Interesting reads
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@taniwharugby hadn’t thought of that angle , airlines are ruthless in that regard.
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@jegga Yeah. Slots are far more valuable than you might think and once you lose it you are stuffed, probably never get it back at a busy airport. Home carrier airlines often use smaller planes, not just to increase frequency, but to use up slots to stop the opposition getting them. If you take up all of the slots with a 737 it stops someone coming in with an A380 and providing cheaper seats.
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Stories about weirdos like this interest me , I’ve met a few similar scumbags but not as bad as this one.
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“This was a McSting.”
MCSCAM
How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI launched Operation ‘Final Answer.’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-an-ex-cop-rigged-mcdonalds-monopoly-game-and-stole-millions
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I got that McScam read through on a feed the other day as well. Interesting in how long it went on before someone joined the dots. The guy wasn't being that careful and considering that the company he worked for knew how much he got paid, alarms should have started ringing when they had a gold plated BBQ at his house.
Any serious employee security assessment is twofold. One to see potential for temptation (eg debt issues) and one to monitor changing circumstances without valid explanation.Not to mention that it wouldn't be too hard to spot that the employee in most at risk position was prone to being a blowhard and mixing with mobsters.
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The story of a real life replica of the Simpsons house
http://mentalfloss.com/article/549440/real-life-the-simpsons-house-nevada
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I hate these talking heads , this is gold https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex
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@jegga said in Interesting reads:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades
That's a cracking read.
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@antipodean said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades
That's a cracking read.
Yeah, very well written. Hard going towards the end though.
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One thing you get in the undercurrent is the US' awful employment laws - there is no protection in so many states. You can be fired, on a whim, in minutes, and never even have to be told why. So despite the 'most carriers are foreign and shit', how much better are the US crewed ones in reality - when the chips are down? I've worked with the USN but not their merchant marine, so I don't know - but that problem is there. Pressonitis, where your pride is backed up by the fear of arbitrary firing!
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@antipodean said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades
That's a cracking read.
Yep, now that is journalism.
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This is a ripping yarn:
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24505521/the-jaw-dropping-story-nfl-coach-search-family
Edit: Which I see Canefan has posted already on the NFL thread. But it probably fits better here.
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Not exactly news to anybody here, but published today at Bloomberg... with comics!
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TECH TITANS PLOT THEIR DOOMSDAY ESCAPE TO NEW ZEALAND LUXURY BUNKERS
Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in the island nation. Parliament votes to ban foreigners from buying bolt-hole homes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doomsday-preppers/
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@salacious-crumb One bathroom? For three bedrooms? Clearly no one is taking their wives to the end of the world.