US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Mar 22nd 2017, 11:30 am
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Mar 22nd 2017, 12:14 pm
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
You have a proven history of patronising and misplaced political correctness and seeing racism in everything that's being said on here. So it's natural for me to look at all questions you pose from that angle and assume you're jumping into the thread solely to cry racism/imperialism/whatever. Because that's what you do most of the time.
A person with no such background history would have drawn a different interpretation of the question posed.
A person with no such background history would have drawn a different interpretation of the question posed.
I've posted about James Bond movies, driving licences, Salik, any number of other things. I hold a plethora of views, sometimes unconventional but often incredibly boring middle-of-the-road, on a variety of subjects. Sometimes, perhaps, they may be inconsistent though I really do try to base my positions on a rigorous analysis of the evidence rather than starting from any ideological position. You seem frantic to label me and put me in a box and characterise my views as "that sort of person". You do this without being at all funny, which might make it forgiveable. I used to respect your contributions even where I didn't agree with them but I am sick to the teeth of your bullying efforts to personalise everything.
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Mar 23rd 2017, 8:00 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
I really enjoyed building them, but the painting always let things down. What's the solution -- do they come ready-painted now, and you just apply decals?
Mar 23rd 2017, 8:29 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Mar 23rd 2017, 8:34 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
This will help the American Airlines, The Europeans and the Sub Continents that fly to the USA via Europe not ME.
Hopefully it'll mean prices will drop substantially, but for some reason I'm not holding my breath.
Hopefully it'll mean prices will drop substantially, but for some reason I'm not holding my breath.
Mar 23rd 2017, 8:38 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
I was referring to the principle rather than this specific laptop item, that you can't sign away statutory rights even if you are making a choice ...picking up on the retina scan/ private data idea mentioned earlier.
Rules made for safety don't override these rights.
Rules made for safety don't override these rights.
Mar 23rd 2017, 9:01 am
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Society will always be divided between those who are bothered by security laws and value their rights to privacy (whatever that may be) and those who aren't. Complicating it is that each person has a different tolerance for privacy versus public safety.
It's a timeless issue that manifests itself in multiple guises - the well being of a society versus the well being of the individual.
When it comes to situations that involve high risks, such as airline transportation, I defer to the collective safety of society over the individual's own comforts. One can argue that if you don't have the safety to enjoy your statutory rights, then what is the purpose of statutory rights in the first place?
It's a timeless issue that manifests itself in multiple guises - the well being of a society versus the well being of the individual.
When it comes to situations that involve high risks, such as airline transportation, I defer to the collective safety of society over the individual's own comforts. One can argue that if you don't have the safety to enjoy your statutory rights, then what is the purpose of statutory rights in the first place?
I was referring to the principle rather than this specific laptop item, that you can't sign away statutory rights even if you are making a choice ...picking up on the retina scan/ private data idea mentioned earlier.
Rules made for safety don't override these rights.
Rules made for safety don't override these rights.
Mar 23rd 2017, 9:08 am
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Mar 23rd 2017, 9:51 am
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Mar 23rd 2017, 9:55 am
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Mar 23rd 2017, 1:29 pm
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Have they banned Airfix cement on planes, too?
Mar 24th 2017, 3:03 am
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