Again, why? For what purpose?

Ok, so there’s a tumblr hashtag, but again. For what?

They are supposed to fly you from A to B on a given day at a given time.

Sure… but you’re not buying a guarantee that will happen. If you want to buy a first-class ticket, you’re paying for the privilege of not being bumped. If you’re buying an economy-class ticket you’re getting a discount because you’re not guaranteed a seat.

having to force bump a passenger because no one took the bait money is what I would like to see be not ever a thing companies try to get away with.

If you did that most planes would end up flying with a minimum of 10% of the seats empty. As a result, passengers would have to pay significantly more for their tickets.

With the current setup, the airlines oversell every plane, but most of the time everyone still gets a seat. The airlines know that roughly 5-10% of the passengers never make it to the gate and claim their seat. Some people change their mind at the last minute. Some miscalculate traffic. Some are on connecting flights that get delayed.

It’s pretty rare that an airline has to bump passengers, and they hate it when they have to do it. It screws with their whole schedule and eats into their profits. But, having to occasionally do that is worth it for them because they get to run many more flights at 98% capacity or something, rather than 90% or even 80%.

Yeah, I used to have a pair like that. If you don’t like poking at your ear, the in-line controls are nice. But, in winter those can often get buried in your scarf/coat which is a bit annoying.

You might be interested in what some other people have said in the thread about bluetooth remotes.

There are somewhat expensive ones that seem to be meant for either steering wheels or handlebars, and ultra-cheap ones that are basically a handheld remote. Some others are designed to be worn as rings. I might see if one of those will work inside a mitten. It could be ideal for winter. Maybe it’s useful for you too.

Nice, that’s probably usable with gloves or mittens.

I’m sure there are some Nazis in Ukraine, just like there are some in Russia, some in Germany. I would expect there are even some in Israel.

But, OP was talking as if Ukraine is uniquely Nazi. And, later on he/she claimed that “Nazis have ruled Ukraine since 2014 US sponsored coup that installed them in power”, despite the fact that Zelenskyy is jewish.

Hmm, that’s a reason to avoid them then. Who knows what will happen to their customer support if they stop selling earbuds.

Thanks, good to know.

Um… like you boop your own nose to skip forward?

I found an article about them. Apparently they sense vibrations, so you need to tap near them.

I don’t think I’ll go with those, I don’t want open ear designs, I want something that can block traffic sounds. I also worry that something that is vibration sensitive would be confused by the movement of a hat or scarf in winter. And since they’re Sony, they’re way too expensive to buy just to see if they maybe work.

Thanks though, if nothing else, it’s interesting to know about new technologies they’re using.

Wow, thanks for the link. I haven’t seen one that cheap before. I was looking at a more expensive name-brand one but it’s like 10x more expensive. The one you suggested is cheap enough that I can take a shot and see if it’s something that might work.

That’s an improvement on the ones I have. I need to replace them because they’re like 3+ years old and the batteries are dying (plus the case is half broken). They’re also Jabra, I think it’s the Elite Active 75 or something.

There are 2 major annoyances with those ones though. One is that the controls on the left earbud are “directional”, like click the button forward for volume up, backward for volume down. I can never get the right direction when I have gloves on. Even worse than that is that the left earbud is slaved to the right earbud, and only the right earbud connects to the phone. That means I never know what the charge level of the left earbud is, and sometimes it loses sync and since it’s effectively “invisible” from the phone, it’s hard to reset.

I’ve also had issues with getting the earbuds correctly lined up in the case so they charge. There have been times I’ve had them in the case for hours, put them on, and got a “low battery” warning almost immediately. Part of that is that the batteries are old and dying, but part of it is also that the charging contacts are a bit finicky.

I’ve heard the newer models are better, but I think I want to try a non-Jabra one next. I may go back to Jabra if it turns out other models have their own annoying quirks.

I was thinking of something like this Bluetooth media remote that I think is meant to be mounted on a steering wheel or a bike/motorcycle’s handlebars. I think if I had that inside my glove I could know which buttons were which by feel.

But, I’ve never owned / used one, so I don’t know how well they work, and how compatible they are.

Is the control panel wired to the buds? One solution I’ve considered is getting a small remote that I could keep inside my glove, but if it’s wired I don’t think that would work.

If you know what model they are I’d be interested in learning more.

By “click panels” do you mean basically clicky buttons? Or is it the kind of buttons where you can click on the left part and click on the right part?

The ones I have right now (Jabra) have a clicky button on the right, which is fine. But, the one on the left has a “click on the left side to do X, and click on the right side to do Y” setup. That one just doesn’t work with mittens on for me. I can find the ear button and click it through multiple layers, but I can’t manage to click on the right part of it. That means if I’m trying to say raise the volume, it’s a 50/50 chance whether I’ll raise it or lower it.

Nah, not going to do that. I really hate the voice assistant and never use it. Glad it works for you, but it’s not for me.

Thanks, those are definitely options worth considering.

If nothing else, if I get a cheap pair then find a good set, I’ll have a backup in case I lose the better ones.

Do you think fish are sentient?

You’re still going to get issues because of misunderstandings and loopholes.

“I vow that my hot dogs will be All Beef.”

All Beef is a brand name, the vow doesn’t mean what most of the customers think it means.

As for laws, what does it mean that laws are bound by magic? Are you bound to a law you didn’t agree to follow? Are you bound to laws you never knew existed? What happens if you make a promise to do something that is actually illegal? How does the magic resolve that?

Allegiance to a flag is a pretty meaningless statement. It’s like allegiance to a shoe, or fealty to a belt buckle.

For example, how can you be disloyal to a flag?

Why would oversold flights happen less often? The contract wouldn’t even have to change. The contract is that they’ll fly you from A to B, but maybe not in the plane that you expected.