The system would be armed before take off, and cannot be disarmed until the plane is on the ground.
Pilots could have a curtain for privacy and a chamberpot if they can't hold it for a shorter flight. Longer haul planes going forward could be built to include a washroom for the pilots.
It only takes two people, one to hold the stuff (so there isn't an abandoned bag inside security) and a second to carry through the maximum liquid through security repeatedly -- Nothing stops you from checking in 8 hours early (if you print your pass at home -- Just edit the time if you're worried about it), nor does anything stop you from going through security more then once.
[quote]the 3 oz thing... well it doesn't have to be a bomb.. I imagine a 3 oz container of some sort of chemical or biological substance could do some serious damage.[/quote]
Then why can I take multiple 2 oz containers?
If something is dangerous, you ban it, you don't let me take some, and my buddy take some (and between the two of us passing through security multiple times we can carry whatever amounts we want)
Lock and properly secure the cockpit door. All we're talking about here is something that physically prevents someone from passing through the doorway, steel rods 2" apart that retract into the bulkhead would be sufficient, running them through the actual door would be better to achieve complete isolation.
Two releases to unlock it, one in the wheel well, the other in the cockpit. When either is tripped, have the navigation system lock the controls and crash the plane immediately (as an incentive to the pilots to not open the door regardless of the threat on the other side)
Assuming the terrorists are too stupid to learn a bit of chemistry, sure. You may rest assured that the terrorists are at least as smart as the gov't in all cases as the gov't is just people, just like the terrorists -- The difference is the motivation.
Terrorists want their plan to succeed.
Some in the gov't may have taht goal, but just as many are collecting a pay check, dodging shit rolling downhill, without really giving a damn about their job.
Identical situation in Canada... Comparing a legacy carrier (Air Canada's) pricing on airports where Westjet (low cost) does or does not service is telling, usually around the range of double if Westjet doesn't fly there.
Westjet is, to me, an ideal carrier.
All flights can be changed up to two hours in advance, plus they're very flexible if you miss a connection or have some other excuse for why you missed the two hour deadline ($40 change fee, although if you actually miss a flight for a good reason, they have a habit of waiving it, at least in my experience)
You can price out each leg of your trip individually and change any portion without it affecting the cost of the other portions.
You can change the last segment of a trip after the first segment has started without any pain.
Happy employees makes a huge difference too... On my last trip they did the entire safety speech in rhyme.
Oh yeah, and they don't oversell seats -- You have a ticket, you get to the airport on time, you will have a seat. They have a standby system, but it only kicks in when there is a no-show.
Again, gas station made an offer. Customer accepted. End of story.
Coercion (gun) is unfair, since the victim is unable to say no -- However when someone makes an offer without coercion, it's never unfair to accept it.
That is the definition of capitalism -- You win some, you lose some. It might have been an honest error (as appears in this case), it might have been a loss leader, or it might have been some business owner who needed to ensure their business wasn't profitable (for tax reasons, for example -- Ever watched Dell's sales right before their year-end? They sell lots of stuff below cost intentionally)
If you don't like it, don't run your own business -- Work at someone else's gas station and let them take the risk.
If the pump offered gas at a given price, the customer accepted gas at that price, who has done anything wrong here?
That's called free-market-capitalism in action.
If I saw the price before I started filling, I most definitely would not pay the difference. If not, I'd probably be willing to pay the different -- In either case though, it would be entirely based on the attitude of the clerk.
There is something to be said for each party looking out for their own interests. The nice thing about this system is that it doesn't require you to rely on someone else's benevolence.
With my bank, I would report the error as they have contacted me in the past with errors going either direction.
With American Express, I would not, simply because they have made errors in my favour and corrected them, errors in their favour and not corrected them, and second, because contacting American Express could be used as a test to see if you need stress/anger management or not.
