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Last time I flew Delta they no longer had this bot, which made me sad. One of my favorite parts of flying was getting absolutely crushed into a tiny cube by the
by woopwoop 9mo ago
Last time I flew Delta they no longer had this bot, which made me sad. One of my favorite parts of flying was getting absolutely crushed into a tiny cube by the airplane seat's easy chess bot, and then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat.
- nimski 9mo agobravo
- johnyzee 9mo agoThe only winning move is not to play.
- lapetitejort 9mo agoHow about a nice trip on a train?
- shermantanktop 9mo agoDepends. How’s the Amtrak chess bot?
- bink 9mo agoUnderfunded and constantly side-tracked by cargo bots.
- chasil 9mo ago...and the Murderbots that have disabled their governor modules. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderbot_Diaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderbot_Diaries
- runarberg 9mo agoI think the Amtrak way is to bring a physical chess board and challenge human strangers over a nice cup of coffee in the observation car.
- shermantanktop 9mo agoThe Puget Sound ferries often have a partially-done jigsaw puzzle on one of the tables. You can't finish it in 30m, so people come and do their part and move on. Eventually someone will put in the last piece, I guess, I've never seen it happen.
- rmunn 9mo agoMy last visit to Seattle was in 1998 so I can't confirm this firsthand, but I would bet that when someone finishes the jigsaw, ferry staff bring out a new one.
- runarberg 9mo agoUsually somebody just scrambles it again, but they are regularly rotated. I don’t have a precise measure, but I would guess every couple of weeks or so.
- runarberg 9mo agoI love those. I have finished one (well it was missing a couple of pieces), between West-Seattle and Vashon, and what was better was that I contributed to the puzzle earlier on the way from Vashon.
- renewiltord 9mo agoThen stop for 56 hours to allow freight to go by.
- dyauspitr 9mo agoI don’t have 5 days to travel across the country.
- nimih 9mo ago[flagged]
- mattnewton 9mo agoThis wouldn’t bother me as much but it’s really like 5-7 days depending on freight use of the lines and they can’t tell you ahead of time what it’s going to be somehow?
- farialima 9mo ago- it’s 3 days not 5 (e.g leaving NYC Wednesday morning arriving SF Saturday evening) - the internet connection is excellent (even in most tunnels) so you can work, have video meetings, etc, not to mention play chess online
- dyauspitr 9mo agoLet’s be realistic. I love long distance train journeys, but mainly for recreation. Being on a train for 3-5 days is pretty exhausting no matter how comfortable. I’ve done the 30 day Amtrak pass before and it was fantastic but I wouldn’t be looking forward to that if it was a work trip where I want to fly in and then get back to my family as fast as possible. There’s no way that can compare to a 5-6 hour flight+2 hours at the airport.
- squeaky-clean 9mo agoThat's 4 days traveling. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday. Arriving in the evening doesn't mean you didn't spend that day traveling.
- CursedSilicon 9mo agoI was rather disappointed by the internet connection on the Cascades line (going Seattle --> Portland and back). As far as I could tell, they use T-Mobile for backhaul. Who are headquartered in Seattle. Yet the connection barely seemed to work for about half of the journey
- mrandish 9mo ago> then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat. This reminds me of the time I had my laptop open on the tilt-down tray and the very large man in the seat in front just repositioned his girth (not even reclining the seat) but it flexed the seat back enough that my laptop screen was momentarily caught between the tray below and recessed lip above and was almost crushed.
- bink 9mo agoI swear this happens to me almost every time I fly.
- sejje 9mo agoGorilla glass vs gorilla
- reincarnate0x14 9mo ago(I get the joke) Not even gorillas even, the seats on most US carriers are too small and narrow for a lot of adult men even if they're in good shape. I had to sit shoulder to shoulder with one poor guy an entire flight to New Zealand because both of our shoulder widths are wider than the seats and I wanted to make sure my girlfriend had room enough to sleep. We were both good sports about it and were joking about needing a smoke afterwards, but it was not fun unless he wanted to lean halfway out into the aisle. I'm taller than average but not a giant.
- mabster 9mo agoI flew Scoot airlines recently and my 13” MacBook Air was too big to have on my lap even though the seat in front was not reclined. There's also something about those seats where you get back pain when you try to sleep with your own seat reclined.
- reactordev 9mo agoComfort is an up charge.
- kazinator 9mo agoSome low cost airlines no longer have anything. A small fold-out tray to hold your tablet. There is Wi-Fi to access an intranet with flight information and maybe some entertainment. If you have that, you just load it up with games from your play store.
- kaonwarb 9mo agoThis is increasingly common in domestic US full-price airlines. It makes sense, in a way - most folks have their own devices, and the airlines save money and weight and don't have to worry about future tech obsolescence - but still makes me a bit sad.
- jen20 9mo agoThe thing I really wish domestic airlines would take away is reclining seats in economy. Nothing good comes from having them.
- 15155 9mo agoMost budget carriers are going this way.
- jen20 9mo agoIndeed - I don't generally fly on US low cost carriers, but regularly used to fly on EasyJet in Europe, and the non-reclining seats were just more pleasant for everyone.
- silisili 9mo agoSame. I most recently flew Frontier and despite looking really spartan, it was actually super comfortable. And no reclining to fret over the whole flight.
- QuiEgo 9mo agoI've long enjoyed both Alaska's and Southwest's version of this.
- crystal_revenge 9mo ago> when the person in front of me reclines their seat. As a reasonably tall person I have never reclined my seat and will forever consider anyone who does an asshole. The very fact that you can but don’t do something is the precise space where assholeness is defined.
- OlympusMonds 9mo agoSurely you should blame the airlines, rather than the individuals. They cram more people on, giving you less space - but charge the same - and you get mad at other customers, rather than them for cramming you in.
- crystal_revenge 9mo agoI pointed out exactly the opposite: surely moral action is only possible when one has agency. If an airline needs to force you to be a decent person, then you have no right to claim decency in the first place. People who lean their seats back are assholes. Claiming “but this is permitted!” proves my point. I can’t imagine what a nightmare world it would be if decency were only possible through the exercise of external authority.
- grayfaced 9mo agoAnd yet I'd prefer both myself and the person in front of me lean back. The upright posture is painful for me. Is your preference more valid then mine? The fact that the chairs are configured that way suggests the cultural norm.
- sudokatsu 9mo agoYou have 30 minutes to move your cube
- adityaathalye 9mo ago> getting absolutely crushed into a tiny cube by ... the airplane seat itself Perhaps this is the real reason why they call themselves "Delta".
- eschneider 9mo agoYeah...I know some delta pilots and apparently the inflight computers were sometimes spending more time playing chess than flying the plane...
- jbn 9mo agothis is a beautiful zeugma you have here.