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Boeing Scraps In-flight Internet Access
Dreamwalkerofyore writes "According to the BBC, Boeing has recently announced that it has abandoned Connexion, its in-flight broadband service. Said Boeing CEO Jim McNerney: 'Regrettably, the market for this service has not materialized as had been expected. We believe this decision best balances the long-term interests of all parties with a stake in Connexion by Boeing.'"
Terrorists can coordinate their attacks using something called a wristwatch. Perhaps these should be banned from flights too.
Who will I email for help when deadly snakes are released on my flight?
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Next they will ban passengers from flights.
Homeland.Sec: "People are responsible for causing all these crashes. After exhaustive investigation by FAA, we have concluded that presence of passengers on flights is 100% responsible for all these h1jackings. Henceforth, all passengers are banned from flights until further notice."
Oh and the $212 you paid for the flight ticket is NOT refundable.
Watch as this becomes a reality in 2007 once the Rep. party wins a thumping majority this year in Congress/Senate.
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Honestly, you'd think the editors would be wiser than to post this story on today of all days, when Snakes on a Plane goes on general release. (Slashdot story yet?!) Maybe they were concerned about security --- trying to avoid worms on a plane and all that.
Using a cell phone on a plane would be incredibly dangerous to your health.
If you were sitting near me on a plane spouting corporate buzzwords or telling your hard of hearing relatives that "...yes! We're on the plane...", for hours on end, and if I have to hear the latest (and always truly inane and über-irritating) ring tone over and over, then trust me, you would be in terrible terrible terrible danger...
Just bring some liquid fuel cell fuel...
Oh, wait..
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I'd say the Pacific is a very unpopulated area.
If this happens, then JetBlue will probably build a keyboard into the seat tray.
Wow - that seems like a big investment to get people to flock to your airline. I'd think free booze might cost about the same, and people (everyone I know) would definetly fly such an airline. Plus, it would be easier to spot terrorists - they'd be the sober ones.
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does that include dell laptops?
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Look on the bright side - laptops & gadgets are pretty ineffective against snakes anyway (unless you open the laptop flat & use it as a bite shield, I suppose). A pillow or blanket would make a more agile of an implement, IMO.
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Yet that is what is being told all the time by the airlines. The same lame excuse is often used in hospitals.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11627970/
Quote: there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that suggests battery-operated devices, [...] might disrupt critical aircraft navigation systems.
OTOH I don't mind the ban of cellphones on an airplane. Can you imagine trying to sleep and having some 'businessman' calling all the time? I have seen people with TWO cellphones calling till the airplane door. I can not imagine the horror sitting near that person.
Or sitting next to some younger person calling his haXor friend.
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