... Now how does the citizen build one? Instructions should be posted. If random citizens may have these, perhaps behavioral enforcement between the government and people will begin to run both ways? Someone harrassing a politician, etc... with one would of course be arrested and what not, but when armed squads of thugs arrive to attack First Amendment protected gatherings, the thought of having their own instruments turned on them might give them pause, and maybe, just maybe, there will be a peaceful, respectful co-existance. Knowing that the citizens can have such can help curtail abuses without such even being used. That's one interpretation of why the Second Ammendement was written.
Further, the other type of armed thugs (rapists, muggers, carjackers... you know, the types the police are supposed to go after originally) would find this a bit dissuasive if it started being used occaisionally to foil their attacks.
I'm sorry, but the idea of creating a school map for you and your friends to play is something that goes back as far as Doom.
I actually did mine in Wolfenstein3D... My Art teacher gave me an A, and everyone loved it... other teachers included, even though it wasn't exactly perfect (diagonal walls required some visual tricks to say the least). This was pre-Columbine of course. Every reaction schools have had since that incident have been the exact opposite of helpful, and has probably added a cummulative pressure on causing more such incidents.
I wrote many very disturbing things in high school, because that was my favorite style (think Tarantino meets Douglas Adams). And I was bored off my ass... completely, by a school that was far more into "discipline" and sports than education. I graduated before Columbine, but my younger brother attending that school the year after was told not to wear his trenchcoat (in freezing weather) by school staff, etc... I wore one for my last two years, frequently, without incident other than the occaisional compliment. When I wrote things that sufficiently weirded out teachers, I'd end up in the counselor's office (not with the damn police) and sometimes they'd recommend my parents take me to a phsycologist for evaluation (did once, doc said I was smart and bored).
As far as emotion and mental stability are concerned, I'm probably way ahead of 99% of humans... as laid back as can be. Figuring out which kids might go apeshit in school takes a lot more than reading their creative assignments. Unfortunately, right after Columbine, and continuously since then, it seems that school administrators are doing the exact opposite of what they need to to prevent such occurances. Someone with emotional issues who is prevented from expressing in his or her dress, writing, art, speech... well, they're going to feel more and more trapped. For those who can't look ahead to their futures and see the big picture (some huge percentage of everyone), these types of restrictions, and responses like that of this school will. directly. cause. more tragedy. Unfortunately, with school funding what it is, hiring intelligent, qualified people who get it is a bit difficult, so I only expect to see more and more such idiocy.
If you're an outsider and nerd in high school now and reading this, I can say this though: In college, and moreso even in the real world thereafter, you're gonna be doing much better than the rest... just zoom out your perspective some and you'll see this is a minor (albeit ridiculously frustrating) temporary inconvenience.
it would be nicer if they also started investing more interest in human rights, democratic ideals, freedom of speech, free press, no censorship, political pluralism, open competition of ideas and on and on and on.
You cite a variety of freedom related issues and mix in an (emphasis mine) political / structural bit, assuming it's part of the ultimate goal of a free society. I heard a beautiful statement the other day from Jacques Fresco along the lines of "Civilization is the goal, but we don't really have civilization yet, it's in progress." I think democracy can work very well, and given history, better than most other systems. However, it obviously has its flaws and is easily endangered.
Every time I've been to China, I'm amazed at how rapidly they're making progress... how amazing the shift is from the '80s to what it is now. Democracy would yield far more stagnation. In a country like ours, where we all have AC, TV, and McD's, stagnation can be comfortable... In a place like China, where there's still huge ammount of variation and a gigantic poor / agrarian sector, rapid change, the kind that comes from an oligarchy, will result in more happy, thriving people sooner than slow, "natural" progress aforded by Democracy. I would not be surprised to see an emergent political/governmental method demonstrate its superiority to what we have in the next 20-50 years. As with all things, such "superiority" would be by some measures and not all. I personally chose freedom of speech and less censorship (don't kid yourself on US being totally free), than the oddly rapid pace of progress in China at the moment though, but I certainly don't count our political system to be one of our country's great treasures.
In Democracy, faux issues are fought over and rehashed endlessly to distract us from the fact that our government isn't doing its proper, boring jobs. The Democratic Ideal requires ideal humans to operate... given that the concept includes all of any set of humans, it is designed to reach less than its own ideal... there's some kind of funky recursion there. Anyway, long term planning like this is virtually impossible to produce in our system, and if it were produced, even less possible to adhere to. Just something to think about...
