Veeeery interesting considering I have a dead 2TB on my hands ^^

If you want to take it on as a carry on it will either have to fit the required size specifications (probably not going to happen) or you can try and call the airline and explain the situation to see if you can possible get it on the plane by booking a second seat and having it as a special item (Cello's travel this…

Might as well add that security staff told us (as staff we go through these gates tens of times a day [and have to put up with the quota pat-downs too]) that not touching the sides and going through faster helps avoid false-positives.

Try asking in a more appropriate thread? Hell, you could even check out [jezebel.com] which is more geared towards fashion. Either way, Ask and Answer quesitons about flying is quite far on the list.

How big a bag? If you only need to check in it because of liquids but not because of size you could try opting for a wheelchair. A big european airlines I've worked for allows wheelchair passengers to check-in their hand-luggage free of charge.

There is a quota of false-positives for which the security staff are obliged to pat you down so as to ensure they are remaining attentive.

Temp'd 4 summers now as a check-in/boarding agent at a big airport for a major airline in Europe. Happy to answer any questions.

#corrections (sorry I know this hashtag isn't official but I can't remember the proper way of submitting one)

I think people are missing the point of the worldwide 3G access... The worldwide bit! It's not being able to browse the internet on your Kindle which was awesome, it's the fact you can be anywhere in the world and not incure roaming charges!

I don't understand why anyone would purchase a non-3G Kindle. Sure it's cheaper, but free WORLDWIDE 3G internet access? Sure it's not a fully-fledged browser, but it's a lifeline if you EVER travel!

Cables: KEEP (power cables in one shoe box, interface cables in another)

Enjoy the 2 months use you get out of your earphones before the cable inevitably breaks from such wrapping methods...

I'll admit that's how I first read the comment and then lolled at my own pessimism when I noticed I had also wrongly interpreted it :P

Having worked at an airport I will go a bit further with this and confirm that the check-in agents are exactly those who do the upgrades. The ticket desk may also sometimes get involved but they're aiming to sell the more expensive tickets, not give them away. However airlines usually have strict upgrade priorities…

3) Buy a Y-Up fare:

This winter France had a VAT change which applied to phone contracts which operators passed on to subscribers.

I would gladly give this a try if the caps aren't too expensive!

#corrections: ruTorrent is an rTorrent WebUI and not an application in itself. Therefore SSH is used to control rTorrent (and install ruTorrent) while HTTP is used to control ruTorrent which in turn controls rTorrent over xmlrpc-c.

While I understand it will in theory, I'd be very anxious using double sided tape to hold up a multi-hundred [insert currency] appliance on the wall. You'd have a hard time claiming it should have held if it ever falls.

Having worked as a check-in / gate agent in Europe over 4 summers I can say I have -never- heard of something like this being granted. Our security training specified that anyone in the restricted zone must either be in possession of one of the security badges or have a valid boarding pass. I wouldn't expect this…