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Keep Your Shoes On, Please: TSA Rolling Out Speedy Security Pre-Screening Program
I used this in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. Was great. Jacket stays on, shoes stay on, belt stays on, liquids stay in bag. A return to 9/10/01, and to sanity.
Next rollout step should be: deploy for all passengers, everywhere. Now. Also, abandon the liquid restrictions while you're at it.
This should be the default. We'd be just as safe, at radically lower cost, plus our dignity.
TomTom Ticks Off Customers With Pricing Errors, Tries To Make Good
It was clearly a pricing mistake. For all the promo items, somebody entered the "$discount" number into the "$price" field. For example, if a device was usually $199.99, on sale for $149.99, it was showing with a price of $50, while a device that was usually $249.99, but on sale for $179.99 was showing for $70.
Should Your Driving Record Impact Your Homeowner's Insurance?
Hey, I'm with you on some of that (staying late, for example), but as for higher taxes, just wait until/if you cease to be single. Unless one partner makes radically more than the other, your taxes will rise significantly when you get married.
Should Your Driving Record Impact Your Homeowner's Insurance?
Please, please, please tell me you're being sarcastic. Please.
Should More Schools Have Plan B Contraceptive Available From Vending Machines?
Actually, a very good analogy. Nobody (well, practically nobody) would use Plan B as a plan A, at least not more than once. The side effects are like a really bad period (cramping, etc).
Maybe here's a better analogy. We want people to wear their seatbelts. We don't, however, cover the dash of the car with razor sharp spikes to encourage them to do so.
Have You Gotten A Text From AT&T Warning You About Your Data Usage?
Math fail.
40kbps=5 KBytes/sec (being conservative, assuming pure half-duplex)
1MByte=200sec
1 minute = 0.3MB
1GB=2.3 days
4G Phones Are Fast But Spotty Service Is A Real Drain On Your Battery
"Of course, the poor fellow looked at me like I had 3 heads when I told him that none of the phones he was selling actually had 4G at all."
Huh? ITU has officially declared LTE to be 4G, as a forerunner to IMT-Advanced compliant LTE Advanced.
4G Phones Are Fast But Spotty Service Is A Real Drain On Your Battery
Huh? Verizon covers 2/3 of the US population with LTE, AT&T covers about 1/3 (will be nearly 2/3 by the end of 2012).
US 4G networks are FAR more extensive than anywhere in Europe or Asia.
Target's Unlimited Item Policy Allows Miami Duo To Gobble Up Most Of Jason Wu Line At One Location
Clearly, there are a lot of people unclear on the concept of "first come, first serve." If Target decides to sell something at well below fair market value, that's their call. There's nothing forcing them to sell it to YOU at fair market value.
Comments from NeverLetMeDown
Keep Your Shoes On, Please: TSA Rolling Out Speedy Security Pre-Screening Program
No incremental background information. I'm already a member of Global Entry, which is the priority customs/immigration program, and that does require a background check (you get to use the kiosk at immigration, can save a huge amount of time). You can also get in by just being a status frequent flier with American, Delta, or United.