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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:What do you suppose my options are for avoiding long haul flights? What, you don't swim from NZ to Australia or South America? Wimp!
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Crakkerjakk posted:Yeah, US trains mostly suck, sadly. We owe that to automobile lobbyists and manufacturers that bought the train lines and dismantled them during the guilded age to force people to buy cars. Vriess fucked around with this message at 11:53 on Feb 16, 2019 |
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Feb 16, 2019 11:49
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:What do you suppose my options are for avoiding long haul flights? Borrow the Devonport ferry on your day off
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Feb 16, 2019 12:20
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The big problem with UK trains is unless you book way in advance for a particular train, and only that train, it's normally WAY cheaper to fly. It isn't unknown for me to pay more for the train ticker to and from the airport to be more expensive than the flights. Want to head into London for a night out? Cheaper to drive and get a hotel than the train. The sooner they guillotine Richard Branson the better.
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Feb 16, 2019 12:51
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DoktorLoken posted:There's no reason why there shouldn't be a high speed network centered around Chicago though, it's been studied (by France's high speed rail operator) and it has a similar population distribution to much of Europe in terms of city sizes and distances between them. The East Coast already has an extensive train network that just needs modernization for the most part. Sure, I'm not saying that it's due to some immutable fact of the US being the US. We could be way better. (And Paris Subway is freaking awesome). But rail in the US is generally more expensive and way slower than flying, unfortunately. I think often due to freight having priority over passenger rail, among other factors? I'm not enough of a train guy to know all the details, I just know getting around Germany by train is easy as poo poo.
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Feb 16, 2019 13:09
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TSApre, only bring what fits in a backpack, always fly high. Having to travel frequently got this poo poo down for me.
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Feb 16, 2019 14:22
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EBB posted:TSApre, only bring what fits in a backpack, always fly high. Having to travel frequently got this poo poo down for me. You can't TSA pre-check as an unwashed foreigner 
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Feb 16, 2019 14:32
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I usually get sent to the x-ray machine if I fly to the states. And they almost always go through my bags
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Feb 16, 2019 14:36
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Duzzy Funlop posted:You can't TSA pre-check as an unwashed foreigner Canadians can! They can also get Global Entry.
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Feb 16, 2019 14:45
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Canadians are Americans, DUH
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Feb 16, 2019 14:53
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EBB posted:TSApre, only bring what fits in a backpack, always fly high. Having to travel frequently got this poo poo down for me. Almost this, but check bags. Air travel improves remarkably when you don't need to fight for space in the overhead compartment (or sacrifice legroom). For everyone still in the US military, get an American Express platinum card. The ~$500/yr fee is waived, and AmEx eats the cost of in-flight food, booze, luggage, etc. Edit: and the open bar/open buffet at centurion lounges is nothing to scoff at.
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Feb 16, 2019 14:58
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Arc Light posted:AmEx eats the cost of in-flight food, booze, luggage, etc. How are they not bankrupt from this alone? 
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Feb 16, 2019 14:59
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Arc Light posted:Almost this, but check bags. Air travel improves remarkably when you don't need to fight for space in the overhead compartment (or sacrifice legroom). Eh, I have trust issues with airlines and my luggage. If it's a week-ish or less I can fit everything I need in my carry on + laptop bag. gently caress giving those guys a chance to lose my poo poo, again, even with built-in identification windows that have my name, home town and cell number in them.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:14
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Amex traveler card: Free access to centurion clubs where you can get free food and booze and even manicures if you really want. Usually something like $500/year in fees but free for welfare queens. Not sure about vet welfare queens.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:17
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bird food bathtub posted:Eh, I have trust issues with airlines and my luggage. If it's a week-ish or less I can fit everything I need in my carry on + laptop bag. gently caress giving those guys a chance to lose my poo poo, again, even with built-in identification windows that have my name, home town and cell number in them. If you're traveling for business, it's also annoying to have to spend an additional 45 minutes waiting for baggage that could be spent getting on with the rest of your life.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:27
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Icon Of Sin posted:How are they not bankrupt from this alone? $200 limit and you have to pick one airline to apply it to for the year.
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Vriess posted:We owe that to automobile lobbyists and manufacturers that bought the train lines and dismantled them during the guilded age to force people to buy cars. FYI, the "gilded age" refers to the late 19th century. It is a parody of "golden age," implying that the shiny appearance of wealth and progress was laid over a cheap substrate of corruption and social ill. The guilded age would have been the high middle ages to the early modern period.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:32
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Fallom posted:$200 limit and you have to pick one airline to apply it to for the year. Chase Sapphire Reserve is $400 a year but you get a $300 travel credit that's automatically applied to any travel expense which can be airlines, hotels, buying gas, etc. plus a bunch of airport lounge access.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:45
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Vriess posted:We owe that to automobile lobbyists and manufacturers that bought the train lines and dismantled them during the guilded age to force people to buy cars. Didn't have trains in the age of Guilds Didn't have cars in the Gilded Age Didn't have lobbyists in the 50s Didn't have a middle class wealthy enough to own cars and large enough to affect the railways by its purchases until the 50s Didn't have to force the middle class to buy cars And if history had stopped in 1940, we'd be bitching and moaning about train line monopolies, not building new branch lines or closing old branch lines, crappy seating, loud and unreliable equipment, and predatory pricing. I miss trains, though. In 60 years we'll be taking about privacy and personal interaction in the same way. e: what not-stultus said joat mon fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Feb 16, 2019 |
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Feb 16, 2019 15:45
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Vriess posted:We owe that to automobile lobbyists and manufacturers that bought the train lines and dismantled them during the guilded age to force people to buy cars. Not really? It's not as though Union Pacific or Sante Fe were any slouches in their own right. It's mostly to do with interstate highways and domestic air travel simply being cheaper or more profitable alternatives to rail in all but a handful of locals, and the US rail network prioritizing freight over passenger travel as a result.
