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Dan

16:43

@Farhan What does stay awake mean?

Farhan

17:13

@Dan Preventing room to freeze because of inactivity.

Bret Copeland

I guess it's gotten pretty quiet around here.

Farhan

@BretCopeland Is this your bot?

You haven't talked for a long time.

Bret Copeland

I feel like a bot would be more talkative.

Farhan

Sometimes it feels that the golden age of this room has passed.

Bret Copeland

Well, Stack has gone through some rough times lately, largely of their own making. I'm sure that has some bleed-over effect on the smaller sites too. It also just isn't so new anymore.

Farhan

17:22

Yeah, I've been busy with life too. Weren't able to pay much attention, but I do pop in a few times a week.

Bret Copeland

It seems like the Q&A site itself is pretty active though, which is nice to see.

Once in a while I pop in when there's a shuttle question.

Farhan

Your shuttle video is popular.

Saw it somewhere being highlighted.

Bret Copeland

More popular than I ever imagined.

Farhan

You are not in NY anymore?

Bret Copeland

I'm still in NY. Brooklyn.

I left Stack almost two years ago, but I'm still living the same place I was.

Farhan

17:30

You still fly?

Bret Copeland

I haven't in a while. The inconvenience of getting out to the airport was starting to overtake the enjoyment I was getting. I would still like to go again, but probably not during the pandemic.

I'm excited about the new MS Flight Simulator coming out in a couple weeks.

Farhan

I set up XPlane 10, but now 11 is released.

Bret Copeland

I never felt like X-Plane was as enjoyable. It's okay, but the scenery is generic and boring. Airplanes in it always feel a little more unstable than I think they should be.

Farhan

17:46

There are a lot of upgrades which make it much better, but also cost money.

When I researched, both have pros and cons. I felt XPlane better, so went to it.

Probably it's same as Android/Apple, Nikon/Canon etc.

Bret Copeland

Yeah, I'm not willing to spend money to upgrade every single airport and area individually. That's king of why I'm excited about the new Microsoft sim, since it's the best real-world scenery I could imagine at this point.

I mean, I think X-Plane has been the best available for a while given how outdated FSX is, but I still never cared for it too much.

Farhan

FSX is now owned by Lockheed?

Bret Copeland

Possibly. I feel like I heard something about that.

Farhan

Have you heard from voretaq?

He disappeared a long time ago.

Bret Copeland

I see him say things on Twitter, but I haven't talked to him in a long time.

Farhan

17:53