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Interesting. I've never really looked into it, I just get over the fact I have to check-in at the airport, and over time it's become less embarrassing since I just expect to see the assistants face drop in panic, and be pulled to the side.
It's never been mentioned to me either. I'm not actually a US citizen, so perhaps it doesn't apply. I'll look into it further, thanks for the advice.
There's somebody on the US no-fly list that has the exact same name as me. I can't check-in online with any airline, and checking in at the desk anywhere in the US results in some sort of warning on their computer, and a quick call to somebody to come out from the back and check it out. Unfortunately I have to fly at least once a month.
A quick look over the passport shows it's obviously not me (though I don't have any details of the real bad guy). Must happen to quite a few because I have a fairly bland, common British name.
Have people actually tried out Windows 8? On a desktop PC, once you get past the start screen it's almost identical to Windows 7.
> Then I went to Kauai for a week and gained 10 pounds
Is probably ~8lbs water. I'd be amazed if someone could gain 10lbs of fat in a week. That clocks in at about 50k total calories?
Not quite...
Great idea but, even on half speed on the Super Mario example, the thing is so jerky that the numbers on the tabs just blend together, I can't read a single one of them.
MacBook Pro 2012, Chrome, 20/20 vision
Actually, it was for creating a Facebook event. Arguably even more private.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/16/facebook-riot-calls...