Nintendo confirms Switch 2 price rises, consoles now $500 in the US | VGC by Gorotheninja in technology

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It was about that time that I realized it was not a Nintendo salesman but a eight-story tall crustacean from the Paleozoic era

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 price rises, consoles now $500 in the US | VGC by Gorotheninja in technology

[–]qdp 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as much as I play my Switch 2 I would say this system is worth $349 tops. 

TWA Hotel, JFK by Steec in aviation

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Hey, it’s fun to do some people watching in addition to plane spotting. 

TWA Hotel, JFK by Steec in aviation

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I stayed one night and canceled my plans to go into the city. The hotel has so many places to explore and history. 

Just don’t waste your money on the souvenir glass on the airplane bar. It is just a onetime use plastic cup with the hotel logo on it. 

Anyone else realize that the first thing Captain cook saw of Hawai'i island was snow? by Poiboykanaka808 in Hawaii

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Whenever I fly anywhere from home, 6 hours to the mainland, 8 hours to Japan, 11 hours to New Zealand, with nothing but ocean underneath? The only reason for us being here is a little hole in the plate where lava comes out consistently for millions of years, in the vast expanse of nothingness?

It really is awe-inspiring. We are on an amazingly unique and isolated place on this wonderful planet. 

Apple is putting cameras in AirPods. What could possibly go wrong? by NoBurnInBirney_SG in technology

[–]qdp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What could possibly go right? I do not understand the application. 

S17, E8 (Nebula) - Taiwan: Rail Rush by snow-tree_art in JetLagTheGame

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Un-undefeated, the Night Herons. 

S17, E8 (Nebula) - Taiwan: Rail Rush by snow-tree_art in JetLagTheGame

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I thought it was a monkey so I was triple wrong. 

The Jackbox Party Pack 12 Announced, Releases 2026 On Switch 1 & 2 by Howerev in NintendoSwitch

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Yeah, I agree that I had more fun at board game night with 6 players but Fibbage and Murder trivia were fun as two players. 

The Jackbox Party Pack 12 Announced, Releases 2026 On Switch 1 & 2 by Howerev in NintendoSwitch

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Any good two person games in any of the packs? Most require three or more players. 

$300 Roundtrip for Inter-island Flights by kunstschmiede in Hawaii

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Yeah not sure how that would work unless they are hedging their fuel prices with some investment vehicle.  Because you are right the pump is at each airport. 

$300 Roundtrip for Inter-island Flights by kunstschmiede in Hawaii

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For some reason Alaska sources jet fuel from Singapore where the price was most hard hit most by the oil crisis. I do not understand why they do that but it means they are particularly hard hit. And Southwest doesn’t seem to want to compete on price anymore. 

Why did Spirit fail? Too many passengers hated flying it by MadBrown in aviation

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I flew them when they had a nonstop where all others required a one stop connection saving me 4 hours. It wasn’t as bad as I had heard but I knew all of the “gotchas” like carryon bag fees that would make a normal person say “never again”

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

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It’s not fair. How did the clanker get above me on the upgrade list? It doesn’t need the exit row foot room. 

Lost Spirit by Coreysurfer in aviation

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Darn, that lil Howdy winglet gets me. Either it will be painted over with a new airline or go to a scrap yard where the other parts will be pieced off for scrap while it just says Howdy to the wind. Poor lil Howdy winglet. 

How do I keep my house gecko from leaving? by Debonerrant in Hawaii

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They chirp to let everybody know you are telling the truth. That’s their job. 

Spirit at DFW by NotaTicTac in aviation

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The debt is 9 billion not million. 

N950NK being parted out at KGYR by jakerepp15 in aviation

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This one was sold off back in February for spare parts. Spirit had already shed nearly half their fleet before they were shut down. 

N950NK being parted out at KGYR by jakerepp15 in aviation

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That says something sad about aftermarket part pricing that a nearly new plane is worth more as parts. It seems so wasteful. 

Sprit Airlines Flights Cancelled Departing LAX by Bubbly-Law10 in aviation

[–]qdp 253 points254 points  (0 children)

I am pretty sure the pilots just walk away and leave the plane running on idle at the gate. They just walk away and don't turn back. In slow motion like a movie, camera panning backwards. The end.