Wil Wheaton, his eReader and flying - Page 3

tubemonkey · 09-14-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinecone

Another point is, the airline can test specific devices that are used in specific places (iPad in the cockpit) to ensure that they do not cause ANY interference.

Great news for Apple, because they can announce that iPads are safe to use during landings and take offs.

ST-One · 09-14-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatgirl

I'm not against the opinion (I disagree, but the internet is based around strong opinions). I'm against casual homophobic slurs that make internet forums uncomfortable places for gay people.

Are you gay yourself?
If not: please don't speak for us.
If you are: please don't speak for others.

RDaneel54 · 09-14-2011, 01:21 PM

I think Will Wheaton should have used some of that Star Trek technobabble to reply, "The flux capicator establishes an ion transmission that creates the picture on the electronic ink interface."

Seriously, I've travelled through several generations of electronic devices and run into many flight attendants and their ignorance (not bad, they just don't know what it is that I have).

Most folks are cool if you just follow the rules, unreasonable that they are. Arguing is a waste of time since they have the law on their side. Bring a DTB to pass the take off and landing time. You are not going to change their mind or their policy arguing on the plane.

I do wonder about electronic devices like watches, pacemakers, prosthetics, etc...

carld · 09-14-2011, 01:29 PM

Self-deleted for going even more off-topic.

tompe · 09-14-2011, 02:25 PM

The biggest risk with keeping it on is probably your neighbour getting upset and disturbing the flight. On a recent flight we were encouraged to check that people sitting next to us turned off the devices and point it out if they did not. They also explicitly said that ebooks was included in the things that have to be turned off.

The Nook STR have a text on it when turned off telling that it is turned off. I actually failed to turn off my Nook on the first flight since it was new and in a cover and I had not yet learned how the button worked. On the next flight I did turn it off.

I also think that people regularly forget to turn off iPads. I have forgotten a couple of times.

Bricorn · 09-14-2011, 06:20 PM

You can't turn off a Kindle without taking the back off and removing the battery. There's "sleep with a screensaver" and "sleep with a blank screen", neither of which is actually off. Waking from off would take as long as waking from restart and neither option takes anywhere near that long.

khalleron · 09-14-2011, 06:45 PM

Will your ereader cause the plane to crash?

No, it won't.

Is hassling the flight attendant nice?

No, it isn't.

They don't make the rules, but they have to enforce them. Don't make their job harder - you won't get to use your ereader in any case, so save everyone some unnecessary stress.

joenunya · 09-14-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WillAdams

If he had properly stowed it as is expected when one is supposed to power off such devices, the stewardess never would have seen the screen to know what was on it.

It's not just a matter of electronics interference (over which the airlines and FAA are overly cautious, and rightly so), but of eliminating distractions which will hinder people from following directions or evacuating in an emergency, and of minimizing the danger of flying objects in the event of a hard landing or other maneuver.

William

Lighten up [Deleted by the Moderation Team].

Those who are so easily distracted deserve to die in such an emergency or should not be flying and nor driving a 2000lb vehicle at 80MPH on the highway for that matter. Darwin was right and, for one, I enthusiastically welcome their elimination from the gene pool. What a ludicrous rationalization about the matter.

joenunya · 09-14-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatgirl

Wow. Homophobic much?

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Originally Posted by carld

Using the phrase "[Deleted by the Moderation Team]" to describe someone is decidedly homophobic.

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Originally Posted by Hatgirl

I'm not against the opinion (I disagree, but the internet is based around strong opinions). I'm against casual homophobic slurs that make internet forums uncomfortable places for gay people.*

*also casual racism, misogyny... sadly the list is endless...

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

wow, totally humorless and CLOSED MINDED to the point of sucking the fun out of a room upon entry? I imagine your little clique is fine with fat or ugly "jokes" but of course called on it won't admit to the bigotry.

Grow up princess.

joenunya · 09-14-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatgirl

I'm not against the opinion (I disagree, but the internet is based around strong opinions). I'm against casual homophobic slurs that make internet forums uncomfortable places for gay people.*

*also casual racism, misogyny... sadly the list is endless...

