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"Likely" indicates a >50% chance. There are actual meetings planned, this week. This is not "fake news", or some "internet rumor". The actual plan is seriously
by matt4077 10y ago
"Likely" indicates a >50% chance. There are actual meetings planned, this week. This is not "fake news", or some "internet rumor". The actual plan is seriously considered, and only the risks of Li-Ion batteries in cargo holds is holding it up, and possibly pushback from the airlines and countries concerned.
This is valuable information because it's much easier to stop something like this before it's officially announced.
At that time it's already implemented, requires the same march through the bureaucracy to be repealed, has consequences for the administration's reputation, may invite lawsuits if airlines and airports have started spending money etc etc.
- pvg 10y agoThis is valuable information because it's much easier to stop something like this before it's officially announced. It might be but HN is not really focused on delivering timely warnings to potential travelers.
- dang 10y agoIf internet forums can affect that process, you'd be better off putting such energy into larger ones whose mandates it fits. This isn't that kind that of site. There are always urgent things going on that are more important than almost everything here. Letting HN be swayed by those means giving up on the idea of a site dedicated to intellectual curiosity, and that would be a shame. Look at it this way: if the story happens, we'll have a thread about it. It will burn hot with toxic fumes (bad for HN) but the substantive aspects (good for HN) will hopefully outweigh that, making it worth the hit. But since the story hasn't happened yet, why burn all those health points for none of the gain?