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> OK, not really; streaming Netflix on something designed to be a point-of-sale-system is a terrible idea, worse than watching movies on a Linux-based in-flight

> OK, not really; streaming Netflix on something designed to be a point-of-sale-system is a terrible idea, worse than watching movies on a Linux-based in-flight entertainment system. Is there a term equivalent to "suspension of disbelief", but for non-fictional writing? This broke mine. I don't know what Linux has to do with anything here.

ballenf 8y ago
"Exceeding one's license to hyperbole for the sake of maintaining viewership and having at least one inflammatory statement to trigger 'engagement'." Kind of rolls off the tongue very much like how an uncoated tablet doesn't.
mbreese 8y ago
It gives the reader some context. Many of the readers of this will have had the unfortunate experience of trying to watch an in flight movie on a Linux in seat entertainment system. Fewer will have used the Square POS system, particularly the new one.
- glenra 8y ago
  How would anyone know what OS their in-seat entertainment system uses? I've watched the inflight movie on a wide variety of systems on varying airlines and I don't recall the experience ever being branded in that way.
  - sigstoat 8y ago
    if you're watching when they reboot (which is not uncommon when you're on the ground), you'll usually spot a tux or two up in the top left corner of the screen, followed by high-speed kernel messages before their app takes over.
    - a-dub 8y ago
      fun fact: the virgin america systems had little keyboards on the remotes and you could kill/restart the X server with ctrl-alt-backspace you could also switch to a console with ctrl-alt-f*. was never able to login though...
- nkozyra 8y ago
  It's a weird comment either way, because having a bad experience on the inflight entertainment system has nothing to do with the underlying OS.
ggg9990 8y ago
Not to mention, but most in flight entertainment systems DO run Linux.
kevin_thibedeau 8y ago
It's just the typical hipster journalist looking for any excuse possible to justify Apple status signalling. You have to create something to sneer at before you can feel smug and superior about what OS a proper POS terminal should run before allowing it to process your black card.
Kluny 8y ago
Yeah, like aren't in-flight entertainment systems.... literally linux based these days? They're android tablets!
- eloisant 8y ago
  As far as I know, they've been based on Linux since the individual screen on the seat in front of you exist. Before that, it was just a big shared screen and everyone had to watch the same movie at the same time.

ballenf 8y ago

"Exceeding one's license to hyperbole for the sake of maintaining viewership and having at least one inflammatory statement to trigger 'engagement'." Kind of rolls off the tongue very much like how an uncoated tablet doesn't.

mbreese 8y ago

It gives the reader some context. Many of the readers of this will have had the unfortunate experience of trying to watch an in flight movie on a Linux in seat entertainment system. Fewer will have used the Square POS system, particularly the new one.

glenra 8y ago
How would anyone know what OS their in-seat entertainment system uses? I've watched the inflight movie on a wide variety of systems on varying airlines and I don't recall the experience ever being branded in that way.
- sigstoat 8y ago
  if you're watching when they reboot (which is not uncommon when you're on the ground), you'll usually spot a tux or two up in the top left corner of the screen, followed by high-speed kernel messages before their app takes over.
  - a-dub 8y ago
    fun fact: the virgin america systems had little keyboards on the remotes and you could kill/restart the X server with ctrl-alt-backspace you could also switch to a console with ctrl-alt-f*. was never able to login though...
nkozyra 8y ago
It's a weird comment either way, because having a bad experience on the inflight entertainment system has nothing to do with the underlying OS.

ggg9990 8y ago

Not to mention, but most in flight entertainment systems DO run Linux.

kevin_thibedeau 8y ago

It's just the typical hipster journalist looking for any excuse possible to justify Apple status signalling. You have to create something to sneer at before you can feel smug and superior about what OS a proper POS terminal should run before allowing it to process your black card.

Kluny 8y ago

Yeah, like aren't in-flight entertainment systems.... literally linux based these days? They're android tablets!

eloisant 8y ago
As far as I know, they've been based on Linux since the individual screen on the seat in front of you exist. Before that, it was just a big shared screen and everyone had to watch the same movie at the same time.