Wow, why not include your implied by omission proclivity, MISANDRY.

ucfgrad93 · 09-14-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

Will your ereader cause the plane to crash?

No, it won't.

Is hassling the flight attendant nice?

No, it isn't.

They don't make the rules, but they have to enforce them. Don't make their job harder - you won't get to use your ereader in any case, so save everyone some unnecessary stress.

Agreed. Karma for you!

toddos · 09-14-2011, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

Will your ereader cause the plane to crash?

No, it won't.

Is hassling the flight attendant nice?

No, it isn't.

They don't make the rules, but they have to enforce them. Don't make their job harder - you won't get to use your ereader in any case, so save everyone some unnecessary stress.

Do you know who else was just "following orders"? That's right, nazis*. And the Nuremberg trials showed us that's not a valid excuse.

* yes, I'm going full-on Godwin here. Don't make invoke Hitler!

tubemonkey · 09-14-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RDaneel54

I do wonder about electronic devices like watches, pacemakers, prosthetics, etc...

tubemonkey · 09-15-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

The biggest risk with keeping it on is probably your neighbour getting upset and disturbing the flight. On a recent flight we were encouraged to check that people sitting next to us turned off the devices and point it out if they did not. They also explicitly said that ebooks was included in the things that have to be turned off.

The Nook STR have a text on it when turned off telling that it is turned off. I actually failed to turn off my Nook on the first flight since it was new and in a cover and I had not yet learned how the button worked. On the next flight I did turn it off.

I also think that people regularly forget to turn off iPads. I have forgotten a couple of times.

What!??? They expected you to be a snitch? That's not me.

I'm sorry to hear about all of those plane crashes because you failed to turn your devices off. So, which alternate universe version are you right now?

toddos · 09-15-2011, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

What!??? They expected you to be a snitch? That's not me.

I'm sorry to hear about all of those plane crashes because you failed to turn your devices off. So, which alternate universe version are you right now?

"I won't tell them about your ipad if you don't tell them about my nook."

Or

"Here's $5. Ignore my kindle."

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09-14-2011, 01:21 PM	#33
RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	I think Will Wheaton should have used some of that Star Trek technobabble to reply, "The flux capicator establishes an ion transmission that creates the picture on the electronic ink interface." Seriously, I've travelled through several generations of electronic devices and run into many flight attendants and their ignorance (not bad, they just don't know what it is that I have). Most folks are cool if you just follow the rules, unreasonable that they are. Arguing is a waste of time since they have the law on their side. Bring a DTB to pass the take off and landing time. You are not going to change their mind or their policy arguing on the plane. I do wonder about electronic devices like watches, pacemakers, prosthetics, etc...

09-14-2011, 01:29 PM	#34
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Self-deleted for going even more off-topic.

09-14-2011, 02:25 PM	#35
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	The biggest risk with keeping it on is probably your neighbour getting upset and disturbing the flight. On a recent flight we were encouraged to check that people sitting next to us turned off the devices and point it out if they did not. They also explicitly said that ebooks was included in the things that have to be turned off. The Nook STR have a text on it when turned off telling that it is turned off. I actually failed to turn off my Nook on the first flight since it was new and in a cover and I had not yet learned how the button worked. On the next flight I did turn it off. I also think that people regularly forget to turn off iPads. I have forgotten a couple of times.

09-14-2011, 06:20 PM	#36
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	You can't turn off a Kindle without taking the back off and removing the battery. There's "sleep with a screensaver" and "sleep with a blank screen", neither of which is actually off. Waking from off would take as long as waking from restart and neither option takes anywhere near that long.

09-14-2011, 06:45 PM	#37
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	Will your ereader cause the plane to crash? No, it won't. Is hassling the flight attendant nice? No, it isn't. They don't make the rules, but they have to enforce them. Don't make their job harder - you won't get to use your ereader in any case, so save everyone some unnecessary stress.

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