I’ve lived in 6 countries on four continents. Only in the US have I encountered free seating in movie theaters. Blew my mind the first time. Reserved seats make life way easier for most people.

Reserved seating is fine unless people don’t know how to read their tickets and come late and try to make you move after the movie has already started.

Agreed.

“That story has some holes.”

If you fly a lot, upgrade that ziploc bag to something a bit more...proper. I use one of these.

Don’t believe it? Just ask the pilot of Valujet Flight 592.

Drinking game: Take a shot every time you recognize a character or item or location.

Ask a pilot what he’s worried about and the number one thing on his list is probably “cargo fire”. We’re not worried an engine failure. We can deal with those. A cargo fire is scary stuff. Yes, we have extinguisher bottles but since we can’t get to the cargo hold, and certainly not inside an individual container,…

The advantage of transporting the battery in the cabin is that a battery fire in the cabin is relatively easily controllable. We carry fire socks on board. These are fireproof bags to put lithium batteries in. Cool the battery with water, then put it in the fire sock. Put the fire sock in a lavatory. Not a huge deal.

After trying a multitude, I’ve found these two Lifetrons product the best travel adapters so far. They’re not cheap, but they last. You can also find cheaper clones that I suspect are the same facility in China making them for a different brand.

I worked customer support at a small headphone company. A significant portion of the cases I fielded had to do with ear wax. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...

I hate when airlines do that. Flew on South African a while ago and they rattled out every meal choice in every class over the PA. It went on and on and on and I’m guessing no one was listening anyway.

You can practice sleeping on planes. Plan your drink and food intake. Plane your screen time. Learn to relax.

Blood sugar spikes the way you describe them have been thoroughly disproved. And insulin mechanism you describe actually works the opposite way. If you eat less often, insulin resistance decreases, which aids in weight loss and decreases the risk of diabetes type II.

I concur. If you’ve spent your life eating fast carbs you’re always hungry. Most days I only have one meal. I’ve spent days without eating. After a few days the body adapts.

Too late. Thank goodness for incognito mode.

I do like my automated coffee but I’m with you on capsules.

Who the fuck only drinks a single cup of coffee in the morning?

Her accent is not British. It is Danish, but not very strong. At some points it veers into something like English with a southern Swedish accent.

Spot on. I was not surprised by Mike’s behaviour towards Max at all. It is perfectly in character for a geeky pre-teen boy.