On sites like FlyerTalk there are numerous threads about shoe carnival airports.
Basically, if you do not take off your shoes and do not set of the alarm, all you have to get is a swab of your shoes to test for explosives residue. If they do anything more to you it's against TSA regulations and you should file a complaint form.
Of course you always have a chance at a retaliatory screening. Some airports are better than others.
Basically, if we stop taking off our shoes that do not set off the detector, we will teach the TSA that a full secondary screening is unnecessary.
California already passed such a law (http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WPIE/Batteries/) and requires that all batteries be recycled. While good in theory, this law is hard to enforce unless you dump a couple of pounds of batteries in your garbage. Even then, you can always say it was your neighbor that used your garbage can.
I've been recycling batteries ever since I can remember. Radio Shack stores used to take non-rechargables and then they quit. I switched to Walgreens, which still accepts them.
1. STOP MIXING EVENTS! I want to watch downhill skiing and I don't care about hockey! (I do but that's besides the point). I want to be able to watch a single competition and I want to know when it will start and when it will end. I don't want to have them mix everything together! I have to tape all of this and then watch all this stuff!
2. They have NBC, CNBC, MSNBC and USA. Three out of the four can be used to broadcast olympic events 24/7. So you set appart time slots on each channel for each sport and advertise it as such. The less popular sports should be shown on cable and the more popular sports should be shown on broadcast channels (or vice-versa if the cable companies pay them).
3. USA is not the only country there! Since they have so much underutilized timeslots, why not show other countries? I, for example, want to watch other countries' competitors and I'd be willing to tape this at 3 AM if I had to.
4. If they don't have enough slots for less popular competitors/sports, why not tape them and put them online with DRM/IP restrictions? I'd be glad to watch them that way too.
5. Hopefully I won't need stupid NBC next time around since I am planning on going to the 2010 Winter Olympics since it's coming to my coast (Vancouver) only a few hours' flight.
BTW. Who is covering the Olympics for Canada and how are they doing?
As mentioned in this post women navigate by landmarks, while men prefer to read maps. So, this, in turn, is navigation for women. However, women stereotypically are more afraid of gadgets. I guess the salespeople in the showroom have their work cut out for them.
What I would like to see is a centralized system doing trip planning and distributing traffic flows evenly to spread out congestion.
I have too many RFID cards in my wallet already and they don't work when you tag the wallet on the reader. I have to take the appropriate card out to use it! This is just going to get worse!
AI programmers have another job to do.... since machine translation is moving along quite well, why not develop a fact checker based on a similar algorithm, that compiles things from various sources and then presents it to a human to do final checking?
It's at www.511.org. However, if Google standardizes this, it will be much better than having to use 10 different planners for 10 different cities. This will also work well if they do citywide wifi networks, as they'll be able to install interactive bus stops.
Call them! Tell them you don't think this is okay! If we get enough of people on the phone to tie up their phone lines, we can run them out of business!
Well... it's not as loud as NYC MTA or CTA or many other older systems.
The loudest parts of the system are those where the trains go above 65 MPH in a tunnel. This is due, in part to rails that are not ground correctly (something that BART has been working on, but their grinding machine seems to be working intermittedly), and poor sound insulation.
First, BART is a Rapid Transit system, not a subway system.
Second, the wireless system is not operational yet as of yesterday!!!
Third, I want WiFi! Unlike older commuter systems (NYC MTA or CTA) many commuters (like myself) use laptops or would use laptops and would benefit from having WiFi!
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On sites like FlyerTalk there are numerous threads about shoe carnival airports. Basically, if you do not take off your shoes and do not set of the alarm, all you have to get is a swab of your shoes to test for explosives residue. If they do anything more to you it's against TSA regulations and you should file a complaint form. Of course you always have a chance at a retaliatory screening. Some airports are better than others. Basically, if we stop taking off our shoes that do not set off the detector, we will teach the TSA that a full secondary screening is unnecessary.