Shouldn't DRM be uncrackable even with access to source code? Just like open source encryption methods?
Here's another thought: copyright is an agreement set up by congress, on the people's behalf, to temporarily limit our natural right to copy any form of information in exchange to the artists, etc... for a form of exclusive legal copying for the sake of gaining income from their efforts (thus encouraging more such efforts). The limited time aspect is specified clearly, although our "representatives" have repeatedly retroactively extended it, making a mockery of our founding documents.
I assert that any DRM system that does not include an "expiration" system to make the information copyable again thereby delivering it to the public domain, per the agreement that is the copyright system, has broken the copyright concept and is therefore not eligible for copyright protection. All known DRM voids the copyright protection of the work it is applied to. Even if you don't agree, "uncrackable" DRM would most definitely break the convention of copyright, as written into law. I'd absolutely love to see a challenge to the DMCA, etc... on these grounds.
This 'droid is the *perfect* size and shape. You add a standard male doll face, red hair, striped shirt, blue overalls...
Back when I was a kid, to scare your little sister half to death you needed to do some puppeteering with a My Buddy doll. Kids these days have such cool toys.
In addition, up to 600 tons of melted, hardened sludge will be produced each day and will be sold for road construction. So we're going to see some new "recirculate-mode-only" roads in the near future, eh?
From HP's timed "expiration" of ink cartridges to this, it's become quite obvious that this organization has the same sort of ethical standards as Sony, Enron, etc... What's particularly sad is that they were, at least at one time, a real innovative and pioneering company. I studied some of their software engineering practices while pursuing a CS degree, and they were quite impressive. Nowadays, they're on my "Boycott and tell others why to avoid" list.
People eat peanut butter sandwiches, they shouldn't have to cater to people with nut allergies if they want to have a picnic in a public place. People exist with shellfish allergies as well; Are peanut, wheat, shellfish, and toe tapping going to be outlawed next?
Last I checked, somebody eating food near me doesn't result in me ingesting said food against my will. The current popular delivery mechanism for tobacco forces everyone in a wide radius to partake. I've never been disturbed by someone using nicotine gum or a patch, or by someone consuming a sandwich the same way that smoke gives me an instant headache. I don't think tobacco products should be banned (I don't support the way the War on Drugs operates either), but in a civilized society there needs to be either alternative, non-shared delivery systems for public use, or a lack of public use.
I've had the odd, but pleasant experience of being on teams with an equal mix or a majority of females during my IT career. It has *never* been a problem for me or my coworkers. For those who cite sexual tension / avoiding the wrong signals / lawsuit susceptibility, etc... the approach to avoid that is reallllly simple: do the lunch invites, etc... as a group. Guys: "Hey, we're thinking about Benihana for lunch, you in?" The "we" part of that makes it decidedly not an attempt at romance. Gals: an undirected, "Who's up for lunch?" question when "the boys" are gathered in some kind of conversation / after a late-morning meeting will acheive the same thing. Try it!
That sort of interaction has led to some good lasting friendships with coworkers from previous departments... overt paranoia over this topic would have prevented that. On the other side of the coin, if you *want* to start some more romantic relationships, the best I can suggest is that this is an arena for women to break tradition and voice the idea first... While guys like me are behaving ourselves and taking friendly behavior as just that, it serves as blinders to any other cues you might intend to send. And those blinders are in place for reasons others have already explained. Call it statistics, tradition, or sexism, but obviously making the initial approach is a bit riskier for the male these days. That's sad, but as with most tradition, the solution is to break it.:-)
Lotus Notes also has the Important flag available, in a column to display various pre-set icons for type of message... I've built dialogs for myself to insert custom icons into my messages (Notes hackers: the field is "_ViewIcon", values are positive integers). If used sparingly, you can definitely get someone's attention when your message shows up in their Inbox with an icon they've never seen there before.:-D
No *anything* allowed on planes... now this... the good Marquis's books will be removed from shelves again. They're whittling little freedoms away at a steady pace so that they can get to the state depicted in V for Vendetta. What year is that supposed to be?
Like someone else said, this movie was labelled with "cult" status before it hit theaters, which is different from most other cult films. I did see an "audience participation guide" published before the film came out, but for the most part it was lame.
