Do you really have to go that far to find interesting people? Actually: Who wants to meet up for Pho tonight at, say 10pm, on El Camino?
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#63Why does this letter qualify to be on HN. Its got zilch amount of value for Hacker News !
I have flagged this post, and would request others who agree to do the same. Please, lets not let HN be the next Digg or reddit.
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#64I'm really bored with this guy's continual attempts at blatant self-promotion. Just because you make a new domain every time you write a blog rant doesn't mean your writing is more interesting than the average Tumblr.
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This letter really bothers me for a few reasons: 1. The letter did not need to be open at all. If you want to travel the country for 30 days without paying, more power to you but why not just send it to the jetBlue CEO directly? 2. The people behind this letter obviously think their idea is amazingly brilliant. Which it isn't. Everyone has interesting stories. You could go into a Dunkin' Donuts at 3AM and hear some p…
Exactly. Why did they have to make it public? To put pressure on Jetblue? I don't think this trip is a smart idea. 43 flights in 30 days? They'll be spending their time running to and from and around airports. I doubt they'll enjoy it. I have to admit that I'll follow the blog though.
The funniest part is that its not just 43 flights. They're visiting 43 cities, and taking 90 flights!
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#66I'm really bored with this guy's continual attempts at blatant self-promotion. Just because you make a new domain every time you write a blog rant doesn't mean your writing is more interesting than the average Tumblr.
Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation.
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#67So they are asking for JetBlue to give them special treatment? They booked 43 flights in 30 days. How about cutting their flights in half so that they are less likely to miss one? I wonder what their backgrounds are that would make them good resource to interview JetBlue passengers and make them deserving of special treatment from JetBlue.
This letter really bothers me for a few reasons: 1. The letter did not need to be open at all. If you want to travel the country for 30 days without paying, more power to you but why not just send it to the jetBlue CEO directly? 2. The people behind this letter obviously think their idea is amazingly brilliant. Which it isn't. Everyone has interesting stories. You could go into a Dunkin' Donuts at 3AM and hear some p…
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
This letter really bothers me for a few reasons: 1. The letter did not need to be open at all. If you want to travel the country for 30 days without paying, more power to you but why not just send it to the jetBlue CEO directly? 2. The people behind this letter obviously think their idea is amazingly brilliant. Which it isn't. Everyone has interesting stories. You could go into a Dunkin' Donuts at 3AM and hear some p…
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#69So they are asking for JetBlue to give them special treatment? They booked 43 flights in 30 days. How about cutting their flights in half so that they are less likely to miss one? I wonder what their backgrounds are that would make them good resource to interview JetBlue passengers and make them deserving of special treatment from JetBlue.
This letter really bothers me for a few reasons: 1. The letter did not need to be open at all. If you want to travel the country for 30 days without paying, more power to you but why not just send it to the jetBlue CEO directly? 2. The people behind this letter obviously think their idea is amazingly brilliant. Which it isn't. Everyone has interesting stories. You could go into a Dunkin' Donuts at 3AM and hear some p…
I'm not sure why, but I'll respond briefly to your three points.
1. It did not need to be open. But I am making a website documenting my journey. Sorry if someone thought it was interesting and posted it to this site where you were forced to read it.
2. We don't really think it's amazingly brilliant. It is remarkable, though, in that most people have never done anything like this. We just thought it would be an interesting way to spend a month and I personally hoped it would help me accomplish some goals: I want to become a better designer and a better writer. This journey will allow me to practice both of those things. I don't have any data, but I think the people on airplanes are more interesting than the people at Dunkin' Donuts.
3. We won't get free flights. We paid our 600 dollars and we are abiding by the rules. We just want to see if they will help us out if their planes are late or cancelled.