For those that want to know how to opt-out, “You may opt out of VAU at any time by contacting USSFCU Card Services at cardservices@ussfcu.org or
by calling 888.297.3416.”

No, when you travel non-rev you’re not wearing a badge. However your boarding pass is not an actual boarding pass, it’s a standby pass. The pass has your priority class and that class tells the gate agents how you came to hold it (IE Friend of a Pilot, Friend of a United Staff Member, Family of a Pilot, etc.). They…

That’s an understatement! Every time I travel non-rev I get a talking to by the person who got me my benefits about how I need to behave - even if I’m on my 3rd flight of the month they still give me a talking to because of the horror stories they have heard at work.

They are PASS TRAVELERS! This means they fly standby at a greatly reduced rate due to holding a pass from someone who works for the airline or an affiliate airline. As part of the Pass Traveler agreement, you have to dress up to a standard that they would hold an off-duty employee to - this means clean, ironed,…

While probably not at CES, Hooke Audio has been in the process of revealing their “3D” recording headphones for a little while now. What I have seen of them are pretty cool, and their twitter/social media does a pretty thorough job going through their process of designing, building, and all their regulatory hurdles.  h…

How come Bigelow and the Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) successfully inflating attached to the ISS didn’t get a nod? It’s a huge step in the direction of making larger structures in space.

No, it’s just redundant -- which is considered a very good thing. Only one microphone is ever used at a time, but the microphone fixed to their shirts will be used should either of them decide to start walking around the stage so you can always get what they are saying. It’s also especially helpful if one of them ever…

Or you could just cut the 3DS cable at the brick and throw a USB connector onto it for use with any phone charger. Takes a few seconds but is a very easy DIY project for those who don’t want to carry around the bulky charger.