I have a credit card, and will likely have a US-based bank account shortly to dodge the idiotic wire transfer fees US banks are charging. I already have parcrossed checks (cheques that clear through a US bank, but withdraw the funds from my Canadian account)
The only thing is that my credit card won't have a US billing address -- But I can usually work around that once I talk to their validation department.
One of my dad's contracts required him to only buy gas at one of a few gas stations where the company had a discount otherwise they would not reemburse his fuel expenses.
The process went something like this, my dad would drive past the gas station he liked, stop and get a coffee at the Second Cup, then he would drive about 10 minutes out of his way to get gas at the company approved station, then 10 minutes back passing the same gas station (where he had a discount card worth 2c/litre more then the company card)
Saved the company their couple dollars every time someone filled up, so they were happy. Paid my dad an extra 20 minutes ($150/hour * 20/60 = $50), so he was happy. Used up a bit of extra gas, so the gas stations were happy. Talk about a win-win situation!
Moral of the story? The cheapest gas often isn't. Even for a truck driver, if you're being paid by the job, saving a few cents at the cost of your time may be penny wise and pound foolish. On the other hand, all other things being equal, there are some decent gas prices out there if you keep an eye out on a route where you travel anyway.
We plan our gas refills to coincide with trips near the cheapo gas station, so in my particulate case, we don't spend any extra getting there or back in most cases.
If we're not going near the consistently-cheap station, we usually hit the closest one to our house, or the destination, rather then worrying about the last few cents -- This combination seems to work, even if we only save a few cents here and there, why not?
Weird... The consistently absolutely cheapest station in my area is the unmanned one with no convenience store at all (well, there is a vending machine, pay-phone and Pepsi machine inside, but I've yet to see anyone use 'em.
It tends to be 6-7 cents cheaper then the two immediately across the street.
Gas station jockies probably get $8-$12/hour these days, I've always assumed the convenience store pays the clerk's salary and the real money comes from the gasoline.
If you go to a T-Mobile store and get one of these phones either as a new customer or a contract-extending upgrade, it costs only $49, and (as the article notes) you can get a free wireless router, either a Linksys or a D-Link (there's a rebate involved, but the store personnel handled the tedious task of applying for the rebate) - the router can prioritize voice over IP traffic from the mobile phone. The $10/month rate for the Hotspot @Home service is a temporary promotion, I'm told: it may go up to $20/month later.
The sound quality is very good. One thing I want to test is international roaming - this could mean free cellular calls when I'm overseas, if I'm at a WiFi connection. An unmetered, internationally-roaming VoIP mobile phone would really be incredible. I'm eyeballing something similar myself, I live in Canada but have a T-Mobile account for when I travel in the US (my cellco charges $0.95/minute roaming, plus $0.35/minute long distance -- I can easily put on 400+ minutes a week when I'm in the US, so paying $0.10/minute on a domestic prepaid plan is far more attractive)
If I could use it from my home wifi network it would have some value when I'm in Canada, and would be worth switching to a contract rather then staying on my prepaid account for when I'm actually in the US.
I usually have access to wifi where I'm making most of my calls in the US too, as long as it can do WPA-PSK or WPA2 I can use it from the office (and a basic web browser to hit the "OK" button on the hotel AP, although that's not critical, the hotel offers ethernet and I carry a mini AP with me anyway)
All in all a very nice concept. Anyone know what it would take for a non-US citizen to get a T-Mobile account? I'll be in the US in three days, so I may look into it... Worst case, I can get my (US-based) company to pay for it when we renegotiate my contract.
Did you even bother to read the post you are replying to?
For these you need better (smarter) infrastructure with more APs It's not a matter of range, but rather, the number of users on each AP.
Its kind of like doing a music chart by looking at who's spending the most time in the studio (or maybe who's smashing up the most hotel rooms?). Would that be better or worse then basing it on who is paying radio stations the most this week?
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The system would be armed before take off, and cannot be disarmed until the plane is on the ground.
Pilots could have a curtain for privacy and a chamberpot if they can't hold it for a shorter flight. Longer haul planes going forward could be built to include a washroom for the pilots.
