I have never had any problems boarding SWA. Many flights. Not one.
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I generally like the Southwest boarding system, though I do always pay for early check-in. The Cuba flight was funny because you realize that the system depends on audience buy-in. If the boarders (1) don’t understand it, or (2) aren’t culturally attuned to orderly lining up in a queue, then it doesn’t work so quickly.
When we got on the plane, Southwest was playing soothing music over the speakers, and somebody else was blasting competing merengue. There were about 15 babies crying. It really was one of the most memorable flights I’ve taken, though I’d guess the stewards get weary of the chaos. Short flight though.
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I was returning from Rio on a United flight that stopped in Sao Paolo, where we all had to get off, clear customs and then re-board. Despite United’s extensive caste system of boarding, everyone just gathered in a mob and I think they just let everyone come through. It’s not just SWA that requires compliance from the passengers.
I once flew from London to Glasgow on a flight that was connected to by one coming in from Benidorm. Once!
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BTW, in case you missed it, aliens are a thing.
Yeah, horseshit.
Flying from Tampa to San Antonio on Sunday on SWA I had Business Select and was A3. I was about the 80th person to board after all the pre boards and their kids, strollers, and extended families, all each dragging three large bags that take up an entire bin, a computer bag, a purse, two backpacks and a box a guavas. SWA simply refuses to enforce boarding policies, which makes the experience miserable a good bit of the time.
Aliens are most definitely a thing. It’s absurd to think we’re alone in the universe. Whether they have the means or the desire to visit us is another question.
The Fermi paradox:
Big “Hitchhiker’s Guide” vibes from this.
The theory that any sufficiently advanced species to accomplish interstellar travel would also self destruct is disturbingly possible.
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AI is coming for all our jobs…but not yet.
This story is hilarious, and I learned a new word: fremdschämen.
This guy nails how groundbreaking is the Vision Pro. A device that can replace absolutely every Apple (or PC/Android) product you own.
Battery life notwithstanding, if you - like me - have an iPhone, Apple Watch, an iPad and a laptop or a desktop Mac with a high quality display, you get to $3500 pretty quick.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
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Yeah but it can’t play Diablo IV.
They will solve the battery life issue and, if you’re using it instead of fitting out a home office, battery life already isn’t an issue.
What I was getting at is that price point isn’t the issue it seems to be at first contact. So, while the price will likely come down (this is a “Pro” model after all, which is Apple-speak for deluxe), it isn’t going to be a barrier to take up.
To wit, I have kitted out my home office with a sit/stand desk, a Mac, an ultrawide display on a heavy-duty swing arm mount, a couch, a TV, a fridge, additional lighting, a mic/webcam and various other accoutrements. A Vision Pro, right now, replaces all of that. I can sit (or stand) anywhere in my house that’s within an extension cord of a power outlet, and do everything that my Mac and a host of other iDevices can do. Right now.
Imagine you aren’t lucky enough to have a dedicated study or a spare bedroom you can convert to be such. You no longer have to compromise by cramming your WFH station into a public space; it can be anywhere you choose to be at that time. You can, right now, shut off the outside world when you’re on a conference call or just want the peace to concentrate, so it’s arguably more practical than a home office.
As I said, ad nauseam, it can do all this right now. The more I think about it, the more gobsmackingly groundbreaking this thing becomes.
It has an M2 chip so, in theory, yes. As to “right now”, no.
Plus you can use them skiing.
Eventually, yes. Real time speed, altitude and location data, lift and trail maps, proximity alerts of other skiers, ordering lunch…
I bet they still fog over.
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