tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post1468058979188600638..comments2024-01-05T13:00:21.226-08:00Comments on Code Name Insight: Surviving DisasterCode Name Insighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11496657585224292169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post-31997721356294677202009-09-03T21:30:49.263-07:002009-09-03T21:30:49.263-07:00I agree with your take on the Colony. As kids we ...I agree with your take on the Colony. As kids we would build things--kites, forts, electrical things, but these days those skills are sadly lacking in most people (me included). If I had to be stranded with anyone from the Colony it would be John--someone who can engineer almost anything. This also points out that I (and probably most everyone else) needs to spend more time designing gadgets (more useful skill after a disaster) instead of websites (not quite as useful except in very specific instances).Code Name Insighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496657585224292169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post-16590773994429638422009-09-02T09:34:36.221-07:002009-09-02T09:34:36.221-07:00the one thing I've enjoyed with the Colony are...the one thing I've enjoyed with the Colony are the builds. The spark transmitter was cool as well as the AM receiver. It made me recall the fun I had as a kid building those Radio Shack electronic kits for receivers/transmitters, etc. and wish I still had those kits. Knowledge like that is key. Could you have thought of those builds and then made them work? I doubt many could. <br /><br />The drama is mostly pointless, especially given the producers are creating situations where they give the instigators an inside track on back doors, holes in security and weak points for them to mess with. Then again, they have a limited amount of time to do as much as possible, so it makes sense in the frame of the show. (realistic or not) <br /><br />I'm surprised there hasn't been more outside searching for items, but I also think the onsite handlers discourage them from activities like that unless the producers have a scenario set up for them (like the trip to the hospital). Time is working against you in those situations in real life and a treasure chest like the hospital SHOULD have been picked clean early on. I would have expected the first few days to have been a mad scurry to scour the surrounding areas for any items of use. <br /><br />Oh, and that solar tracker was badass. I would have put it on the roof and not in the courtyard, but still I really liked it. ;-)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617231720161266493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post-78702472673062272782009-09-02T07:59:16.798-07:002009-09-02T07:59:16.798-07:00David, thanks for the info...some things to think ...David, thanks for the info...some things to think about.<br />Jeauz, my thoughts exactly about The Colony.Code Name Insighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496657585224292169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post-10038503591924286382009-09-02T05:47:15.321-07:002009-09-02T05:47:15.321-07:00I thought the show was a bit over the top. A few t...I thought the show was a bit over the top. A few things (some for the producer)<br /><br />- The dive the plane was put into when they broke into the cockpit would have put the plane into supersonic flight which would have resulted in a breakup. <br /><br />- A single stab doesn't kill immediately (in the case of stabbing passengers). <br /><br />- I really liked when they talked about NORAD they showed a video clip from the 80's movie, "War Games". Classy. LOL<br /><br />- I dunno if you've ever been on a flight lately, but there's no drink service, etc. to the flight deck where the path to the door isn't obstructed by a service cart, etc. The break in to the flight deck was unrealistic, but done in order to facilitate their "survival situation". <br /><br />The reality is that since 9/11, you can't hijack an airplane again with Americans on board. If someone if waving a box cutter or a plastic knife in front of me, I'm gonna kick his ass along with all the males on the plane. Why not? We're dead already. Its the undeniable logic of flight 93. Nobody has attempted a hijacking since because their % of success is about as close to zero as you can get. <br /><br />I fly every week for work and have absolutely no fear of a hijacking. None. Nada. Zip. <br /><br />And trust me - my lack of fear isn't from the diligence of the TSA.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617231720161266493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144465279383388996.post-6547142182756221972009-09-02T04:44:35.242-07:002009-09-02T04:44:35.242-07:00Thanks for the review. I had wanted to see it last...Thanks for the review. I had wanted to see it last night but got distracted with parenting duties. <br /><br />I too got tired of The Colony. Loved the building of stuff (water filtration, wood gas generator), got tired of the drama...<br /><br />Haven't watched it since...jeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879973803368856325noreply@blogger.com