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Premium
join:2007-09-26
romania
| food service I wonder if there is a direct chat client with the staff.
Like:
+err> Hi, can I have a coke ?
+hotstaff> Hello, asl pls
+err> 67/male/flight 675
+hotstaff> Sorry, you are on a different flight, please contact hotduringflight83
+err> err ? wtf! | |
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Gaius Baltar
@rr.com | Network I fail to see how in today's enlightened age, this could cause any harm... | |
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detth
Onemhz On Aim
join:2000-10-06
Astoria, NY
|  sounds like a bunch of hype
The computer/electronic controls of an airplane almost always have backups, i.e. the pitot systems which do not need any electricity to run, should all the avionics systems die due to some kind of electrical malfunction. The pilots will always be in control. | |
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ditka_b
Premium
join:2001-10-05
Barrington, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Non story It won't be connected to anything you could take over.
paranoia reighns supreme lol
Before anything can be set up or changed it is all checked out and if there is any risk you just simply won't get wifi.
As much as I'd like it and would use it, It isn't necessary in any way shape or form and if it isn't safe you'll never see it. | |
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Phucker
Premium
join:2001-09-12
Reno, NV
clubs: | google anybody? google search: how to hijack plane | |
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stridr69
join:2003-05-19
San Luis Obispo, CA | AMTRAK, anyone?  | |
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moschops
Premium
join:2003-12-20
Oakland, CA
| That's the least of your worries The bigger danger is someone smuggling a network activated bomb onto the plane. Using standard flight tracking sites (Fboweb) or embedded GPS it can determine its location and easily jump onto the on-plane network and communicate with anywhere on the planet for remote detonation commands. If you know how high a plane is, how fast it is going and where it is then you can probably figure out where the pieces will land... That isn't anything I want to see happening on my plane.
The only thing between you and that scenario is vigilance of baggage screeners - but can they tell a regular laptop (or any other electronic device) from a laptop with a bunch of explosives replacing part of its battery? And some poor sap could easily be duped into carry such a device onto a plane. And yes, the same is true of putting cellular phone access onto planes - its just another remote activation device that I'd just rather not see on my plane!
So, if you're going to put network access onto planes lets just make it from builtin seatback devices only. Lets face it all 99% of people want to do is surf and read their email. | |
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