Malvolio

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Dec 25	awarded	Quorum
Dec 24	awarded	Student
Dec 16	awarded	Nice Answer
Jul 10	awarded	Yearling
Jan 11	comment	Turning off GPS on a flight? That's rather wishful thinking. A GPS does not deliberately transmit a signal, of course, but all electronic devices give off some interference. The question is, how much?
Jan 11	comment	What rights do I have if my flight is cancelled? You can see why equipment issues might be treated differently. You don't want some guy in an office asking himself, "Do I want to cost the company $30,000 and lose my annual bonus or do I want to risk the lives of 200 people who I don't know?"
Dec 3	comment	Tactics to avoid getting harassed by corrupt police Wow, that's pretty much the worst advice I can think of (beyond the "calm and polite" part). Why would you want other police involved? Are you under the grotesque misapprehension that you found one bad apple? Most country with significant corruption, the corruption is endemic. And "a written copy" of a rule? Saying "please punch me in the mouth" would be more polite and have the same effect. And even honest cops don't subscribe to the notion of "let the pain-in-the-ass ones go" -- piss them off enough, they'll find a reason to hang to you.
Dec 2	comment	Tactics to avoid getting harassed by corrupt police @dbkk -- some countries including, for better or worse, the US.
Dec 2	comment	Tactics to avoid getting harassed by corrupt police My point exactly: the cop was thinking "I'll get this idiot off the sidewalk and make a few bucks." I'm sure the cop would have been happy to drop your friend off at his hotel if it wasn't far.
Nov 29	comment	How can I fly with a guitar? You should watch this.
Nov 28	awarded	Necromancer
Nov 26	comment	How can I travel between US towns without flying @iHaveacomputer - As I said, "it's more expensive, of course, but [...] you save on hotels". Even accepting your math, you are saving $60-100 a night, to offset travel expenses.
Nov 17	comment	What can I do to prevent passport stamps being put on blank pages? @IlmariKaronen -- I was thinking of tool, the leimasin. I guess, if English were logical, that should be a "stamper" not a stamp.
Nov 4	comment	What can I do to prevent passport stamps being put on blank pages? The best way I have found to translate nouns with many subtle variations into other languages? Wikipedia. Find the right page in English then go down the list of languages on the left. That's how I know that "stamp" (in this sense) is "leimasin" in Finnish but a postage stamp is "postimerkki" (well, you could have guessed that one). It's Штамп and Почтовая марка ("stamp" and "postovae marka") in Russian. There are even picture to make sure you've got the exact word you want.
Sep 13	comment	What kind of plug adapter should I use when traveling in Indonesia? Amazon sells a 220V to USB adapter for a $2.48 -- plus 50 cents shipping, so if you feel like splurging on something that can charge your iPad, your iPhone, your Kindle, your camera ...
Sep 13	comment	What type of mosquito repellent is most effective? @jozzas , I'm curious: where was your girlfriend that both malaria and manicures were matters of concern?
Sep 13	awarded	Supporter
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Sep 13	comment	Warfarin in Tajikistan Cool story, bro. Glad everything worked out for you.
Sep 13	comment	How to avoid getting motion sickness? My experience was exactly the opposite: watching the horizon was the best prevention and the best cure. I guess if you are in a vehicle where you cannot see the outside (steerage? a cargo plane? the trunk of a car?), then closing your eyes is the next best way to relieve the conflict.