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  1. Re:They dont have to ban all flights by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on DHS Will Now Vet UK Air Passengers To Mexico, Canada, Cuba

    Wrong, grasshopper. http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/destinations/where_we_fly.html Flights from Toronto to London, and vice-versa, nip over a tiny corner of NE New York state. These flights also pass over parts of Quebec and Newfoundland, territories where large percentages of their inhabitants are not 100% sure of their Canadian-ness.

  2. Re:Nothing unusual by nemasu · · Score: 1 · on Iceland Volcano's Ash Grounds European Air Travel

    Right, but intercontinental air travel going near Europe is canceled as well, at least from Canada. http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/trav_adv/100415.html

  3. Re:Frankly by chicago_scott · · Score: 3, Informative · on EU and US Reach Deal On Airline Data

    I would probably agree with you about boycotting travelling to the US if I lived outside the US.

    But regarding your point about risks to your personal liberty and freedom if you come here; I have to point out that the EU is the one that collects this data on it's citzens in the first place.

    Isn't the EU also infringing on on their personal liberty and freedom?

    What about Canada? They have to do the same thing. Here's Air Canada's policy. Isn't your government infriging on your personal liberty and freedom as well?

    http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/APIS/apis.h tml

    Air Canada (like all other airlines) is required to adhere to the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), which requires the collection of specific information from every passenger travelling to Canada, to/from the U.S. and other countries. This information is required for the purposes of ensuring aviation safety and security.

    Travellers must supply Advance Passenger Information at time of check-in or they will be unable to travel.

    Following is a list of information required:

          1. Full name (last name, first name, middle name if applicable)
          2. Gender
          3. Date of Birth
          4. Nationality
          5. Country of residence
          6. Travel document type (normally passport)
          7. Travel document number (expiry date and country of issue for passport)
          8. Destination address in the U.S. (Not required for U.S. nationals, Legal Permanent Residents, or Alien Residents of the U.S. entering the U.S.)

  4. Re:I've had it up to here with your rules! by dwandy · · Score: 1 · on Study Says Cell Phones Can Interfere With Planes
    Have your wife check with the airline, or have the airline text msg your wife's phone to tell them when you'll be late.

    While I'm pro cell usage (on a liberty basis, since I see no credible harm) I don't think calling to say your plane is late is a legit reason...hell, you (as a passenger) probably don't even get to know just how late you're going to be. 5-min? 30-min?
    Personally I never pick up someone from the airport w/o checking flight status before I leave.

  5. Re:The desktop-revolution begins by Onnimikki · · Score: 1 · on Spanish Province Dist-Upgrades

    Ah, I finally reinstalled Linux on my home machine because my dial-up connection under Win2K started acting funny. How funny? Well, just about any webpage related to Sympatico (my ISP) no longer loads. That's right. Slashdot will load fine once I'm connected, but www.sympatico.ca (my ISP's homepage) does not. Reading Sympatico POP mail? Impossible.



    Tech support's answer? Reinstall Netscape. Fine. That didn't work. Next answer? Remove and reinstall the TCP/IP module. Tried that. Twice.



    My answer: install Libranet Debian Linux. It's a little prettier than stock Debian. Reading email and connecting to the ISP homepage via the same dialup number and modem is NO LONGER A PROBLEM.



    So what was the problem? I have no idea. Windows 2000 choked on itself. Now we only reboot to Win2k for my fiancee to use Word, Excel and to book tickets on the Air Canada website.