Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
The cupcake fiasco...
...or how the TSA thinks a cupcake is a threat to National Security.
Talk about an epic waste of my tax $$
Talk about an epic waste of my tax $$
Why should I switch off my tablet and headphones during take-off?
Planes now have WiFi and DirecTV service, and the cockpit is constantly communicating with a tower. How is my phone connecting to a Cellular/3G tower going to cause an issue?
Let's say that the attempt to connect to a Cellular tower does bad things. What's the problem with the following devices being switched on during take-off and landing:
- noise-canceling headphones
- DVD player playing a movie
- iPod playing music
Do these devices create a harmful electromagnetic field only during take-off and landing? Airlines and rules need to update themselves to be relevant in the 21st century.
Update: Airline pilots can use iPads in the cockpit for the duration of the flight. Read this followup for some EMT findings: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/disruptions-tests-cast-doubt-on-fcc-rules-on-kindle-and-ipad-html/?hp
Let's say that the attempt to connect to a Cellular tower does bad things. What's the problem with the following devices being switched on during take-off and landing:
- noise-canceling headphones
- DVD player playing a movie
- iPod playing music
Do these devices create a harmful electromagnetic field only during take-off and landing? Airlines and rules need to update themselves to be relevant in the 21st century.
Update: Airline pilots can use iPads in the cockpit for the duration of the flight. Read this followup for some EMT findings: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/disruptions-tests-cast-doubt-on-fcc-rules-on-kindle-and-ipad-html/?hp
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