Andrei Dorkovsky posted:

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/882711199170924545

SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:

Has anyone ever said cool and good sincerely

etalian posted:

I want to vote for Zuck since it will lead to the Bob Page runs the world ending.

Frijolero posted:

Homeless Friend posted:

Suck Zone: Chief Digital Officer Gob wants to hear from you

Frijolero posted:

Rastor posted:

Zuck is already bringing Mike Rowe on board

https://twitter.com/engadget/status/882692138563227650

quote:

Is Oscar serious? God, I hope not. I hope he’s just doing the typical “over-apology” thing CEO’s do when their “crisis experts” tell them they’ve got to say whatever it takes to win back the public trust. I hope he’s just reacting to some lawyer who told him before the interview, “for the love of God, Oscar, don’t blame the victim!” Well, Oscar certainly didn’t blame the victim. But in the process of finding him blameless, he suggested that millions of passengers are under no obligation to follow a direct command from United employees. And that’s a hell of a lot more disturbing than a beat-down in the main cabin.

Here’s the thing. It’s easy to forget that we have no right to fly. Buying a ticket doesn’t change that. So, when we board the plane, we have no right to remain there. We can be legally removed if we’re too drunk, too loud, too creepy, too suspicious, or too big for the seat. We can be removed if we stink. We can be removed if we’re insubordinate. We can be removed for whatever reason the airline deems necessary.

Obviously, airlines don’t like to remind us of such things, because it makes them sound mean. So they bury the truth in the fine print of a 37,000-word contract, and tell us how much they love us in sappy commercials and mandatory safety briefings that try oh-so-hard to make us smile. But the facts are clear: if you want to travel by air, you must agree to do what you’re told. If you don’t, you subject yourself to fine, arrest, constraint, forcible removal, and/or a permanent ban from the friendly skies. It’s all there in the fine print.

Personally, I support this policy. I support it because I don’t want to fly across the country in a steel tube filled with people who get to decide which rules they will follow and which they will ignore. I’ve been on too many flights with too many angry people to worry about the specific circumstances of their outrage, or the details of why they took it upon themselves to ignore a direct command. A plane is not a democracy, and the main cabin is no place to organize a sit-in. The main cabin is a place to follow orders.

Moving forward, what matters most to me is a heightened respect for the rules, and a heightened respect for the people who enforce them. Obviously, the policies that led to this particular fiasco need to change. But the greatest enemy we face in the friendly skies is not bad service – it’s anarchy. And I have no interest in flying with anyone who doesn’t follow orders. Do you? Does anyone?

...

PS. Oscar – I’ve prepared a new greeting for your pilots to read prior to take-off. I think it captures the kind of transparency many of your customers currently crave. Maybe one day, as I pull my seatbelt low and tight across my hips, I’ll get to hear it…

“Morning folks, and welcome aboard. This is your Captain speaking. I realize you paid a lot of money to rent the seat you’re currently occupying, but let’s be clear right from the get go – you have no right to be here. We’re glad that you are, but I don’t care how much you paid to fly with us today, or what you think you might be entitled to as a result. I’m in charge of this plane, and everyone on it. That includes you. So – if a flight attendant asks you to do something, don’t argue – just do it. We’ll try to make your flight as comfortable as possible, but make no mistake – your comfort is not our priority, and neither is your opinion about the decisions we make during the journey. As for safety, you’ll be pleased to know I have much to live for, and so does my co-pilot. So rest assured – we’ll be doing all we can up here to get ourselves back on the ground in one piece. That’s good news for the rest of you, assuming we can keep the main cabin attached to the cockpit. Finally, we value your business here at United, sincerely. And we appreciate the trust you’ve placed in us. But let’s not gild the lily. For the next few hours, we’re all in this together, so keep your hands to yourself, don’t get drunk, and listen to the flight attendants. In other words, try not to be an rear end in a top hat. I’ll see you on the ground…”

Taintrunner posted:

Mike Rowe is such a loving fraud and absolutely supports state violence in service of private profit: http://mikerowe.com/2017/04/otw-unitedairlinesceo/


zuck/rowe 2020 because technocratic bootlicking fascism is the only way forward

Taintrunner posted:

zuck/rowe 2020 because technocratic bootlicking fascism is the only way forward

ThndrShk2k posted:

Kennedys are practically dead today

etalian posted:

The best thing about the CA dem supermajority is it exposes the fraud of bad dems and their it's the GOP's fault for when you don't get necessary things like single payer.

It's amazing how much the network of lobbyists and big campaign contributions were able to turn the US into a oligarchy in a fairly short period of time.

anime was right posted:

about 4% in

GalacticAcid posted:

How did you word the question?

anime was right posted:

terribly

"Who does the phrase "She Persisted" refer to?"

the only stuff i know about analytics is output, not input

Taintrunner posted:

Mike Rowe is such a loving fraud and absolutely supports state violence in service of private profit: http://mikerowe.com/2017/04/otw-unitedairlinesceo/


zuck/rowe 2020 because technocratic bootlicking fascism is the only way forward

Raskolnikov38 posted:

wait you can throw fifty bucks at google and they'll poll poo poo for you?

time to find out just how popular full communism now really is

anime was right posted:

terribly

"Who does the phrase "She Persisted" refer to?"

the only stuff i know about analytics is output, not input

Al! posted:

oh my god u ended your sentence with a preposition u monster

Weeping Wound posted:

you do something for nearly a decade and your plan is, "yeah, I want to sell laundry soap"

The Muppets On PCP posted:

it's a sign how far in the toilet that show's gotten that even during what's generally considered their absolute nadir something like that gets on air

anime was right posted:

about 4% in

Terror Sweat posted:

How many choices are there

anime was right posted:

also im now a political analyst, hire me

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