Can someone please tell Jason that he's damaging my stereotype of Asian men? Either no mustache, or long flowing mustache down to your chest. There's no middle ground here guys. #virginamerica
@Brian Richards: Dammit, fingers not connected to brain today. Brian can determine whether being called Jason is an insult or not, mustache criticism aside. #virginamerica
"Hey, Larry. I just bought WiFi for everybody that flies Virgin America for a couple months, k?"
"For how much, Sergey?"
"Uhhh, a few million, I think?" #virginamerica
I can't for the life of me figure out what is happening out of shot to cause that expression. My current top choices are:
A) an Air Marshal holding a gun with frangible rounds pointed at him!
B) the plane is entering a parabolic dive, and he's enjoying it like a roller coaster.
or C) He's joining the half mile high club.
@admoseremic: Hmm. I guess that's right in a way. I was thinking of a "port" to encompass both an entrance and an exit, i.e. it is able to receive and launch vessels. As far as I know, NASA only has launch sites, and uses airports to land the space shuttles (or lets rocket capsules parachute into the ocean). But again, it really depends on definition.
@robinandtami: I mean, it seems like this is just a runway and hangars. Virgin White Knight could probably operate from any airport. Is there special equipment that qualifies this as a "space" port, or is it called that just because they decided to only let space vehicles use it?
@Hello Mister Walrus: Well, for one, you need an entirely different system for customs. Most aliens won't bother to use our system of passports and the like. You really haven't thought this through, have you?
@Hello Mister Walrus: For now, the Spaceport needs no baggage handling system (because passengers aren't going anywhere but right back to the spaceport), no customs (because passengers aren't going anywhere but right back to the spaceport), no catering service facilities (because passengers aren't going anywhere but right back to the spaceport in about half an hour), no duty free shops (because passengers aren't going anywhere but right back to the spaceport, so they don't qualify for duty-free shopping)... Basically, all that it needs is hangars, a runway, a parking lot for limousines and a coffee cart so the limo drivers have something to do while the 'space tourists' blow the equivalent to four years of college in half an hour.
@Hello Mister Walrus: Yes, but unlike others, which might be a wretched hive of scum and villiany, this one is actually quite nice. The barkeep is Queeznak. He makes a great space-old-fashioned.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think this represents a fairly good deal. For the very occasional (but critical) use this would allow a company to buy the card and only use it when needed. Vacationing employees, power outtages, etc, this would come in very handy. Sure $20 for 250 megs seems high, but compare it to paying $720 a year for data if you only need it 3 random weeks a year.
@Stubtify: That was my first thought, though, the data caps and the $150 dongle make it easier and more appealing to just go to Starbucks, or Wendy's or any number of other places with free wifi.
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"For how much, Sergey?"
"Uhhh, a few million, I think?" #virginamerica
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A) an Air Marshal holding a gun with frangible rounds pointed at him!
B) the plane is entering a parabolic dive, and he's enjoying it like a roller coaster.
or C) He's joining the half mile high club.
Am I missing any? #virginamerica
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Geez I should have been in marketing with the bullshit I can come up with.
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