Food to go (2) Oct 25, 2006
I'm a huge fan of food to go.  Things like Outback's Curbside Take-Away and Chili's To Go were invented for people like me for three reasons:
1.  No drinks means it's a cheaper meal.  It's not that I'm that cheap (though I am cheap to some extent).  It's just that I have trouble spending more than I need to on some cheap fluids.  I could bring a whole bottle of soda to a restaurant and quench the thirst of 5 people for the same price I'd be charged for a single drink.  And that's just soda; it's even worse when it comes to alcohol. 

2.  It's ready when you get there.  There's no need for reservations, waiting for a table, waiting to order food, waiting for it to get there, or waiting for the check.  You just call ahead and show up when it's ready. 

3.  There's no tipping when there's no service.  This is the best part.  Again, it's not that I'm that cheap.  It's just that I don't feel the need to pay somebody a percentage of the price of my food just because they brought it to me.  I'd be more than willing to take my own order, march back to the chef, ask for my food the way I like it, and then pick it up when it's done.  Heck, I'd even be willing to bring my dirty dishes back to the kitchen. 
If I can get the same food for less money, in less time, and with no tip, I'm more than content. #food
Airline WiFi Oct 25, 2006
Airline WiFi is one of those things that could potentially be pretty cool.  To be able to access the internet while flying in a plane at 30,000 feet would be a nice little benefit.  For an airline to offer it at no charge would be absolutely unheard of.  Airlines don't give anything away for free, so this would be no exception.  I doubt I'd be willing to pay money for it, but if it were conveniently included in the cost of my ticket, I wouldn't be too upset (unless it was like $50 extra).  The "Guide to Airline WiFi" has some information about Boeing's Connexion service and a list of airlines which currently have it.  Unfortunately, Boeing stopped offering to install this service, so the only planes that'll have it are the ones that currently have it installed.  Their prices are kind of high, starting at around $10 per hour.  I've already stated my position on paying for internet access, so I highly doubt I'd be willing to pay such a high amount for a single hour of access.  But again, if the price was conveniently "hidden" or paid for by my employer, I wouldn't have a problem with it. 

At the same time, airline WiFi could potentially be bad.  Email and internet are one thing.  But AIM?  VOIP?  It's annoying as it is when little kids are playing loud video games and people are watching movies with the sound on (and no headphones).  And sure cell phones aren't allowed, but with VOIP, people would be able to easily talk on the phone via their computer.  I think part of the reason cell phones aren't allowed is because plane rides are bad enough as it is; nobody wants to be forced to listen to somebody's phone conversation. 

To be honest, I doubt airline WiFi will ever exist in America.  We're constantly in a state of regression due to fear of terrorism, so I'd imagine that in a few years, planes won't have windows, bathrooms, drinks, or even seats.  Passengers will be drugged as they walk on the plane and then placed in sealed, compartmentalized containers.  Actually, that doesn't sound too bad. 

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WebmasterWorld Oct 25, 2006
WebmasterWorld always comes up in my search results for internet and computer geekery.  But I learned to ignore them and even blacklisted them from my search results because all their content seemed to be behind an evil paywall.  Matt Cutts changed my mind.  He enlightened me to the fact that there's an obscure little link on the paywall page that says "need to register?".  All you have to do is click there and accept the incredibly long list of rules and regulations.  (On a sidenote, I wasn't able to register with a Gmail account, suggesting that they don't allow webmail accounts.  This is the stupidest thing on earth and I hate them even more for it.  But I just used a non-webmail address and it worked.)  I can't even begin to understand why they make their site so difficult to use, but it hardly matters now because I found a way in.  WebmasterWorld and Experts Exchange, I win. #technology