Trump admin scraps Obama-era proposal requiring airlines to disclose bag fees

The Trump administration has scrapped an Obama-era proposal requiring airlines and ticket agencies to disclose baggage fees as soon as passengers start the process of buying a ticket.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) posted a notice on the Federal Register this week that it is withdrawing the proposed rule, along with another plan to force air carriers to disclose how much revenue they make from charging other ancillary fees.

Sure, let’s hide these fees, too.

#politics #airlines

ISP disclosures about data caps and fees eliminated by net neutrality repeal

Hidden fees that show up on broadband bills after customers sign up for service have long been a source of frustration for Internet users.

Because advertised prices often don’t reflect the full cost of service, the Federal Communications Commission in 2015 forced ISPs to be more transparent with customers about hidden fees and the consequences of exceeding data caps. The new requirements were part of the net neutrality rules—and are therefore going to be eliminated when the FCC votes to repeal the rules next week.

Sure, let’s hide these fees.

#politics #netneutrality

Various photos from inside and around The Blackstone Hotel.

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#photos #photogallery #blackstone

I just put on deodorant BEFORE I got in the shower.

Top of my game today. 🙄

#allislost

Peeps, as I wind down the diaries magazine for November 2017, Alexa spins for me…

I walked along the avenue. I never thought I’d meet a girl like you.

Ya, it’s been played a million times and everybody knows about the girl with auburn hair and tawny eyes but I dare you to find a better new-wave, synth-pop love song.

#musicvideos #aflockofseagulls

Me: Where’s the dentist elf?
Sara: Nobody likes the dentist. Nobody.

#photos #rudolph #sara

Do you guys ever look up people on Wikipedia, people who are famous, and worth millions, and then see that they were born the same year you graduated high school? And then you just close your internet down for awhile. Ya.. me, too.

#allislost

Zero-day iOS HomeKit vulnerability allowed remote access to smart accessories including locks, fix rolling out

A HomeKit vulnerability in the current version of iOS 11.2 has been demonstrated to 9to5Mac that allows unauthorized control of accessories including smart locks and garage door openers. Our understanding is Apple has rolled out a server-side fix that now prevent unauthorized access from occurring while limiting some functionality, and an update to iOS 11.2 coming next week will restore that full functionality.

This is why I’ll never give Alexa or other devices access to deadbolts or doors. It’s one thing for an attacker to turn off the lights in my house. It’s completely different if they can open the doors and come inside my house.

#technews #apple #alexa

And now I’m eating a bag of celery. Like an asshole.

#photos #celery

I’ve been trying to get this shot all week. I was either too early or too late…but this morning the stars aligned and magic was born. 📸 ☠️ ☀️

#photos #skeletons #sunrise