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joat mon posted:
The current internet already feels shittier than the 2000s internet. And remember winamp? Imagine going back in time and telling yourself that's the best a music player will ever be on a computer. It's so wild to see everyday consumer products get worse over time. The entire point of our economic system is that that's never supposed to happen. On privacy specifically, I think once people realize how bad it is, they'll either rise up and force a change, or we'll become a fully totalitarian society. Right now 90% of people have no idea the level of surveillance they're under. The really amazing thing is we've built this nightmare system not for social control or anything else from some sci fi, but simply to deliver ads and ad data.
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Best Friends posted:The current internet already feels shittier than the 2000s internet. And remember winamp? Imagine going back in time and telling yourself that's the best a music player will ever be on a computer. It's so wild to see everyday consumer products get worse over time. The entire point of our economic system is that that's never supposed to happen. MusicBee is better than winamp was imo
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Feb 16, 2019 16:11
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I bitched about it in the chat thread but Facebook has built enough of a shadow profile on me that they've figured out my internet bullshit email address and are sending me regional group suggestions. To the best of my knowledge (as I've made actual effort throughout the years) there should be zero cross pollination. People don't care though. Privacy is dead.
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Feb 16, 2019 16:27
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hey zuckerberg give my shadow dick a shadow blowjob
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Feb 16, 2019 16:33
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Can you imagine actually going through life right now caring about corporate privacy That ship has long since sailed; no point in torturing yourself. The best you're going to get is locking down your stuff so your boss can't blackmail you over your Facebook photos.
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Feb 16, 2019 16:39
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I like the idea of trains but when I lived in Italy I discovered I hated them for anything further than regional travel. It was nice jumping on a train to go to Venice or Padua but it was typically way way faster and also cheaper to take a plane. Maybe it's the fact I've lived most of my life in the shadow of one major airline hub/international airport or another makes it a different experience.
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Feb 16, 2019 16:41
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Fallom posted:Can you imagine actually going through life right now caring about corporate privacy I don't care if people willingly use services that surrenders their privacy. I care if people willingly use services that surrenders my privacy. Which I guess is the whole point of the EU privacy laws and poo poo. I mean in my case it's a real easy fix, just block anything from a facebook email address. It's not like I actually use any social media so it's not something I have to be directly concerned about.
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Vasudus posted:I bitched about it in the chat thread but Facebook has built enough of a shadow profile on me that they've figured out my internet bullshit email address and are sending me regional group suggestions. To the best of my knowledge (as I've made actual effort throughout the years) there should be zero cross pollination. No there was an article assuring me that 2018 was the year privacy fought back https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/internetnz/privacy/07-02-2019/how-2018-was-the-year-privacy-fought-back/
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Feb 16, 2019 17:07
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Crossposting because of this extremely current event: My boss ran into Ivanka Trump while drinking
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Jarmak posted:I like the idea of trains but when I lived in Italy I discovered I hated them for anything further than regional travel. It was nice jumping on a train to go to Venice or Padua but it was typically way way faster and also cheaper to take a plane. Trenitalia is garbage. The rest of Western European rail travel is where it's at
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:Trenitalia is garbage. And my experiences on Trenitalia last September was miles better then the equivalent in much of the US. But I live in Central FL, there’s no way I have a hope of train travel in the foreseeable future.
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Feb 16, 2019 17:34
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Acebuckeye13 posted:Not really? It's not as though Union Pacific or Sante Fe were any slouches in their own right. It's mostly to do with interstate highways and domestic air travel simply being cheaper or more profitable alternatives to rail in all but a handful of locals, and the US rail network prioritizing freight over passenger travel as a result. At the same time, our environmentalists stare wistfully at the USA at how much freight is moved by train, compared to here in Europe where a lot bigger share of freight is moved by trucks through the streets.
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Vriess posted:We owe that to automobile lobbyists and manufacturers that bought the train lines and dismantled them during the guilded age to force people to buy cars. that isn't what happened. the gilded age was in the 1870s-1890s and passenger rail failed in the 1950s/1960s. auto manufacturers bought up tram lines and converted them to bus lines. that's what youre thinking of. read 'the great american railroad revolution' to understand what led to the current structure.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Crossposting because of this extremely current event: My boss ran into Ivanka Trump while drinking Looks like he didn't hit her hard enough.  
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:What do you suppose my options are for avoiding long haul flights? You live on an island and don't have to deal with US carriers or TSA.
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:What do you suppose my options are for avoiding long haul flights? Have you looked into the sport of ballooning?
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February Current Events: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Torrannor posted:At the same time, our environmentalists stare wistfully at the USA at how much freight is moved by train, compared to here in Europe where a lot bigger share of freight is moved by trucks through the streets. European freight trains are, I don't know how else to put it, adorable because they're like 10 cars long. I think part of it is that the US' manufacturing and transportation infrastructure makes intermodal freight very easy to deploy and cheap to operate vs. moving it long distances via truck. psydude fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Feb 16, 2019 |
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sharknado slashfic posted:February Current Events: Planes, Trains and Autistmobiles Ftfy
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