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Category Archives: Travel
Eleven hours in the tin can, there’s got to be a better way
And that was just from SFO to Tokyo. Add another four from Tokyo to Guam, and one more from Guam to Saipan. Plus about eight hours waiting in airports, an hour and a half of ground transportation, etc., and it … Continue reading
Another 940 million km of travel completed
That brings my total travel to date to over 42 billion km.
Posted in Travel
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The suboptimal way to fly from Denver to San Jose
I was on Frontier Airlines flight 169 from Denver to San Jose this morning. It was scheduled to be a nonstop departing Denver at 8:25 AM MDT and arriving in San Jose at 10:06 AM PDT. We departed a few … Continue reading
Posted in The Suboptimal Way, Travel
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Airport security theater: forgetting to remove laptop from bag
At the security checkpoint, they usually tell you to remove your laptop from a bag and put it in a bin to be xrayed separately from the bag. And to take your shoes off, etc. Yesterday they didn’t tell me … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom and liberty, Privacy, Travel
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The case of the missing clutch pedal
I just returned from a three week vacation. While I was away, someone must have broken into my car and stolen the clutch pedal, though they didn’t take the stereo or anything else. The car seems to run OK without … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Travel
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TSA endangering travellers to promote appearance of safety
The TSA now prohibits passengers from taking liquids on planes, due to concerns that the liquids could be combined to form explosives or produce poisonous gases. I’m not going to argue as to whether that is sensible. But what they’re … Continue reading
How to fight terrorism
Several people have observed that I am opposed to nearly all of the supposed anti-terrorism measures taken by the Bush administration, and sometimes ask me if I have a better idea as to how to fight terrorism. A few people … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom and liberty, Rants, Travel
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Note to self
When travelling, bring CD-R and DVD+R media, Tyvek sleeves, and a Sharpie. Sigh.
Posted in Computing, Travel
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Back from vacation
I just got back from a three week vacation in Colorado, where I visited family and friends. I did some contract work while I was there, so it wasn’t all fun and games. I drove my GMC Yukon this time, … Continue reading
U.S. now issuing passports that endanger citizens
As of yesterday (14 August 2006), the U.S. Department of State is issuing passports containing an RFID chip. They are claimed to have anti-skimming provisions, but these are of dubious worth. The big threat isn’t so much that the bad … Continue reading →