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- neutrascrub, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Direct Link instead of spam
http://www.dubfire.net/boarding_pass/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27This blog spamming frenzy is really starting to get irritating. Before, people on Digg had the decency to post to the source (sometimes even the "print view" of an article to avoid viewing ads!). But now, a lot, if not most, articles link to someone else's OPINION on the subject rather than the REAL THING.
- wintermd, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15My girlfriend is in one of Bushes secret prisons. That must be why she never calls.
- clesters, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13oliveryeates
> The Brits invented the word
I would think that the Brits invented most of the words in the English language, but I could be wrong. - Endemoniada, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Spam - Is it SO hard to link directly to the *actual* site?
- marillion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8... "I would think that the Brits invented most of the words in the English language," ...
A Frenchman named William invaded England in 1066. Ever since then, English has always had a certain "je ne sais quoi." - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"Terrorism for Dummies" Chapter 6: Boarding Planes.
- Altotus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Airport security is theater ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater ), and this is heckling ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckling ). The only difference being that the audience are glued to their seats and can't go until they've seen the show.
- saralk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9It just goes to show that all of these "security measures" are just there to put our minds at ease rather than actually provide any security.
- Endemoniada, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Airport "security" isn't really meant to be effective. There are plenty of other, better ways to actually detect bombs or weapons, but having people searched is much more effective way when you're trying to scare people from doing anything in the first place. It also helps to further the illusion that "terrorism" is anywhere and everywhere (which it isn't), and probably helps in making people sympathetic towards the "war on terror".
I'm not stating facts here, this is just my theory. - pixelwerx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Sadly, none of these security measures put my mind at ease.
I think the average American is fully aware that most of these measures are just plain stupid. Subjecting white haired old ladies and five year old girls to random searches does nothing to make us safer, and does even less to make us "feel" safer. - Navicerts, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"why not spread the love and let digg give "the little man" some share of the ever growing ad revenue"
You are actually taking that away from the site that is "talked about", aka, the guy/gal that did all the work or had the great idea. I don't think digg needs middle men. - m00gg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Or people could just digg the real story...
http://digg.com/programming/Northwest_Airlines_Boarding_Pass_Generator
I couldn't agree more with the spam comments above. I mean come on people, sure the story may have been posted to Boing Boing, Lifehacker, Fark, or wherever... but it's just good digg practice to link to the original story and not to the blog that discusses the story...
*No Digg! - iFelix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It is hard if someone else has submitted the original actual site link to Digg already.
The reason why this spam was submitted (I am guessing) was that the original source/direct link to the actual site had already been submitted to Digg an hour before!
If the original URL had been submitted it would have appeared as a duplicate (try it and see). - elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Except, that you would NEVER get through with one of these passes.
- dustyshadow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3You might get through security but I doubt you'd get past the bar code scanner at the gate.
- foulpudding, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I just like his idea of printing out a couple extra tickets for the first class seats for a free "upgrade" one you get on the plane with your real ticket.
Why have I never thought of this... brilliant.
though I really don't have the kind of social disregard to actually do this. Something about moral fiber. - barnis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2last time I checked youtube wasn't a person...or any other "source"
generally people get bashed anytime they post an article linking directly to a personal site EVEN if that is the original source
I agree that people shouldn't just cut and paste stories but 90% of the cases are youtube videos with someone's blog comments which I don't mind - tristar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It won't work. The flight attendants get a passenger manifest after boarding closes that shows every passenger's name and seat. They'd know how many people are supposed to be in first class, and then when one extra is there, they'd call the gate agent back down to sort things out. It would be pretty easy to figure out.
- nytewalker, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4As I haven't tried this, and the author didn't say he did either, I can't say for sure if it would work. I do feel that the airport security is useless, though. After going on 12 flights in one month with my family I was searched 5 times. My mother was never searched, and even though they "checked" her bag they never removed her swiss army knife, lighter, or hand sanitizer(A gel that is alcohol-based). Now tell me that's not useless.
- MattyLite, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Don't bring America into this, EVERY country has idiots. Since we have a population of ~300 million, we're obviously going to have more than most other places.
- rnelsonee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, but this will only work if there's an empty seat in first class (and you have the ticket for it). This doesn't happen all that often, as they like to offer free first-class upgrades to frequent flyers that have status on that airline. But, it does happen, so it's worth a few minutes of printing.
