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Posted by on March 19, 2008, 12:01 pm
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I'm actually gonna report on some new [gasp] technology:
The NYT reported that airlines will send a barcode to a mobile device
which can be used as a boarding pass. This is part of the elimination
of the traditional paper tickets and the kisok stop at airports.
For full story please see:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/technology/18check.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
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[I remain curious if fire signs in the Phila airport still say "To
report file dial ... on any city automatic telephone". This reference
means any airport house phone, and is a throwback to the old city
PABX. The signs were new that said that long after the old system was
gone. The 1954 Phila airport is pretty much all gone now, having been
replaced in stages by modern facilities. I always wonder if somewhere
in some closet or back office there's an old AE 40 set from the old
system. The airport remains pretty much always under construction
with something new being built somewhere. Years ago they had an
observation deck, but now you can't even get in without a plane
ticket.]
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