It only takes two people, one to hold the stuff (so there isn't an abandoned bag inside security) and a second to carry through the maximum liquid through security repeatedly -- Nothing stops you from checking in 8 hours early (if you print your pass at home -- Just edit the time if you're worried about it), nor does anything stop you from going through security more then once.
[quote]the 3 oz thing... well it doesn't have to be a bomb.. I imagine a 3 oz container of some sort of chemical or biological substance could do some serious damage.[/quote]
Then why can I take multiple 2 oz containers?
If something is dangerous, you ban it, you don't let me take some, and my buddy take some (and between the two of us passing through security multiple times we can carry whatever amounts we want)
Lock and properly secure the cockpit door. All we're talking about here is something that physically prevents someone from passing through the doorway, steel rods 2" apart that retract into the bulkhead would be sufficient, running them through the actual door would be better to achieve complete isolation.
Two releases to unlock it, one in the wheel well, the other in the cockpit. When either is tripped, have the navigation system lock the controls and crash the plane immediately (as an incentive to the pilots to not open the door regardless of the threat on the other side)
The plane is no longer a weapon.
Assuming the terrorists are too stupid to learn a bit of chemistry, sure. You may rest assured that the terrorists are at least as smart as the gov't in all cases as the gov't is just people, just like the terrorists -- The difference is the motivation.
Terrorists want their plan to succeed.
Some in the gov't may have taht goal, but just as many are collecting a pay check, dodging shit rolling downhill, without really giving a damn about their job.
Joe Public feels safer.
Is Hawley related to Alberto Gonzales?
Identical situation in Canada... Comparing a legacy carrier (Air Canada's) pricing on airports where Westjet (low cost) does or does not service is telling, usually around the range of double if Westjet doesn't fly there.
Westjet is, to me, an ideal carrier.
All flights can be changed up to two hours in advance, plus they're very flexible if you miss a connection or have some other excuse for why you missed the two hour deadline ($40 change fee, although if you actually miss a flight for a good reason, they have a habit of waiving it, at least in my experience)
You can price out each leg of your trip individually and change any portion without it affecting the cost of the other portions.
You can change the last segment of a trip after the first segment has started without any pain.
Happy employees makes a huge difference too... On my last trip they did the entire safety speech in rhyme.
Oh yeah, and they don't oversell seats -- You have a ticket, you get to the airport on time, you will have a seat. They have a standby system, but it only kicks in when there is a no-show.
*shrugs*
I'll take them over a legacy carrier any day.
That could go either way, depending on how much cash I already had on me, how much I needed, whether or not I've spent any.
An extra $20, I might honestly not ever notice.
How exactly is it unfair?
Again, gas station made an offer. Customer accepted. End of story.
Coercion (gun) is unfair, since the victim is unable to say no -- However when someone makes an offer without coercion, it's never unfair to accept it.
That is the definition of capitalism -- You win some, you lose some. It might have been an honest error (as appears in this case), it might have been a loss leader, or it might have been some business owner who needed to ensure their business wasn't profitable (for tax reasons, for example -- Ever watched Dell's sales right before their year-end? They sell lots of stuff below cost intentionally)
If you don't like it, don't run your own business -- Work at someone else's gas station and let them take the risk.
$10s and $50s aren't uncommon. The one at my primary branch (downtown Calgary) has $20CAD, $20USD, and $50USD-traveller-checks available.
It changes a lot if you have control over when the money comes and goes, especially if you don't keep much extra cash kicking around in the bank.
Damn. I'd probably be there pulling out my daily maximum and redepositing it just to increase my odds.
It would depend on the ATM machine, the location, and the amount I withdrew.
$20 at a convenience store in a good neighbourhood during the day, I'd certainly count the cash.
A large withdrawal at a bank-run ATM at midnight downtown, I would trust the bank rather then show the world just how much cash I have in my pocket.
Oh?
If the pump offered gas at a given price, the customer accepted gas at that price, who has done anything wrong here?
