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It didn't really ask for proof.

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TheCatt wrote:
GORDON wrote: $40 off a yer of Prime for active duty and veterans.

https://www.military.com/discounts/amaz ... y-discount
Discrimination.

Non-vets shouldn't be allowed to have opinions.
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Leisher wrote:
TheCatt wrote:
GORDON wrote: $40 off a yer of Prime for active duty and veterans.

https://www.military.com/discounts/amaz ... y-discount
Discrimination.

Non-vets shouldn't be allowed to have opinions.
Also correct.
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I took the first AWS certification exam tonight. It was dumb. I really hate the "memorize useless facts" versions of these tests, but they are all like that.

I passed.
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Like when the A+ cert had you memorize every CPU version starting from the 8088? I think it's out now. But as late as 2015, you had to know every generation of CPU from the 8088 forward.
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Most cert tests are really stupid like that. Memorize all this shit you will never need to know again.
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Nothing says X-Mas like the Holocaust.

On the bright side, if any were sold, you can probably add those people to a watch list.
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Nice.

In Vegas for the AWS conference, just landed. Man Vegas is a long flight.
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I first went to reInvent in 2015, which was their 5th conference, iirc. 19k people. 32k, 40k, 51k followed.

This year, 65,000 people. It's a little insane how busy it is.
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That's allotta nerds.
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GORDON wrote: That's allotta nerds.
The one who sat next to me on the plane was probably flirting with 300 lbs, and had gas.

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I've been advocating "Cargo Class" airplane seating, on reddit. Cargo planes, big stalls, hay on the floor, for livestock and huge fatties. My upvotes usually exceed my downvotes.
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Don't worry Gordo, the government is going to tax the fat right out of those people.

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That being said, I would like to see people paying by the pound to fly.
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GORDON wrote: That being said, I would like to see people paying by the pound to fly.
Just the hint of that policy would have ambulance chasers salivating at the class action lawsuits.
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It's logical. More weight = more fuel. There are already weight limits on luggage. Why can I weigh 200 and have to pay extra for a 51 pound suitcase, when Fatty McLandwhale gets to hobble on weighing 3 hundo, and takes up 1.4 seats?
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Don't get me wrong, I'm 1000% on your side here.

Airlines should take the average weight of an American (195.8 for men and 168.4 for women <--That is WAY higher than it should be...), throw an extra # of pounds on there in whatever calculations they do for fuel, and then impose a fee if someone is over it.

"We have to put in 3 more pounds of fuel because of your fat ass, so you're paying for it."
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Is it really that high now? Damn
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Cargo Class flights. The livestock get roomy stalls, and those on the people-planes don't have to surrender a portion of their seats for fat rolls.

I'd like to also add Cargo-Class for people with emotional support animals.
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