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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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Post by Miner49er »

ripdog wrote: post #217
CSSer wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder what the motivation was. Anarchism is mentioned elsewhere, so if I wonder if that’s a motivating factor here. At any rate, I appreciate that people are trying their best to be respectful. Personally, I’d also prefer to use “she” if that’s alright with her (it?). This becomes confusing quickly when we’re also trying to use it abstractly to refer to arguments and concepts.

I totally understand wanting to be respectful, but respect goes both ways. She needs to respect the fact that her odd pronouns are literally breaking the English language for people who want to use them.

That's a problem with the English language though. There's not a singular only version of "they" and there probably should be.

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Post by ec109685 »

While VPN's shouldn't be the only device, it seems like that should be part of any competent security posture. E.g. Jenkins should only be accessible from known VPN endpoint IP addresses.

Administrative IAM's should be IP restricted as well: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/iam-r...

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Post by KyleBerezin »

richwater wrote: post #47

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

So the fact that she has gained access to this restricted list, has somehow granted you entitlement to it? Or are you implying that every person on that list should be doxed to satisfy your curiosity?

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Post by subroutine »

SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #266
Jerrrry wrote: post #248

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I have been told a few times that I am on the no fly list, so I avoid planes - that, and I am nearly 7 feet tall. Is my only way to discover if I am allowed on an airplane is to buy a ticket and get subsequently denied on the boarding gate/security? No FOIA request, or anything similar, to circumnavigate this? Thank you.

Yes this is insane. I’m a U.S. citizen and if I’m not allowed to fly because of some arbitrary national security measure then that measure had better be public information and known before I book a ticket. If my government has denied you the right to travel without telling you why I genuinely and sincerely apologize and take responsibility because it should not work like that and ideally I should be able to vote out…

What if you are a US citizen, and it has recently been discovered you have been secretly dealing arms to Russia against current sanctions. And while authorities do not currently know your location they suspect you will be flying to/from Russia very soon?

Should they let you know not to book a flight?

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Post by anigbrowl »

Jerrrry wrote: post #248
anigbrowl wrote: post #145

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Yes... after you submit a form asking why you were denied boarding, as was stated in the opening paragraph. You don't get notified automatically when you are put on the list.

I have been told a few times that I am on the no fly list, so I avoid planes - that, and I am nearly 7 feet tall. Is my only way to discover if I am allowed on an airplane is to buy a ticket and get subsequently denied on the boarding gate/security? No FOIA request, or anything similar, to circumnavigate this? Thank you.

I had the impression from the article that anyone could submit the form requesting information if they were so inclined; I just meant that most people probably only find out when they're denied. Then again, being 7 feet tall they might be doing you a favor.

If you really want to know shoot me an email.

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Post by s1artibartfast »

jimmywetnips wrote: post #210
s1artibartfast wrote: post #198

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What if someone wants something else? If they demand dixyzx? What if they demand custom declensions on verbs that involve them?

It's really not that hard to keep a mental lookup table for each person and their custom pronouns and declensions. Another pretty elegant solution I've found if there's too much confusion amongst our team is to suggest people switch to learning Hungarian which doesn't have gendered pronouns. A few years of intense study is a small price to pay so that we can avoid the catastrophic mistakes of accidentally calling som…

Unfortunately I tried that. After 3 years of Hungarian classes, I had a peer that demanded I speak to them in Klingon because they identified as hypermasculine. Now I have to start over again.

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Post by mempko »

ericpauley wrote: post #10
calvinmorrison wrote: post #8

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Yeah cause we should totally have a top secret no fly list

Maybe we should or shouldn't, but the potential victims of this aren't just some greedy corporation. Leaking the no fly list could cause irreparable harm to individuals whose names are on it or even similar, causing discrimination by employers and other organizations.

What are you talking about? The list is literally designed to harm those people. It's a no-fly-list. If anything, having it public could provide public pressure to get them off the list.

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Post by karmaMeansCool »

arp242 wrote: post #225
easrng wrote: post #129

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it isn't a guy and it uses it/its pronouns.

This is downvoted, but the homepage really does say "hello i am maia arson crimew (it/she)". I'd feel uncomfortable referring to anyone as "it" though, as there are some connotations with that :-/

It's not good that you are uncomfortable when it asks you to talk about it with its preferred pronouns. It's 2023, it's about time you try to do what it ask you to do. When it tells you its preferred pronouns, try as hard as you can to follow it.

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Post by KyleBerezin »

half-kh-hacker wrote: post #83
twunde wrote: post #40

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.

that's my webring :3

I spent like 30 mins clicking links lol. brings back old memories of a web long gone. oatmealine's site also convinced me to install cowsay
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