four (and a horrible two top to boot). Clearly he had not even looked at our reservation before trying to seat us.
After I had requested a booth, he seated us at a table In the middle, next to a large party with several small children ( who fortunately were very well behaved).
Our server was slow to arrive, was nothing like other servers we have experienced here. Again, very rushed and disorganized, telling us he had a "helper" several times, but we never saw that person and waited quite a while to even get a drink order taken.
Food was good, as usual, but it took a long time to be served. The person clearing the table spilled a server full of salad dressing all over the table in front of me, and never even noticed. However, our server did come over and cover the area with a napkin fairly quickly.
Everybody has a bad day, but this was definitely not the service or experience we have been used to over the years. I am afraid our guests will never return. Bad service sets the mood for a bad evening.
This is one of the best meals in the LA county area.
An amazing food yet a great company. I would highly recommend this location for any special events or birthday 🎂 .
Had a reservation for 8:15, my finances birthday, well 8:45 rolled around and we were still not seated, finally around 8:55 we were sat. I asked in advance through Open Tale for a booth but were sat at a table. Rocky start, but you ask why I would recommend this place and give it 4 stars across the board.
Well, about 5 minutes went by and we ordered our drinks, the the host walked up and without saying anything apologized and moved us to a booth that a couple had left empty, saying they were busy and wanted to acknowledge my requests for my girls birthday. I didn't say anything because I knew they were busy.
Then the food started coming out, the Wedge Salad was perfect and a large portion, the Lobster mashed potatoes were just about the best I ever had and I mean ever. The filet was cooked perfectly, the only reason why I gave it a 4 out of 5, although very tasty the mesquite was a little heavy for me.
They quietly sang her "happy birthday" and gave us there Dolce De Leche cake and me and the future wife agreed, it was not only one of the best Dolce cakes we had, it was one of the best cakes ever.
Hosts we're inattentive. Waiters were great.
Loved Date Night at the Alley!
Love the old school feel, and the food is on point!!
It was refreshing to see many young people here too. It's a must experience restaurant in BH.
Food is always good, and front desk is handled very professionally and efficiently. A favorite place for us. Energetic, but not oppressive,bar. Full food service at bar. It's become so busy that there are reservations at the bar as well at busy times.
It was Valentine's Day so very busy and very noisy. Usually the ambience is more quiet and refined.
Nice atmosphere for a business lunch.
Always good Gove Pamela a raise!!!
Love this place. Food is always good. Best Lobster salad in the city. Chicken pot pie on cold day is perfect. Lovely wines. Service fantastic and everyone makes you feel welcome.
Love the Grill on the Alley! Outstanding service and food always great. Old school Beverly Hills classic not to be missed.


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DraftKings NASCAR: Bojangles' Southern 500
C.J. Radune
This article is part of our DraftKings NASCAR series.
Location: Darlington, S.C.
Course: Darlington Raceway
Format: 1.36-mile oval
Laps: 367
Race Preview
Denny Hamlin took the win two weeks ago at Bristol Motor Speedway to draw level with teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch on wins, but it was Matt DiBenedetto who stole the show with his impressive runner-up finish. DiBenedetto held onto the lead for 93 of the final 105 laps that night within a week of revealing he was without a ride for next season. It was an impressive display that could earn him an extended stay in the series. As it stands, there are just two races remaining for drivers to book a spot in the championship playoffs. Joe Gibbs Racing has distanced itself from the competition throughout the season with a trio of drivers hoarding 12 wins between them. The final spot in the cutoff is currently held by Daniel Suarez with Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson continuing their slide down the order. That spot will be hotly contested as just two points separate Suarez and Bowyer. Ryan Newman is eight points clear, but Johnson now stands 24 points adrift and looks likely to miss out on the playoffs for the first time since their introduction.
Key Stats at Darlington Raceway
• Number of previous races: 115
• Winners from pole: 20
• Winners from top-5 starters: 70
• Winners from top-10 starters: 98
• Winners from 21st or lower starters: 6
• Fastest race: 141.383 mph
Last 10 Darlington Winners
2018 - Brad Keselowski
2017 - Denny Hamlin
2016 - Martin Truex Jr.
