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    Google Serves Up Free Wi-Fi at 47 Airports for the Holidays

    Google Footing the Bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi During the Holidays

    First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Serves Up Free Wi-Fi at 47 Airports for the Holidays
    Nice... I'll be at both the Seattle and Des Moines airports in the next few weeks. Too bad no Minneapolis tho... #googlefreewifiairportlist
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/19/09

    In reply to Google Footing the Bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi During the Holidays
    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
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/19/09

    @anexanhume: Silly American Woman!
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    Image of Brian Richards Brian Richards
    10/19/09

    @anexanhume: Pretty sure that is Brian Lam. #virginamerica
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/19/09

    @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
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/19/09

    In reply to Google Footing the Bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi During the Holidays
    "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
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/19/09

    In reply to Google Footing the Bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi During the Holidays
    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.

    Am I missing any? #virginamerica
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    It looks like Far Point......
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    I think NASA's launch sites more fully qualify for this title.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/17/09

    @admoseremic: Nah, NASA has Launch Facilities. A Spaceport denotes consumer travel.


    Geez I should have been in marketing with the bullshit I can come up with.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/17/09

    @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.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    So how long will it be before the first space sherry?


    Wow, the bad jokes keep coming today...

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    Image of laffmakr laffmakr
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    What?! No Starbucks yet?!
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @laffmakr: It's there, but this one is actually run by Starbuck. And it does not accept Starbucks cards.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    "First spaceport ever..."


    On Earth, that is.

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    Jesus, you know as well as I do that the stuff dreams are made of look like vaginas no matter where you are standing.
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    06/17/09

    or not standing, as the case may be.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Not vaginas. Usually they look like the back of a girl's head.


    ...And don't knock it...

    (yeah, that's done)

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    But more seriously, would anyone care to summarize the operational differences between this and a regular airport?
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    06/17/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Air. Space. Different.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/17/09

    @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?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @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?
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    Image of AEchinoderm AEchinoderm
    06/17/09

    @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.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/17/09

    Thanks guys. Interesting stuff.
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    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    Does it have a Cantina?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @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.
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    Image of victorkruger victorkruger
    06/17/09

    In reply to First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
    when i read first spaceport i thought it was actually going to be in outer space. this is nothing but a glorified airport.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @victorkruger: What you want is a space station.
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    Image of T-Will T-Will
    06/17/09

    @Badhatharry: A space station that looks like a vagina?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/17/09

    @T-Will: I'm cool with anything that looks like a vagina. Including a vagina.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/10/09

    In reply to Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive
    i don't pay for this site to learn about what the brits have across the pond. i am american and as such only care about texas. get on the ball Giz.
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    Image of Tony Antonaccio Tony Antonaccio
    06/10/09

    @Nick: Newsflash! Virgin mobile also operates within the United States. The 'uses sprint's network' and 'available at Best Buy' didn't clue you in?
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    06/10/09

    @Tony Antonaccio: @Jonathan Mock: you guys don't know me -- do you
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    Image of Stubtify Stubtify
    06/10/09

    In reply to Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive
    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.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    06/10/09

    @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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