However, now that the movie is out, things have changed. People were clapping and cheering during certain scenes both times that I've seen it (Friday and Monday), and I've been noticing parts of the film that are perfect for audience participation lines. Likewise, this IMDB thread has a few gems that audience members came up with while viewing the movie for the first time! After this movie has been out another week or so, I expect to see the last show of the evening populated by people who go there not for the deep and moving piece of cinema, but rather for a new, fun, audience-participation laden experience.
For those of you considering downloading it or getting the DVD, you are missing out. See it at the last showing on a Friday night, preferably at a theater known for a large, loud, youthful crowd. This film is nothing to appreciate in the traditional way, but it is something fabulous and rare... it's a fun movie to see in a theater.
I've been musing about this since Katrina... There is a lot of emotional power behind the "rebuild New Orleans" concept, and it will most likely happen. As huge parts of it were destroyed, that rebuilding process will be from the foundations up.
During the Civil War, Sherman burned Atlanta to the ground. Now, as far as cities in the Southern US goes, it's pretty damn advanced. It most assuredly would not be what it is today had that event not occured. Savannah, Georgia was "spared" by Sherman, and the place seems allergic to progress. At least part of that comes from a valid desire to preserve the historic elements that have been there for centuries. NOLA faces some of those concerns, but only in the sections that weren't destroyed...
I very seriously hope to see, perhaps in 20 years or so, the beginnings of one of the first NEW cities in the US in quite some time. The causality may suck, but life has already delivered those lemons... I want to see a 21st century city over here, and it has a chance to happen. Failing that, I'm hoping some growth happens around one of the spaceport sites.
I'm sorry to hear your oft-exercised right to in-cabin oral hygiene is being trampled upon. Put your bathroom items in the bags you check in; you may continue to luxuriate in your hypochondria after the plane lands.
I only find that necessary on the really long, overseas flights, and, at least with Cathay Pacific, they give you toothpaste and a toothbrush for such flights. However, when I go on short trips, I take one carry-on with everything I'll need during my stay. Whether it's one day or 4, I'll need the regular assortment of toiletries. People who wear makeup or have more elaborate hair-care routines will need quite a lot of stuff. Stuff that now has to be repurchased at every destination, or stowed in checked baggage. Maybe I'm just lucky, but whenever I must check baggage, roughly half of the time it is lost, stolen, or, if I'm lucky, merely delayed.
Perhaps you're just trolling, but this ham-handed "security" measure is making travel much more costly or much more inconvenient, or maybe just both. Hypochondriacs and OCD tooth brushers aren't the only people impacted.
You make some good points about improved convenience in certain arenas. I do remember making the switch from calling to reserving online, and I was pleased with that... but that was almost a decade ago now. I also remember airline prices that were half what they are now in the South East US area... even after the ValueJet / AirTran switch. I have noticed more and more lost luggage, perhaps because I travel more often, but as a result, I only check baggage for long trips. I'm not going to start checking all my luggage or checking a special bag for toiletries. If there are no other options, I may start having to buy a bunch of items after every flight, but that'll only last until the next "security" measure TSA takes and the airlines roll over for. I don't really want to think of how they're going to "improve" our flying experiences next, but I'm pretty sure they're not done yet. Vader's "The deal has been changed. Pray I don't alter it further," comes to mind for some reason.
Anyway, my main point is not to complain... I'm looking for a solution. There's a lot of Cessna owners out there, and there's a lot of people who are getting fed up with what air travel has become lately. So far, I've not seen anything for small-scale flight out there that is not order(s) of magnitude more expensive, but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone else has figured it out.
On short trips, I never check my bags, because, given the quality of airlines in the US, I'm guaranteed luggage loss on one leg of the trip (but they strive for both). Now I'm not allowed fluids? Hair gel, shampoo, mouthwash, toothpaste, and my ever-present bottle of water? I'm pissed. Everything about airlines in the US sucks, and this is the icing on the cake. I want to be done with them.
Does anyone know of a website that allows Cesna owners, etc... and potential passengers to arrange small flights without this kind of bullshit? Do I just have to learn to fly and buy a fucking plane? I'm tired of it, and I'm serious.
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... Now how does the citizen build one? Instructions should be posted. If random citizens may have these, perhaps behavioral enforcement between the government and people will begin to run both ways? Someone harrassing a politician, etc... with one would of course be arrested and what not, but when armed squads of thugs arrive to attack First Amendment protected gatherings, the thought of having their own instruments turned on them might give them pause, and maybe, just maybe, there will be a peaceful, respectful co-existance. Knowing that the citizens can have such can help curtail abuses without such even being used. That's one interpretation of why the Second Ammendement was written.