2015 - Carl Edwards
2014 - Kevin Harvick
2013 - Matt Kenseth
2012 - Jimmie Johnson
2011 - Regan Smith
2009 - Mark Martin
Darlington Raceway's Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend harkens back to NASCAR's roots. The oblong circuit is one of the classic venues on the calendar, and 500 miles on its unforgiving surface tests equipment and drivers alike. In its remarkable 115-race history the race has been won by someone starting inside the top 10 a whopping 85 percent of the time. That means fantasy owners have to closely pay attention to starting position. Track position is king on this unique circuit that forces teams and drivers to prepare for unique corners at either end and a surface that tears through tires. Four-tire pit stops will be the preference throughout the long race distance, but two-tire gambles to gain track position toward the end of stages could become a strategy for some. Brad Keselowski won last year's edition on a night when Kyle Larson led 284 of the race's 367 laps. Staying off Darlington's walls, avoiding damage — the infamous "Darlington stripe"— on this aerodynamically sensitive circuit will also be important as teams make adjustments to their cars to handle the difficult course and stay at the sharp end of the field.
DraftKings Tier 1 Values
Kyle Busch - $11,900
Denny Hamlin - $11,400
Joey Logano - $11,000
Kyle Larson - $10,600
Martin Truex Jr. - $10,200
Kevin Harvick - $9,900
Brad Keselowski - $9,600
Chase Elliott - $9,300
Kurt Busch - $9,100
Erik Jones - $8,700
Ryan Newman - $8,300
Alex Bowman - $8,200
Matt DiBenedetto - $7,700
DraftKings Long-Shot Values
Chris Buescher - $7,300
William Byron - $7,100
Daniel Hemric - $6,500
Darrell Wallace Jr. - $5,600
MY PICKS THIS WEEK
Lower-Risk Lineup ($50K Salary Cap)
Daniel Suarez - $7,500
By not choosing Kyle Busch or Denny Hamlin, fantasy players can spend extra money further down the lineup. Truex is no slouch at Darlington, either. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won this race in 2016 and spent time in the lead in each of the last three and should grab extra points due to his lackluster qualifying effort. Getting Kevin Harvick at Darlington is a good thing as well. He's currently in a groove with two wins and four top-10s heading into this weekend and hasn't finished outside of the top 10 at Darlington since 2012. Kurt Busch came close to winning at Darlington in 2003 and has three top-10s from his last four visits to the circuit. The sentimental choice will be Matt DiBenedetto. While expecting him to repeat what he did at Bristol will be a stretch, he has scored three top-10 finishes in the last five races including his near victory two weeks ago. Daniel Suarez is fighting for his spot in the playoffs and has picked up his momentum in the two most recent races with fifth- and eighth-place finishes. He will want that form to continue this week with only two races remaining to separate himself from Clint Bowyer. Rounding out the lower-risk lineup would then be Bubba Wallace. He finished 26th from a 27th-place start here last year and could flirt with a top-20 this weekend if things go his way.
Higher-Risk Lineup ($50K Salary Cap)
Paul Menard - $6,900
Ty Dillon - $6,300
If Kyle Busch weren't starting from the rear he might have taken the top spot in this lineup, but instead we are going with Denny Hamlin who will roll off in the ninth position. He has two wins at this track and has been the hottest driver recently. Chase Elliott has two top-10s from four Darlington starts including last year's fifth-place finish from the 11th starting position. He was fifth in Bristol and ninth at Michigan in the two prior races, too. Ryan Newman is arguably the biggest value on the board. He is fighting for his spot in the playoffs and has only finished outside of the top 20 at Darlington four times in his 20 career starts. His average finish in the last five races at the track is 11.4. Chris Buescher has also put together a nice string of finishes, not coming home worse than 18th since the All-Star Race weekend. His average finish from three career Darlington tries is 15.7 with an average start of just 25.7. Paul Menard does not have a top-10 finish at this track but has been consistently in the top 20 at the same time. Only two of his last seven Darlington races have resulted in finishes outside of the top 20. Similarly, Ty Dillon is another confident top-20 play with a low price. He has raced in this series twice at this track with an average result of 17th.
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