Technology continues to amaze me. Boeing announced today that the Dreamliner will have electronically-controlled shading glass supplied by PPG in its panoramic windows. Basically you get a rheostat switch that varies the transparency of the window glass, doing away with the shade and providing intermediate levels of light. We looked at this for a sunroof on a yacht, but got turned off by the $110 per square foot price. I suppose that on a $130-million list price airliner you can add the bling and nobody complains. I'm very much looking forward to flying a 787.
I'm off to take my finance exam. My cheat sheet ("Use a whole piece of paper! Sure, write on all six sides" says Gautam) is ready but I'm not sure if I am or not. The midterm was too easy, just too darn easy. Now I have the fear about the final, but luckily it will be over in exactly 135 minutes and marketing will be the only final left.
Friday, December 16, 2005