Further, the other type of armed thugs (rapists, muggers, carjackers... you know, the types the police are supposed to go after originally) would find this a bit dissuasive if it started being used occaisionally to foil their attacks.
Someone get plans online. Please. Now.
who are illegally distributing music to me through the solid walls of my friend's house from three blocks over.
Sometimes they distribute music to her from 5:30am to 2am.
Are they highly modified DeLorean DMC-12s?
... Stuff that matters to the companies selling their products to said users and astroturfing this site.
I wrote many very disturbing things in high school, because that was my favorite style (think Tarantino meets Douglas Adams). And I was bored off my ass... completely, by a school that was far more into "discipline" and sports than education. I graduated before Columbine, but my younger brother attending that school the year after was told not to wear his trenchcoat (in freezing weather) by school staff, etc... I wore one for my last two years, frequently, without incident other than the occaisional compliment. When I wrote things that sufficiently weirded out teachers, I'd end up in the counselor's office (not with the damn police) and sometimes they'd recommend my parents take me to a phsycologist for evaluation (did once, doc said I was smart and bored).
As far as emotion and mental stability are concerned, I'm probably way ahead of 99% of humans... as laid back as can be. Figuring out which kids might go apeshit in school takes a lot more than reading their creative assignments. Unfortunately, right after Columbine, and continuously since then, it seems that school administrators are doing the exact opposite of what they need to to prevent such occurances. Someone with emotional issues who is prevented from expressing in his or her dress, writing, art, speech... well, they're going to feel more and more trapped. For those who can't look ahead to their futures and see the big picture (some huge percentage of everyone), these types of restrictions, and responses like that of this school will. directly. cause. more tragedy. Unfortunately, with school funding what it is, hiring intelligent, qualified people who get it is a bit difficult, so I only expect to see more and more such idiocy.
If you're an outsider and nerd in high school now and reading this, I can say this though: In college, and moreso even in the real world thereafter, you're gonna be doing much better than the rest... just zoom out your perspective some and you'll see this is a minor (albeit ridiculously frustrating) temporary inconvenience.
it would be nicer if they also started investing more interest in human rights, democratic ideals, freedom of speech, free press, no censorship, political pluralism, open competition of ideas and on and on and on.
You cite a variety of freedom related issues and mix in an (emphasis mine) political / structural bit, assuming it's part of the ultimate goal of a free society. I heard a beautiful statement the other day from Jacques Fresco along the lines of "Civilization is the goal, but we don't really have civilization yet, it's in progress." I think democracy can work very well, and given history, better than most other systems. However, it obviously has its flaws and is easily endangered.
Every time I've been to China, I'm amazed at how rapidly they're making progress... how amazing the shift is from the '80s to what it is now. Democracy would yield far more stagnation. In a country like ours, where we all have AC, TV, and McD's, stagnation can be comfortable... In a place like China, where there's still huge ammount of variation and a gigantic poor / agrarian sector, rapid change, the kind that comes from an oligarchy, will result in more happy, thriving people sooner than slow, "natural" progress aforded by Democracy. I would not be surprised to see an emergent political/governmental method demonstrate its superiority to what we have in the next 20-50 years. As with all things, such "superiority" would be by some measures and not all. I personally chose freedom of speech and less censorship (don't kid yourself on US being totally free), than the oddly rapid pace of progress in China at the moment though, but I certainly don't count our political system to be one of our country's great treasures.
In Democracy, faux issues are fought over and rehashed endlessly to distract us from the fact that our government isn't doing its proper, boring jobs. The Democratic Ideal requires ideal humans to operate... given that the concept includes all of any set of humans, it is designed to reach less than its own ideal... there's some kind of funky recursion there. Anyway, long term planning like this is virtually impossible to produce in our system, and if it were produced, even less possible to adhere to. Just something to think about...
It may have been unwatchable children's drek, but there was an animated Stargate: Infinity as well as the current two shows.
These sorts of tactics are going to bloat the pirate population, pass the rum me-hearty, y'aarrrrrrr.
Thank goodness! At least one major corporation is finally trying to do something about global warming.
You should realize, the equivalence nakedness == pornography is virtually unique to the USA.