People also do this for Southwest - when you check in at home, you usually get an A pass (which means you're in the first seating group - there's no assigned seats on SW), but on crowded flights, especially those Monday morning flights full of savvy business flyers, the A's go by quick and you'll get a B. The ticket they have you print out just has an "B.gif" in there, which you can change to "A.gif" if you have it on your PC, and then board with the A group. - barnis, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I think it's funny how worked up about posting blog links here rather than the "original source" If that "original source" is the mainstream news or a site like youtube, everyone seems happy but if it's a smaller less well know for profit site or a personal blog with ads everyone freaks out.
why not spread the love and let digg give "the little man" some share of the ever growing ad revenue...digg generate a lot of traffic and that traffic can at times even cause bloggers to have to pay additional fees for bandwidth...do a few text ads really kill you all? - HeaDiggrNCharge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Paging Mr. Terry Wrist...
- conna, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Just use an old boarding pass. I had 15 min to catch my plane once and used my previous days boarding pass to get past the paid thugs at the first security checkpoint. Normally they make you check in 30 min prior even if you have an e-ticket. If you are late, you have to wait. I got to the ticket counter at the departing gate and played dumb and said that they did not give me a ticket yet and they got all worried about how I got that far with the old pass. They let me on the plane but they said that they had to report it to security. Flying anywhere is a joke nowadays and if it were not for having to drive through Texas, I would drive.
- maxterpiece, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is an absurd article. These boarding passes are PRINTED FROM YOUR OWN PRINTER. They are clearly not intended as security measures. It's no problem for anyone (including terrorists) to go get a fake ID, and we design ID cards so that they are difficult to copy. WHy would it be difficult to bootleg a boarding pass?
And anyway, what's the big frickin deal about airplanes? There are plenty of other ways to easily hurt large groups of people. I think people have to accept that the only way they are ever going to be safe is if they start thinking about other races and nationalities as other human beings. - HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -8/+8My uncle is in one of President Bush's secret prisons. It's very difficult to see him.
I brought him a fruitcake last week and it took over three hours just to get there from the parking lot.
First, some secret service guys who are actually Mr. Bush's third-cousins strip searched me before blindfolding me and loading me into a van. Then we drove on what felt like dirt roads for three hours.
I was led to a platform where they removed my blindfold, and I could see the platform was surrounded by thick cedar trees so I couldn't see out. My uncle was already seated there, and one of the secret service guys gave me back my fruitcake, but wouldn't let us use a knife to cut it. So my uncle and I had to take turns biting off hunks of fruitcake and passing it back and forth like a couple of animals. That part was so degrading, but otherwise it was a good visit. He actually hugged me for the first time and it made me feel wonderfully special. I'm sure his erection was due to being isolated from the public because of his political views, so I didn't make a big deal of it..
The trip back to my Prius was relatively uneventful, but I did have to sign a statement of loyalty and swear that I'd never reveal the location of the prison. If I ever do, they said they'll amputate my uncle's feet, arrest my mother, and plant rumors that my father is gay (so what...he's not ashamed of it).
I do hope if my uncle ever makes it back to San Francisco he never says anything bad about the president on digg again. - kg4gyt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Um....why would anyone want to get on Northwest? My experiences with them had 4 of the 6 flights delayed and they bumped me 24 hours without even asking for volunteers when I had the tickets months in advance.
- dime, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Does it come with free enemy combatant status and rendition to third world ***** on the side?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Right, and if the French had their way, we would all be speaking French to this day..but they didn't deem the British worthy enough to teach them the delectable language known as French. How many more times can I say French?
- sparrowkc, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I am worried that Diggers care more about blog spam than the fact that a terrorist could easily get into an airline terminal.
Just my thoughts. - oliveryeates, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Not sure about the Americans having higher morals than anyone else!!!!!!! The Brits invented the word and its meaning. I agree about the spamming tho!
- Endemoniada, on 10/12/2007, -15/+3Standard morals seems to be one thing the majority if Digg users lack. And I find it hilarious that the majority of Digg users seem to be americans, from a nation that holds morals higher than anything else. I don't know, it just doesn't really add up... :)
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