Thank you for NOT doing much news. That's the reason I come here. I can get depressed about all the hate in the world by reading most any other site on the internet. Why bring it here too?
That the people they studied also happen to not sit on their butt watching television all day had absolutely NOTHING to do with the results. The only variable in their lives that had any significance was the chocolate.
That's exactly what movie theaters need - another reason for people to hate going there. Then again, I'd be surprised if movie theater patrons didn't already tweet (and talk, and surf, and fax, and facebook, and ...). I haven't been to a movie theater in years so I wouldn't know.
There are absolutely two issues: weight and space. And not just the space taken up by the fat guy squishing into your seat. Airlines also have a limit to the number of bags you can take - because of space. Just because the article only covers weight doesn't make the space problem go away.
As for weight, a simple solution would be to put everyone and their belongings (carry on bags, checked bags, babies, strollers, coats, whatever) on a scale and total it up. Then add a per pound surcharge for everyone. So someone who is taking on 300 total pounds of weight pays 3x the surcharge (not necessarily 3x total price) of someone who is taking on 100 pounds of total weight.
Crime isn't down, only a particular type of crime is down. By contrast:
"The flip side is the risk of cybercrimes. According to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention the number of computerized fraud cases, including skimming, surged to nearly 20,000 in 2011 from 3,304 in 2000."
"What if I were to buy four tickets for a family? They’d still charge my husband extra for going over the weight limit, even though the total for the entire family would be WAY less than the weight limit for four people."
There are two issues: (1) Weight, (2) Space. The solution is the same for both.
If you're taking up part of my space, you should pay for that space. And by that I mean pay ME (not the airline) for that space. If you take up so much space that no one can fit beside you, then you just bought another seat from the airline. If you can squeeze in your kid beside you in the next seat, you'd still pay for two seats, only you're using 1.5 and your kid is using 0.5.
A similar solution could be drawn up for total weight for a group.
But none of the above would generate maximum profits for the airlines, so they're all nonstarters.
That looks like real food there. Last I checked, Taco Bell didn't serve real food (defined as sustenance that stays in your system for more than 2 minutes).
Using Facebook simply shows a general level of bad judgement. This is especially true after their continuing issues with personal privacy. That government agencies allow this doesn't impress me. I'd expect nothing less from the government.
Here's an interesting (to me) story: About a year ago I went searching for as many old friends and coworkers as I could on Facebook as an experiment. Before I started, I made a list of who I thought would have a Facebook account and who wouldn't. And I was dead on correct.
Hint: If you can't figure out what's being bought and sold, it's you.
As for weight, a simple solution would be to put everyone and their belongings (carry on bags, checked bags, babies, strollers, coats, whatever) on a scale and total it up. Then add a per pound surcharge for everyone. So someone who is taking on 300 total pounds of weight pays 3x the surcharge (not necessarily 3x total price) of someone who is taking on 100 pounds of total weight.
"The flip side is the risk of cybercrimes. According to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention the number of computerized fraud cases, including skimming, surged to nearly 20,000 in 2011 from 3,304 in 2000."
There are two issues: (1) Weight, (2) Space. The solution is the same for both.
If you're taking up part of my space, you should pay for that space. And by that I mean pay ME (not the airline) for that space. If you take up so much space that no one can fit beside you, then you just bought another seat from the airline. If you can squeeze in your kid beside you in the next seat, you'd still pay for two seats, only you're using 1.5 and your kid is using 0.5.
A similar solution could be drawn up for total weight for a group.
But none of the above would generate maximum profits for the airlines, so they're all nonstarters.
Here's an interesting (to me) story: About a year ago I went searching for as many old friends and coworkers as I could on Facebook as an experiment. Before I started, I made a list of who I thought would have a Facebook account and who wouldn't. And I was dead on correct.
Hint: If you can't figure out what's being bought and sold, it's you.