No, no, no; some third world, war-zone theocracies of the middle east and africa are with us in that particular bit of cultural enlightenment.
The 1st zero-G porno is gonna rake it in.
_ experiment_000516.html (safe for work link)
No need to use future tense...
http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/uranus
Shouldn't DRM be uncrackable even with access to source code? Just like open source encryption methods?
Here's another thought: copyright is an agreement set up by congress, on the people's behalf, to temporarily limit our natural right to copy any form of information in exchange to the artists, etc... for a form of exclusive legal copying for the sake of gaining income from their efforts (thus encouraging more such efforts). The limited time aspect is specified clearly, although our "representatives" have repeatedly retroactively extended it, making a mockery of our founding documents.
I assert that any DRM system that does not include an "expiration" system to make the information copyable again thereby delivering it to the public domain, per the agreement that is the copyright system, has broken the copyright concept and is therefore not eligible for copyright protection. All known DRM voids the copyright protection of the work it is applied to. Even if you don't agree, "uncrackable" DRM would most definitely break the convention of copyright, as written into law. I'd absolutely love to see a challenge to the DMCA, etc... on these grounds.
Here here! I consider Hackers to be the absolute best Romantic Comedy film ever made.
This 'droid is the *perfect* size and shape. You add a standard male doll face, red hair, striped shirt, blue overalls...
Back when I was a kid, to scare your little sister half to death you needed to do some puppeteering with a My Buddy doll. Kids these days have such cool toys.
In addition, up to 600 tons of melted, hardened sludge will be produced each day and will be sold for road construction.
So we're going to see some new "recirculate-mode-only" roads in the near future, eh?
From HP's timed "expiration" of ink cartridges to this, it's become quite obvious that this organization has the same sort of ethical standards as Sony, Enron, etc... What's particularly sad is that they were, at least at one time, a real innovative and pioneering company. I studied some of their software engineering practices while pursuing a CS degree, and they were quite impressive. Nowadays, they're on my "Boycott and tell others why to avoid" list.
People eat peanut butter sandwiches, they shouldn't have to cater to people with nut allergies if they want to have a picnic in a public place.
People exist with shellfish allergies as well; Are peanut, wheat, shellfish, and toe tapping going to be outlawed next?
Last I checked, somebody eating food near me doesn't result in me ingesting said food against my will. The current popular delivery mechanism for tobacco forces everyone in a wide radius to partake. I've never been disturbed by someone using nicotine gum or a patch, or by someone consuming a sandwich the same way that smoke gives me an instant headache. I don't think tobacco products should be banned (I don't support the way the War on Drugs operates either), but in a civilized society there needs to be either alternative, non-shared delivery systems for public use, or a lack of public use.
I've had the odd, but pleasant experience of being on teams with an equal mix or a majority of females during my IT career. It has *never* been a problem for me or my coworkers. For those who cite sexual tension / avoiding the wrong signals / lawsuit susceptibility, etc... the approach to avoid that is reallllly simple: do the lunch invites, etc... as a group. Guys: "Hey, we're thinking about Benihana for lunch, you in?" The "we" part of that makes it decidedly not an attempt at romance. Gals: an undirected, "Who's up for lunch?" question when "the boys" are gathered in some kind of conversation / after a late-morning meeting will acheive the same thing. Try it!
:-)
That sort of interaction has led to some good lasting friendships with coworkers from previous departments... overt paranoia over this topic would have prevented that. On the other side of the coin, if you *want* to start some more romantic relationships, the best I can suggest is that this is an arena for women to break tradition and voice the idea first... While guys like me are behaving ourselves and taking friendly behavior as just that, it serves as blinders to any other cues you might intend to send. And those blinders are in place for reasons others have already explained. Call it statistics, tradition, or sexism, but obviously making the initial approach is a bit riskier for the male these days. That's sad, but as with most tradition, the solution is to break it.
Lotus Notes also has the Important flag available, in a column to display various pre-set icons for type of message... I've built dialogs for myself to insert custom icons into my messages (Notes hackers: the field is "_ViewIcon", values are positive integers). If used sparingly, you can definitely get someone's attention when your message shows up in their Inbox with an icon they've never seen there before. :-D
No *anything* allowed on planes... now this... the good Marquis's books will be removed from shelves again. They're whittling little freedoms away at a steady pace so that they can get to the state depicted in V for Vendetta. What year is that supposed to be?