California already passed such a law (http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WPIE/Batteries/) and requires that all batteries be recycled. While good in theory, this law is hard to enforce unless you dump a couple of pounds of batteries in your garbage. Even then, you can always say it was your neighbor that used your garbage can.
I've been recycling batteries ever since I can remember. Radio Shack stores used to take non-rechargables and then they quit. I switched to Walgreens, which still accepts them.
What are the rates in countries such as South Korea, where many foods are extremely spicy?
Another alternative to M$ is gOffice.com
1. STOP MIXING EVENTS! I want to watch downhill skiing and I don't care about hockey! (I do but that's besides the point). I want to be able to watch a single competition and I want to know when it will start and when it will end. I don't want to have them mix everything together! I have to tape all of this and then watch all this stuff! 2. They have NBC, CNBC, MSNBC and USA. Three out of the four can be used to broadcast olympic events 24/7. So you set appart time slots on each channel for each sport and advertise it as such. The less popular sports should be shown on cable and the more popular sports should be shown on broadcast channels (or vice-versa if the cable companies pay them). 3. USA is not the only country there! Since they have so much underutilized timeslots, why not show other countries? I, for example, want to watch other countries' competitors and I'd be willing to tape this at 3 AM if I had to. 4. If they don't have enough slots for less popular competitors/sports, why not tape them and put them online with DRM/IP restrictions? I'd be glad to watch them that way too. 5. Hopefully I won't need stupid NBC next time around since I am planning on going to the 2010 Winter Olympics since it's coming to my coast (Vancouver) only a few hours' flight. BTW. Who is covering the Olympics for Canada and how are they doing?
As mentioned in this post women navigate by landmarks, while men prefer to read maps. So, this, in turn, is navigation for women. However, women stereotypically are more afraid of gadgets. I guess the salespeople in the showroom have their work cut out for them. What I would like to see is a centralized system doing trip planning and distributing traffic flows evenly to spread out congestion.
I have too many RFID cards in my wallet already and they don't work when you tag the wallet on the reader. I have to take the appropriate card out to use it! This is just going to get worse!
AI programmers have another job to do.... since machine translation is moving along quite well, why not develop a fact checker based on a similar algorithm, that compiles things from various sources and then presents it to a human to do final checking?
I meant to say "rid".... spyware ate my English
To read yourself of ALL spyware: format c:
Wasn't it first discovered in 1979?
Now that we lifted the restrictions, we should start buying their planes... they're much better than our shit.
Does this mean we should expect another terrorist attack soon?
It's at www.511.org. However, if Google standardizes this, it will be much better than having to use 10 different planners for 10 different cities. This will also work well if they do citywide wifi networks, as they'll be able to install interactive bus stops.
Read as 'yahu' tochka 'ye' 'yu'. remove the tochka (dot) and you'll get the phrase.
yahoo.eu .
Yahoo.eu reads like a profanity in Russian... I wonder if they'll register.
The only exception to this is frozen foods, deli and other packaged items in grocery stores, where the last 5 (?) digits display the price!
Call them! Tell them you don't think this is okay! If we get enough of people on the phone to tie up their phone lines, we can run them out of business!
I want to know the frequency, so I can try this!
So are most /.ers intraverts in their REAL life?
Register: "Microsoft" and hook it up to a porn site... watch how long it takes for M$ to take you down.
Same with BART, unless we're talking about cell phone conversations, or regular tourist-types.
Well... it's not as loud as NYC MTA or CTA or many other older systems. The loudest parts of the system are those where the trains go above 65 MPH in a tunnel. This is due, in part to rails that are not ground correctly (something that BART has been working on, but their grinding machine seems to be working intermittedly), and poor sound insulation.
First, BART is a Rapid Transit system, not a subway system. Second, the wireless system is not operational yet as of yesterday!!! Third, I want WiFi! Unlike older commuter systems (NYC MTA or CTA) many commuters (like myself) use laptops or would use laptops and would benefit from having WiFi!