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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    Does getting harassed by stewards while doing the speed test during take off qualify as goofy?
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    This was not the Mile High Club I expected from the title.... maybe more like new, cooler reader meet up or something.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    12/17/09

    @Curves: At least they don't want us to use and provide use of a sex gadget on a plane.

    Airline fleshlight pics = Do not want
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    If I had discovered the awesome goodness of Gizmodo back in 2004 when I was still flying in the military I would have done this in a heartbeat.

    Was Gizmodo even around then?

    Damn our timing Gizmodo!
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    12/17/09

    @DustyButt™: "The blog, launched in 2002" (... according to Wikipedia)
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    I will join the mile high club for you Giz... "Stewardess, in the name of science and technology, would you care to join the mile high club with me?"
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    The timing is terrible. I wish this was back in July when I was actually taking a trip on Virgin America to SF. Blast you. Blast you to HECK!
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    Rosa, I'm gonna ask a favor of you, k?

    Please don't ever post a picture of BLam and ask me to join the Mile High Club again, k? Thanks.
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    Image of Munch the BanNail Munch the BanNail
    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    Do you need any kind of "NSFW" if the photo is of people joining the other Mile High Club?
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    12/17/09

    @Munch the BanNail: For my sake, please tag those things appropriately.
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    12/17/09

    @Munch the BanNail: "I'm tired of these motherfucking snakes, on this motherfucking plane."
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    12/17/09

    @Rosa Golijan: For your sake as an editor, or for your sake as a consumer of plane-related naughty pictures?
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    12/17/09

    @jessedybka: Both. I'm collecting anything naughty and forwarding it to Fleshbot.
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    12/17/09

    @Rosa Golijan: See, that's not just working hard, that's working smart.
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    12/17/09

    In reply to Join Gizmodo's Mile High Club
    Is joining Gizmodo's Mile High Club a sure sign that you won't be joining any other Mile High Clubs anytime soon?
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    12/17/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: It's literally one or the other.
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    12/17/09

    @otko: Well since my wife wouldn't go for that kind of thing I think I'll go for Gizmodo's club.
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    12/17/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: At least you sort of have an option. Some of us don't get wifi or chicks on planes. We end up getting the kosher meal and a stinky pillow
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    12/17/09

    In reply to Continental Finally Bringing Wi-Fi to 21 Planes Next Spring
    Wow! Almost 5% of their fleet! Take it easy, guys! You don't want to rush into these things.
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    Image of Michael Wiegand Michael Wiegand
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    Cut Alaska and Southwest some slack, guys. Their respective boardrooms only just discovered that the internet exists and that people might want to use it on a plane.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/08/09

    @Michael Wiegand: The saddest part is the photo above is not retouched.
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    Image of Rick Lobrecht Rick Lobrecht
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    how would this work? An ad injecting proxy server at the access point?
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    10/08/09

    @Rick Lobrecht: Not too sure, but I remember back in the day of NetZero actually being free, they'd have a banner ad that was "always on top" that was it's own window (not the browser). So you could force users to download a small executable to use the WiFi (not to connect, but to actually reach out to the internet). You have to launch the file, which would then take up ad space on your desktop.

    I have no idea if this is even close to what they'd try (I'd actually bet not), but it's plausible.
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    10/08/09

    @jamjen: I can't remember what airport I was at, but they had an ad-supported wifi service where you had to watch an ad in your browser to get 15 minutes of connectivity. Getting on the network was open, just the browsing part was restricted until you watched the ad (or paid a little $ to get ad-free internet).
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    I wonder: Could one person make their PC a hotspot, and everyone leech off them?
    [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    10/08/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Pay for the connection, sell to passengers at 2$/person.

    I like the way you think.
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    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    I'd still like to pay to avoid ads. I'd get enough ads on the pages I visit (unless Adblock stops em dead), so I don't want ads popping up every now and then from the actual WiFi service itself. It may sting for some, but in my case, after paying $300+ for a flight to wherever, $30+ for the cab ride to the airport and other varied costs for drinks and food I get at either the terminal, mid-flight or both, what's another $10+ for access for a couple of hours.
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    I have absolutely no problems with anything ad-supported. I don't expect anything for free, and it's a good compromise on a paying service.

    Who knows, I might actually buy something from SkyMall instead of thinking about it on the plane then forgetting all about it once I leave.
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    Image of scoobydoo scoobydoo
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    Looks like the source article screwed up - JiWire already exists, they are just one of the companies behind the new service.
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