I could have taken this scenario to the TSA desk and raised hell, as it was a hole in their protocol that prevented me from being in the presence of my bags at all times. Ultimately, I was in a hurry, so I brushed it off.
That's what they count on... Us being late for our flights, etc and won't hang around to stand up for ourselves. That's why I allot at least an extra hour at some airports for "TSA Shenanigans"
My husband and I are "opt-outs" also. Every time we fly, TSA agents try to talk us out of it, touting that the machines are safe, pat-down will take longer, etc.
My husband likes to tell them he understands all that and is still choosing to opt-out, but that he also understands that by making us wait to be patted down, we've been "separated from our belongings" (as they've gone through the xray, and are out of sight while we wait), which is a violation of policy.
Usually, that gets us a near-immediate screening.
Even if the machines are safe and respect our privacy, opt-out is our little protest of the theater. We're slowing everything down for the TSA, making them waste time "clearing" my tight ankle socks. Viva la resistance!
I don't think that *anything* free means you (the user) are getting sold out.
I think it is clear in Facebook's case that the users *are* the product. Facebook doesn't have anything else. All it has are the "social connections" and user demographics being leveraged to provide targeted advertising.
Dropbox has a product: Storage.
Instagram has a product: A useful app with photo processing (I'm not a user)
Facebook has... Nebulous social tools. And a history of nuking everyone's privacy settings, making access to their demographics easier.
Powazek is right of course, but I've only ever heard the phrase in relation to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Services where yes, the user base IS the product.
Or put your own... ahem... Documents from other sources on it.
Amazon can only remove or change items that were transmitted over the wireless from Amazon. So.. everything you bought on Amazon and had delivered via Whispersync.
If you were, instead, to purchase and download your books either from Amazon or elsewhere, load them on your Kindle and keep your wireless turned off... Amazon can't touch anything on your device.
It's not really a "screen saver," in that the image doesn't change. It's a lock screen. The kindle will go into it automatically after about 5 minutes, (and you can activate it) so you don't get accidental page turns when it's knocking around in your bag.
The "dead authors" screensavers have been gone for a while now. For the past few years, Kindle screensavers are more abstract mostly featuring pens, letter building blocks, books, etc.
I think LotR is a special case. In the movies, "Middle Earth" is almost its own character, and New Zealand (IIRC) did a lot to preserve the iconic places where the movie was shot, and encouraged LotR tours especially. "Hobbiton" is on private land, isn't it? I thought I read that the owner left all the sets in place...
Not every country, region or town is able to do so. I've seen all the Harry Potter movies, Star Wars, etc. Not one of them did I ever think "I should go visit where they shot this!" I've thought that about New Zealand.
I'll say it again: Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit is a special case where NZ is able and willing to BE Middle Earth. Not every movie/location can say the same.
I agree that the TSA isn't completely to blame for people choosing to drive rather than fly.
It's a big part of it, but another huge part is the constant rise in airfares and baggage fees, overcrowded planes, no more meals (unless you pay far out the ass), and aging uncomfortable airplanes.
I fly because I "have" to. I live in Alaska. If I want to go anywhere, driving there isn't really an option for me. If I lived in the 48 states, my first travel choice would be train.
The TSA is a big part of why airline travel has become such an exercise in indignity, but it's not the only part.
Check out the career arc of the Arctic Monkeys. A little punk band playing in clubs in the UK had no idea how many worldwide fans they had, all because of someone uploading live clips of their gigs to YouTube.
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That's what they count on... Us being late for our flights, etc and won't hang around to stand up for ourselves. That's why I allot at least an extra hour at some airports for "TSA Shenanigans"
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Re: Opt out anyway
My husband likes to tell them he understands all that and is still choosing to opt-out, but that he also understands that by making us wait to be patted down, we've been "separated from our belongings" (as they've gone through the xray, and are out of sight while we wait), which is a violation of policy.
Usually, that gets us a near-immediate screening.
Even if the machines are safe and respect our privacy, opt-out is our little protest of the theater. We're slowing everything down for the TSA, making them waste time "clearing" my tight ankle socks. Viva la resistance!
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Now where did I leave that...
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dolan
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Instead she's drawing attention to her lack of backbone (whatever her good reasons), rather than just trying to let it all blow over.
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"Deep beneath the walls of tiiime...!"
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I think it is clear in Facebook's case that the users *are* the product. Facebook doesn't have anything else. All it has are the "social connections" and user demographics being leveraged to provide targeted advertising.
Dropbox has a product: Storage.
Instagram has a product: A useful app with photo processing (I'm not a user)
Facebook has... Nebulous social tools. And a history of nuking everyone's privacy settings, making access to their demographics easier.
Powazek is right of course, but I've only ever heard the phrase in relation to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Services where yes, the user base IS the product.
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Amazon can only remove or change items that were transmitted over the wireless from Amazon. So.. everything you bought on Amazon and had delivered via Whispersync.
If you were, instead, to purchase and download your books either from Amazon or elsewhere, load them on your Kindle and keep your wireless turned off... Amazon can't touch anything on your device.
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In fact, now that I *don't* have it, it's much easier to see how insidiously it's infected most of the internet.
It's great, I can instantly figure out which organizations I don't want to deal with whenever I see "you need to log in to Facebook."
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Not every country, region or town is able to do so. I've seen all the Harry Potter movies, Star Wars, etc. Not one of them did I ever think "I should go visit where they shot this!" I've thought that about New Zealand.
I'll say it again: Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit is a special case where NZ is able and willing to BE Middle Earth. Not every movie/location can say the same.
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It's a big part of it, but another huge part is the constant rise in airfares and baggage fees, overcrowded planes, no more meals (unless you pay far out the ass), and aging uncomfortable airplanes.
I fly because I "have" to. I live in Alaska. If I want to go anywhere, driving there isn't really an option for me. If I lived in the 48 states, my first travel choice would be train.
The TSA is a big part of why airline travel has become such an exercise in indignity, but it's not the only part.
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