Bingo! I always went to the gate with my family to see relatives off, spend some extra time talking, etc. before they left. This was normal before all of that 9-11 “security theater” started. Of course the security wasn’t anywhere as intrusive as now. I used to bring while 2-liter bottles of vodka on board.

This. The security theatre is just that theatre. Run checked bags through the bomb sniffer. Carry-on luggage the same.

It was better. People weren’t afraid of the boogeyman.

Imagine not remembering that this was the way it used to be.  No one went shopping at the airport then, they wont do it now.  It just means that people who are stuck at the airport have to suffer less.  If means you can meet people during layovers for lunch or shopping.

Am I just getting old that this seems shocking to someone?

I remember when your family could basically walk you to the gate. I’m not sure if that was a better time or just a naive time.

This feels like

If there’s no one to cook the food, or write the stories, or build the car, it kinda makes it hard to make a profit.

The way everyone talks around the actual worst aspects of Musk--the blatant antisemitism, racism, and transphobia--while talking about the other weird silly stuff he does is getting annoying.

My favorite version of E is the one bricked up in the Montresor estate catacombs.

There’s room for Steam to be much worse, but let’s not pretend it was an unequivocal good to begin with given its role in normalising online DRM, digital-only releases and lootboxes.

Huh. I’d love them to buy Nintendo. Nintendo is really shitty to its fans and won’t release any of their titles outside their platform, so it really can’t get any worse.  (I also don’t see that merger ever getting approved).

I’m sorry, but you are making this sound like a windfall for the victim - assuming her lawsuit is successful AND can actually collect.

Having suffered a TBI almost 20 years ago, I would happily pay $5 million to never have to go through it in the first place. And that’s without the trauma of hearing the train coming and being faced with near certain death. 

Looks like someone finally cashed in their Pepsi points. 

However, much of that $44 billion wasn’t his own money.  The behind-the-scenes on this particular debacle are going to be interesting reading for some folks in the years to come. 

I didn’t even start on how various executives/board members are frequently on multiple boards, which is who sets the CEO compensation package. Therefore, it is in their best interest to keep the making the packages as large as possible, so when theirs comes around it is just “market value” while everyone ignores that…

Reminding everyone that when Elon Musk says he bought Twitter to “restore free speech” he’s selling us a load of horse shit. He bought Twitter in a fit of pique because the company dared fact check Covid misinformation he was spreading. He wanted the platform as a bullhorn to press his own political and economic agenda…

Honestly that’s super accurate, Ford revolutionized the auto industry and was also SUPER into nazis.

Who knew if you convinced an entire country that they too will be rich someday they would burn down their own house for the rich corporate types.