Gogo airplane WiFi works, but everything else about Gogo is a tire fire
A simple attempt to purchase in-flight WiFi from Gogo yielded 11 distinct failures from there web site and ecommerce platform.
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United Airlines violates passenger privacy during chaotic boarding process
Flying on United wasn’t entirely bad, but poor policies and procedures or failures to follow them caused several problems that could have been avoided, including a violation of passenger privacy.
Mitigating WiFi upload speed issues on Lenovo IdeaPad S340 running Linux
One solution to the problem of slow WiFI upload speeds on Linux with an Intel dual band wireless controller.
Experian / T-Mobile class action lawyers send victims important emails guaranteed to be rejected by most recipients
In late 2015, 15 million T-Mobile customers learned that they had been victims of a two-year security breach at Experian. Since then, the 150-million victim Equifax breach has made the Experian breach look kind of puny, but at the time it became public it was a Big [expletive] Deal. Of course, a class-action lawsuit was… Read More »
Thanks to Amtrak for finding and returning my lost laptop
Last week, I left my laptop on a train when disembarking in Boston. Today, Amtrak called to tell me they’d found it and I could come to the station to pick it up. A big shout-out to Amtrak for doing the right thing.
NYC’s Hotel Wolcott is a mediocre hotel with terrible management
I recently checked into the Hotel Wolcott, located at 4 West 31st Street in New York City. Because I booked the hotel on hotels.com, they sent me an email asking me about my check-in experience and initial impressions of the hotel. I expressed unhappiness about the check-in experience, specifically “Slow Check-in”. I expressed unhappiness with… Read More »
Action report: “Never Again Para Nadie: Jews Against ICE Boston”, July 2, 2019
“Never Again” means never again for everyone. My thoughts about protesting ICE in Boston on July 2, 2019, and my experience being arrested during that protest.
How I remember my YubiKey, take three
[This is obsolete. My improved code is now in Github.] [The technique in this article supersedes my earlier “How I remember my YubiKey, take two” how-to; I explain at the bottom of this article what was wrong with my earlier technique and why this new technique is better.] I’ve recently started using a YubiKey NEO… Read More »
Why I’m leaving Facebook
TL;DR I am taking a break from Facebook and I encourage all of you reading this to do the same. #BoycottFacebook I have been in a love/hate relationship with Facebook for quite a while now. On the one hand, I love how Facebook allows me to remain connected with my social network. I also love… Read More »
How to (maybe) fix a streaking HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 transfer unit
How to clean an HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 toner transfer unit to maybe avoid the expense of buying a new one.