The totally off-topic thread

[anat0l]

It's been less than two weeks since I obtained my iPod touch.

At first, I was quite apprehensive about how typing on the device would be. I imagined that with my fat fingers (and fatter thumbs), I wouldn't have a chance in Hell in ever achieving any accuracy.

Also, since I'm a pedant for spelling and am a very cautious adopter of spell check etc., I turned off Auto Correct and Check Spelling almost immediately.

A week and a bit on, I'm surprising myself in a few ways. Firstly, typing on the device has become easier for two reasons. One is that I'm learning the more finer shape of my thumbs and thus know where to "aim" when I press so that the correct letter is pressed. The second one is that some how the device has started to (or was already built in with) recognise some of my typos (e.g. typing an 'A' when I meant to type a 'S'), and offering me the correct word. It's now to the point where often the device only offers one suggestion for the correction and I know what it is, so I just keep going on with my typing.

There are a couple of moments where the spell checker is a bit of a pain, but I often check what I type before sending it off.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Am I dreaming or did I see an ad in the weekend papers for BA F rtn SYD-LHR $ 7990?
Perhaps I am and it was one way ?

 

[anat0l]

Am I dreaming or did I see an ad in the weekend papers for BA F rtn SYD-LHR $ 7990?
Perhaps I am and it was one way ?

Nope - no jokes...



Looks like you mainly have to book on BA metal, however. BA codeshares on QF metal are around double the price.

Taxes are just a shade over $1000 all up for the return journey.

Fare basis is fully flexible (i.e. not a "restrictive" First typical of a sale).

Wish I had a spare $8k lying around...

 

[Princess Fiona]

Nope - no jokes...

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Looks like you mainly have to book on BA metal, however. BA codeshares on QF metal are around double the price.

Taxes are just a shade over $1000 all up for the return journey.

Fare basis is fully flexible (i.e. not a "restrictive" First typical of a sale).

Wish I had a spare $8k lying around...

Thanks , now I am seriously looking for that 8K

 

[QF WP]

Damn, I wish I had a reason for flying to LHR as well as the spare $8K.

F SC's for J pricing, wow BA must be hurting


Sent from my iPhone using Aust Freq Fly app

 

[Princess Fiona]

Does anyone know which of the BA routes/ aircraft have the new F on them? The website has very limited info and no mention of Australia on it.

 

[notzac]

A week and a bit on, I'm surprising myself in a few ways. Firstly, typing on the device has become easier for two reasons. One is that I'm learning the more finer shape of my thumbs and thus know where to "aim" when I press so that the correct letter is pressed. The second one is that some how the device has started to (or was already built in with) recognise some of my typos (e.g. typing an 'A' when I meant to type a 'S'), and offering me the correct word. It's now to the point where often the device only offers one suggestion for the correction and I know what it is, so I just keep going on with my typing.

The adaptive correction stuff in iOS is really very impressive. The secret is blindly trusting it will get stuff right for you, which really does work around 85% - 90% of the time it seems.

 

[drewbles]

The adaptive correction stuff in iOS is really very impressive. The secret is blindly trusting it will get stuff right for you, which really does work around 85% - 90% of the time it seems.

Unfortunately it would seem that Apple has "enhanced" in the QF sense, the auto-correct in iOS 5.0 It's meant to be smarter and offer suggestions for misspelled words as well, but in reality, it's shyte. There's so many words that are correct when entered, and it tries to auto-correct. It also seems to be 'dumb' and not learn inputs as quickly as the older versions.

I'm putting this down to 'beta strangeness' and hoping it gets improved for the GM.

 

[samh004]

Recently my dad took an award flight to Japan, and was upgraded to F by CX, along with a travelling companion. He sent me an email to gloat, so I told him to take photos, and here’s the album if anyone is interested. I believe it was an evening flight, so that should explain the bad light. And apparently it’s also the new F…

MobileMe Gallery

 

[thewinchester]

Recently my dad took an award flight to Japan, and was upgraded to F by CX, along with a travelling companion. He sent me an email to gloat, so I told him to take photos, and here’s the album if anyone is interested. I believe it was an evening flight, so that should explain the bad light. And apparently it’s also the new F…

MobileMe Gallery

Sorry, but this is too on topic for my liking

 

[samh004]

Sorry, but this is too on topic for my liking

No worries, was mainly posted for anat0l.

Anyone else had sporadic access over the last couple hours?

 

[Hvr]

Yeah no access here in CBR for the last couple of hours.

 

[drron]

And here in Mackay.

 

[ejb]

iPhone app been on and off for an hour or so.

ejb


Sent from my iPhone so please ignore auto corrects!

 

[QF WP]

There was an upgrade being done , so that was probably the issue. Looks like it all worked

 

[samh004]

There was an upgrade being done , so that was probably the issue. Looks like it all worked

Was there an announcement that it would be down for an upgrade? I usually see them


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[Flashback]

When you know, you know (I know those of you who will know what I'm referring to!)

 

[tuapekastar]

When you know, you know (I know those of you who will know what I'm referring to!)

I know!



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[QF WP]

No, I don't know that you know, you know...??

When you know, you know (I know those of you who will know what I'm referring to!)

 

[drron]

It must be one of those unknown unknowns.