Some flights will give you free zip ties but you have to be really demanding to get them

Industry insider here. The best way is to just grease the wheels and make it known. Just tell them you appreciate their hard work and you know how difficult their job is. Give them the candy and say this is for you guys, I appreciated everything you do. A little grease can go a long way, especially on flights where…

Are the wings just for kids or, like, anyone? Asking for a friend.

If your flight to Europe is $2,500, you’re doing it wrong.

I’ve heard this from a few people now. I’ve wanted to try it just for the hell of it, but I’m too shy. How do you approach them, when you’re already in your seat? What do you say? Haha, it seems so transparent.

This is kind of silly, but sort of relevant: On a recent JetBlue flight, my dad asked for a pair of wings for my kids. They brought out these little magnetized plastic wing badges for both of them. The kids thought Grandpa was pretty cool that day.

Kiss ass

For all the talk about airlines going bare bones, international flights are often still pretty luxurious when it comes to freebies. At least on Delta flights to/from Europe, they are constantly feeding you, with a 7 or 8 hour flight including not only free beer and wine, but name brand liquor if you want it, plus a…

When flying not long after rotator cuff surgery, the flight attendants were nice enough to provide me, when I requested it, with a plastic bag full of ice to put on my sore shoulder.

I’m a newspaper reporter and only use my Macbook to file stories. I’ve even done it at a Starbucks!

Or for folks who don’t have an issue with the keyboard? Just a guess.

Work phone and personal. I decided I can only escape work if I leave that phone at home on the weekends.

Yes, but why? Let’s start with why you need an iPhone AND an Android phone.

My wife does this. Personally, I write like someone that has typed for 30 years so I don’t carry around anything I have to write in.

MacBook, iPad, iPhone, and iPod - why? I can get you down to two gadgets easy.

I don’t have a question. I just want to thank the Lifehacker staff for keeping all your posts as apolitical as possible. I wish the same thanks could be expressed to all the other sites in the family. I expect politically-charged posts when reading Jezebel, but can do without it while learning a new way to…

Is there anything you guys would like to see us do on Facebook’s live video platform? Hacking, live!

I used Naturebox for a little over a year. We loved it at first, but eventually it regresses from “trying new things” to “order the same thing again, over and over”. It was always a blast when a box would show up and we’d spend the next 15 minutes or so all opening up the different pouches to try them out, but…

Both sites note that they cannot cater to those groups, so you will have to find an alternative.