Weekly Roundup Friday 21 March 2014
Good morning And a hearty hello from New Zealand. It is lovely to be in this glorious country, where I spent a quick night in Auckland, and am now in Christchurch for a night before […]
2014
How Many Megapixels Should Your Camera Have?
If you’re considering a new camera, the two measurements you are most likely to fixate on are the number of megapixels the camera’s sensor contains, and the zoom range of the lens. Neither of these
An Amazing United Airlines Horror Story
Which part of this story is the worst? United’s attempt to fly a plane with a visibly cracked wing, the 79 minute phone call to rebook a flight, United requiring the passenger in Australia to
Weekly Roundup Friday 14 March 2014
Good morning There are times when I am thankful that I don’t have to publish a daily newsletter, and I’ve been particularly feeling that this last week. Ever since the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines
Missing MH 370 Roundup
So, what do we know about the missing Malaysia Airlines 777? Not a great deal. The basic facts are as follows : A Boeing 777-200ER airplane departed Kuala Lumpur on 8 March at 12.41am local
Weekly Roundup Friday 7 March 2014
Good morning More weather problems this last week. Has this been the worst winter, ever, for weather disruptions? It sure seems so, and of course begs the question – why aren’t modern-day airports and airplanes
New Zealand’s Wonderful Wines and Wineries
New Zealand wines command the highest price premiums in the world, and are also among the rarest in the world. Small wonder, perhaps, that the country’s wine industry is also growing faster than anywhere else
The Mobile Safe Case
One of the problems of miniaturization is that things today are just so, well, just so small. As in easy-to-lose small; as in, even, too small. Few people remember the first SIM cards that were
Weekly Roundup Friday 28 February 2014
Good morning For once, a week relatively unharmed by weather disruptions. Let’s hope we’ve put that behind us for another winter (ummm – is this where I point out the weather forecast for next week
Does Amtrak – and Most Rail Services in General – Have Only Ten Years Left?
A new technological development threatens to totally disrupt the underlying premise and promise of rail travel. We discussed Amtrak’s need – and inability – to compete with automobiles when providing public transportation services last week.
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Weekly Roundup Friday 21 February 2014
Good morning Another week, another round of weather problems. As of Monday, there had been more than 75,000 domestic flight cancellations since 1 December – the highest total number and percentage of flights cancelled since
Analyzing Amtrak’s Partial Epiphany
Here’s an interesting article about Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train that runs between Los Angeles and Chicago that uncritically reports on some issues but doesn’t analyze them at all. The train is described as one of