Like someone else said, this movie was labelled with "cult" status before it hit theaters, which is different from most other cult films. I did see an "audience participation guide" published before the film came out, but for the most part it was lame.
However, now that the movie is out, things have changed. People were clapping and cheering during certain scenes both times that I've seen it (Friday and Monday), and I've been noticing parts of the film that are perfect for audience participation lines. Likewise, this IMDB thread has a few gems that audience members came up with while viewing the movie for the first time! After this movie has been out another week or so, I expect to see the last show of the evening populated by people who go there not for the deep and moving piece of cinema, but rather for a new, fun, audience-participation laden experience.
For those of you considering downloading it or getting the DVD, you are missing out. See it at the last showing on a Friday night, preferably at a theater known for a large, loud, youthful crowd. This film is nothing to appreciate in the traditional way, but it is something fabulous and rare... it's a fun movie to see in a theater.
I've been musing about this since Katrina... There is a lot of emotional power behind the "rebuild New Orleans" concept, and it will most likely happen. As huge parts of it were destroyed, that rebuilding process will be from the foundations up.
During the Civil War, Sherman burned Atlanta to the ground. Now, as far as cities in the Southern US goes, it's pretty damn advanced. It most assuredly would not be what it is today had that event not occured. Savannah, Georgia was "spared" by Sherman, and the place seems allergic to progress. At least part of that comes from a valid desire to preserve the historic elements that have been there for centuries. NOLA faces some of those concerns, but only in the sections that weren't destroyed...
I very seriously hope to see, perhaps in 20 years or so, the beginnings of one of the first NEW cities in the US in quite some time. The causality may suck, but life has already delivered those lemons... I want to see a 21st century city over here, and it has a chance to happen. Failing that, I'm hoping some growth happens around one of the spaceport sites.
I'm sorry to hear your oft-exercised right to in-cabin oral hygiene is being trampled upon. Put your bathroom items in the bags you check in; you may continue to luxuriate in your hypochondria after the plane lands.
I only find that necessary on the really long, overseas flights, and, at least with Cathay Pacific, they give you toothpaste and a toothbrush for such flights. However, when I go on short trips, I take one carry-on with everything I'll need during my stay. Whether it's one day or 4, I'll need the regular assortment of toiletries. People who wear makeup or have more elaborate hair-care routines will need quite a lot of stuff. Stuff that now has to be repurchased at every destination, or stowed in checked baggage. Maybe I'm just lucky, but whenever I must check baggage, roughly half of the time it is lost, stolen, or, if I'm lucky, merely delayed.
Perhaps you're just trolling, but this ham-handed "security" measure is making travel much more costly or much more inconvenient, or maybe just both. Hypochondriacs and OCD tooth brushers aren't the only people impacted.
That was the kind of help I needed... the results I've been getting while searching for "charter" variations have been mad expensive. Thank you!
You make some good points about improved convenience in certain arenas. I do remember making the switch from calling to reserving online, and I was pleased with that... but that was almost a decade ago now. I also remember airline prices that were half what they are now in the South East US area... even after the ValueJet / AirTran switch. I have noticed more and more lost luggage, perhaps because I travel more often, but as a result, I only check baggage for long trips. I'm not going to start checking all my luggage or checking a special bag for toiletries. If there are no other options, I may start having to buy a bunch of items after every flight, but that'll only last until the next "security" measure TSA takes and the airlines roll over for. I don't really want to think of how they're going to "improve" our flying experiences next, but I'm pretty sure they're not done yet. Vader's "The deal has been changed. Pray I don't alter it further," comes to mind for some reason.
Anyway, my main point is not to complain... I'm looking for a solution. There's a lot of Cessna owners out there, and there's a lot of people who are getting fed up with what air travel has become lately. So far, I've not seen anything for small-scale flight out there that is not order(s) of magnitude more expensive, but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone else has figured it out.
On short trips, I never check my bags, because, given the quality of airlines in the US, I'm guaranteed luggage loss on one leg of the trip (but they strive for both). Now I'm not allowed fluids? Hair gel, shampoo, mouthwash, toothpaste, and my ever-present bottle of water? I'm pissed. Everything about airlines in the US sucks, and this is the icing on the cake. I want to be done with them.
Does anyone know of a website that allows Cesna owners, etc... and potential passengers to arrange small flights without this kind of bullshit? Do I just have to learn to fly and buy a fucking plane? I'm tired of it, and I'm serious.