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How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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I love the implication that this random person should be the authority on whether or not I can see the no-fly list.

I wouldn't be surprised if he gets added to the list as well after pulling this stunt.

She's already been indicted on federal charges for hacking. Not being allowed to fly wouldn't be the main issue if she found her way into an American airport or airliner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_arson_crimew

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>>demonstrate they will use it responsibly. The problem is to define "demonstrate" and the criteria. Remember the gatekeeper is now an unemployed gal who "know lot's of things about cyber security" according to her main page. Seems likely a competent bad actor could easily impersonate a well-meaning reporter... Yes, security through obscurity isn't security, but this also seems incredibly irresponsible for any "secur…

>>Remember the gatekeeper is now [...] unemployed [...] who "know lot's of things about cyber security" according to [its] main page. Seems likely a competent bad actor could easily impersonate a well-meaning reporter... ...and it has a Wikipedia article ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/maia_arson_crimew ), and has demonstrated in other cases (cf. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/feelyou-mental-health-app-dat... ) that…

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Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Relatively off-topic, but I absolutely love the 90s/early 2000s vibes I get from this. I can't remember the last time I saw a webring, much less one with animated logos.

Also loved the vibe. One of the web ring sites goes to http://cyber.dabamos.de/88x31/ which was an absolute blast from the past!

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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I wouldn't be surprised if he gets added to the list as well after pulling this stunt.

She's already been indicted on federal charges for hacking. Not being allowed to fly wouldn't be the main issue if she found her way into an American airport or airliner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_arson_crimew

Reading that wiki page, it sounds like he's on his way to a long stint in prison, or worse. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets black-bagged now that he's attacking critical national infrastructure and encouraging others to do so.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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I wish we just used “they” always. I am fine with people not wanting certain pronouns but I find it very tedious to track different pronouns in my head. Especially in a professional setting gender shouldn’t matter at all.

I have found ways to almost always write and talk with gender neutral pronouns, without sounding too weird. After working with colleagues that use gender neutral pronouns, I find myself being careful not to assume any gender specific pronouns, which means in most cases just not using them.

Yeah, is there really interesting distinction. I was educated in a very conservative part of the country and they/them was the default Standard English practice. It wasn't about gender but it was about familiarity.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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I wish we just used “they” always. I am fine with people not wanting certain pronouns but I find it very tedious to track different pronouns in my head. Especially in a professional setting gender shouldn’t matter at all.

My pet peeve about using "they" is it seems to imply an undue politeness or superiority. Plurality is an ancient metaphor for power, and many languages today have the same form for a plural "you" and a polite "you". Another example is the royal "we".

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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> If someone was on a no fly list and they wanted the general public to know, they could just put it out there themselves. No? How would they know? How would they prove it? There's a known case a few years ago where a woman was trapped away from the US for 3 years - her estranged husband put her on the list when she went to visit her parents, and boom, she's not allowed into the US and no-one will tell her why, makin…

>There's a known case a few years ago where a woman was trapped away from the US for 3 years - her estranged husband put her on the list when she went to visit her parents, and boom, she's not allowed into the US and no-one will tell her why, making it easy for him to get divorced and keep the house. How does one "put her on the list"? It's not that easy.

Apparently if you happen to be working in the right government department then it is. It was only discovered when he applied for a promotion and they did an extended background check.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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"It" is not generally used in English to refer to people, and generally carries a dehumanizing or even pejorative connotation when used to refer to a person (it's not unheard of to see "it" used as a slur against binary trans people, for example-- using "it" in place of preferred pronouns). Use "it" if someone specifically requests that "it" be used to refer to them. Don't if they do not.

My mom called me "it" for the first two weeks after I was born. She wasn't sure on a name. Exception not the rule, but made me giggle reading your comment.

I think infants are somewhat commonly called "it" for some reason.
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