That's called free-market-capitalism in action.
If I saw the price before I started filling, I most definitely would not pay the difference. If not, I'd probably be willing to pay the different -- In either case though, it would be entirely based on the attitude of the clerk.
There is something to be said for each party looking out for their own interests. The nice thing about this system is that it doesn't require you to rely on someone else's benevolence.
With my bank, I would report the error as they have contacted me in the past with errors going either direction.
With American Express, I would not, simply because they have made errors in my favour and corrected them, errors in their favour and not corrected them, and second, because contacting American Express could be used as a test to see if you need stress/anger management or not.
Do unto others as they have done onto you.
I have a credit card, and will likely have a US-based bank account shortly to dodge the idiotic wire transfer fees US banks are charging. I already have parcrossed checks (cheques that clear through a US bank, but withdraw the funds from my Canadian account)
The only thing is that my credit card won't have a US billing address -- But I can usually work around that once I talk to their validation department.
And wind resistance, which varies pretty substantially depending on your speed, no?
One of my dad's contracts required him to only buy gas at one of a few gas stations where the company had a discount otherwise they would not reemburse his fuel expenses.
The process went something like this, my dad would drive past the gas station he liked, stop and get a coffee at the Second Cup, then he would drive about 10 minutes out of his way to get gas at the company approved station, then 10 minutes back passing the same gas station (where he had a discount card worth 2c/litre more then the company card)
Saved the company their couple dollars every time someone filled up, so they were happy. Paid my dad an extra 20 minutes ($150/hour * 20/60 = $50), so he was happy. Used up a bit of extra gas, so the gas stations were happy. Talk about a win-win situation!
Moral of the story? The cheapest gas often isn't. Even for a truck driver, if you're being paid by the job, saving a few cents at the cost of your time may be penny wise and pound foolish. On the other hand, all other things being equal, there are some decent gas prices out there if you keep an eye out on a route where you travel anyway.
We plan our gas refills to coincide with trips near the cheapo gas station, so in my particulate case, we don't spend any extra getting there or back in most cases.
If we're not going near the consistently-cheap station, we usually hit the closest one to our house, or the destination, rather then worrying about the last few cents -- This combination seems to work, even if we only save a few cents here and there, why not?
Weird... The consistently absolutely cheapest station in my area is the unmanned one with no convenience store at all (well, there is a vending machine, pay-phone and Pepsi machine inside, but I've yet to see anyone use 'em.
It tends to be 6-7 cents cheaper then the two immediately across the street.
Gas station jockies probably get $8-$12/hour these days, I've always assumed the convenience store pays the clerk's salary and the real money comes from the gasoline.
The sound quality is very good. One thing I want to test is international roaming - this could mean free cellular calls when I'm overseas, if I'm at a WiFi connection. An unmetered, internationally-roaming VoIP mobile phone would really be incredible. I'm eyeballing something similar myself, I live in Canada but have a T-Mobile account for when I travel in the US (my cellco charges $0.95/minute roaming, plus $0.35/minute long distance -- I can easily put on 400+ minutes a week when I'm in the US, so paying $0.10/minute on a domestic prepaid plan is far more attractive)
If I could use it from my home wifi network it would have some value when I'm in Canada, and would be worth switching to a contract rather then staying on my prepaid account for when I'm actually in the US.
I usually have access to wifi where I'm making most of my calls in the US too, as long as it can do WPA-PSK or WPA2 I can use it from the office (and a basic web browser to hit the "OK" button on the hotel AP, although that's not critical, the hotel offers ethernet and I carry a mini AP with me anyway)
All in all a very nice concept. Anyone know what it would take for a non-US citizen to get a T-Mobile account? I'll be in the US in three days, so I may look into it... Worst case, I can get my (US-based) company to pay for it when we renegotiate my contract.
[quote]OK, why does HTML formatted require me to add my own BRs?[/quote]
Because that's how HTML works. Never written HTML before?